LE4 7AQ

Rushey Mead · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE4 7YL 21 m
LE4 7ZA 70 m
LE4 7NL 99 m
LE4 7ZW 111 m
LE4 7ZX 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE4 7AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 7
Latitude
52.663074
Longitude
-1.105444
British National Grid easting
460,598
British National Grid northing
307,635

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester East · E14001326
Output area
E00069303
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 005B · E01013739
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 005 · E02002831

Postcode source versions

Explore LE4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
114
Primary
73
Secondary
15
  1. Herrick Primary School

    Community school

    106 m
  2. Soar Valley College

    Academy converter

    341 m
  3. Rushey Mead Academy

    Academy converter

    375 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,685
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,045
  • Anti social behaviour 330
  • Public order 256
  • Criminal damage and arson 235
  • Other theft 173

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE4 7 residents
12,172

Age bands in LE4 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

1,676 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,197 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

2,957 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

3,099 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

2,533 residents

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.

GP practices

45

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    111 m

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82678

    1.0 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    1.4 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    1.4 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    1.4 km

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    1.7 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    2.0 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    2.0 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    2.3 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    2.4 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    2.5 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    2.5 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    2.5 km

  • GREENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3JF

    ODS code C82003

    2.5 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    2.7 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HILLTOP SURGERY, 22 MAIDENWELL AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE5 1BL

    ODS code C82031

    2.8 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    2.9 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    3.2 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    3.3 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-BEAUMONT LEYS

    BEAUMONT LEYS HEALTH CENTRE, 1 LITTLE WOOD CLOSE, LEICESTER, LE4 0UZ

    ODS code C82624

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 45 matching practices.

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Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 005B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,580 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

114 open schools are in scope, including 73 primary and 15 secondary schools. Herrick Primary School is the nearest published school at 106 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,685 published events cover 12 months, averaging 223.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,045 events.

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