LE4 7LS

Rushey Mead · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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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 7EZ 52 m
LE4 7HY 65 m
LE4 7QE 78 m
LE4 7RB 103 m
LE4 7AZ 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE4 7LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 7
Latitude
52.663178
Longitude
-1.121707
British National Grid easting
459,498
British National Grid northing
307,633

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
E00069334
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 002B · E01013734
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 002 · E02002828

Postcode source versions

Explore LE4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
118
Primary
74
Secondary
16
  1. Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    597 m
  2. Mellor Community Primary School

    Community school

    642 m
  3. Rushey Mead Academy

    Academy converter

    734 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,154
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,214
  • Anti social behaviour 439
  • Public order 319
  • Criminal damage and arson 281
  • Other theft 209

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

46

within 5 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    1.1 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    1.2 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    1.4 km

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    1.5 km

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82678

    1.6 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    1.6 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    1.7 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    1.7 km

  • GREENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3JF

    ODS code C82003

    2.0 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-BEAUMONT LEYS

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

    ODS code C82624

    2.2 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    2.3 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    2.6 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    2.6 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    2.6 km

  • BEAUMONT LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 BAXTERS CLOSE, BEAUMONT LEYS, LEICESTER, LE4 0QR

    ODS code C82094

    2.7 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    2.9 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    3.0 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    3.0 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    3.0 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

    CHARLES BERRY HOUSE, 45 EAST BOND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 4SX

    ODS code C82670

    3.0 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • New Bridge

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.2 miles
  • New Bridge

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.2 miles
  • Bath Street

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.3 miles
  • Bath Street

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.3 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 002B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,001 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

118 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 16 secondary schools. Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 597 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,154 published events cover 12 months, averaging 262.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,214 events.

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