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LE4 6RU

Rushey Mead · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Rushey Mead
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE4 6RA 71 m
LE4 6SD 83 m
LE4 6SA 84 m
LE4 6RT 100 m
LE4 6SG 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE4 6RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 6
Latitude
52.653510
Longitude
-1.108108
British National Grid easting
460,431
British National Grid northing
306,569

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Rushey Mead · E05010470
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester East · E14001326
Output area
E00068810
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 007A · E01013624
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 007 · E02002833

Postcode source versions

Explore LE4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
130
Primary
77
Secondary
19

  1. Rushey Mead Primary School

    Community school

    397 m

  2. Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    447 m

  3. Wyvern Primary School

    Community school

    452 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
4,081
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,715
  • Anti social behaviour 600
  • Public order 390
  • Criminal damage and arson 332
  • Other theft 257

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
56

30 female, 26 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
3.5
LE4 6 residents
17,638

Age bands in LE4 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

3,096 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.6%

2,368 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.7%

5,007 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

4,582 residents

Age 65 and over
13.9%

2,423 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE4 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

46

within 5 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    403 m

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    714 m

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

    RUSHEY MEAD HEALTH CENTRE, 8 LOCKERBIE WALK, LEICESTER, LE4 7ZX

    ODS code C82680

    1.1 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

    BELGRAVE HEALTH CENTRE, 52 BRANDON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6AW

    ODS code C82671

    1.1 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

    BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE, 52 BRANDON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6AW

    ODS code C82107

    1.1 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

    MERLYN VAZ H&S CARE CTR, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code Y02469

    1.4 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MERLYN VAZ CENTRE, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code C82642

    1.4 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

    MERLYN VAZ HEALTH CENTRE, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code C82667

    1.4 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    1.6 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

    HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE, 150 WYCOMBE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 0PR

    ODS code C82033

    1.6 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    1.8 km

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

    573A MELTON ROAD, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8EA

    ODS code C82678

    2.1 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

    264-266 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5FD

    ODS code C82037

    2.2 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    2.3 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    2.4 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    2.4 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    2.4 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    2.5 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

    ST. PETERS HEALTH CENTRE, SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82659

    2.6 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 46 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Watson Road

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles

  • Watson Road

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles

  • Rosedale Avenue

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles

  • Rosedale Avenue

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles

  • Purley Road

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 007A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,692 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

130 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 19 secondary schools. Rushey Mead Primary School is the nearest published school at 397 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,081 published events cover 12 months, averaging 340.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,715 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.