LE4 7BX

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 9BX 10 m
LE4 7GQ 100 m
LE4 9HN 121 m
LE4 9HL 153 m
LE4 7GJ 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE4 7BX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 7
Latitude
52.654282
Longitude
-1.102002
British National Grid easting
460,843
British National Grid northing
306,660

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
E00069342
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 005A · E01013732
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
124
Primary
75
Secondary
17
  1. North Mead Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    354 m
  2. Wyvern Primary School

    Community school

    358 m
  3. Soar Valley College

    Academy converter

    696 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,773
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,550
  • Anti social behaviour 492
  • Public order 351
  • Criminal damage and arson 291
  • Other theft 250

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

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    813 m

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    1.0 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    1.1 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    1.3 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    1.4 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    1.5 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    1.5 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    1.5 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    1.5 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    1.5 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    1.9 km

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82678

    2.0 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    2.2 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    2.2 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    2.3 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82031

    2.4 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    2.6 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    2.6 km

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    2.7 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 45 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Wyvern Arms

    BCT · Leicester

    0.0 miles
  • Wyvern Arms

    BCT · Leicester

    0.0 miles
  • Strathmore Avenue

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Rosedale Avenue

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles
  • Strathmore Avenue

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 005A, 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

6,540 of 33,755

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

124 open schools are in scope, including 75 primary and 17 secondary schools. North Mead Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 354 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,773 published events cover 12 months, averaging 314.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,550 events.

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