LE4 7NP

Rushey Mead · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE4 7NN 33 m
LE4 7PT 79 m
LE4 7ND 81 m
LE4 7NL 87 m
LE4 7NE 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE4 7NP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 7
Latitude
52.663523
Longitude
-1.107771
British National Grid easting
460,440
British National Grid northing
307,683

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
E00069328
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 006E · E01013738
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 006 · E02002832

Postcode source versions

Explore LE4

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Saltcoates Avenue, Leicester, LE4 7NP 1 May 2025 £249,500
5, Saltcoates Avenue, Leicester, LE4 7NP 28 September 2023 £365,000
7, Saltcoates Avenue, Leicester, LE4 7NP 31 May 2023 £321,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
114
Primary
74
Secondary
15
  1. Herrick Primary School

    Community school

    188 m
  2. Rushey Mead Academy

    Academy converter

    239 m
  3. Soar Valley College

    Academy converter

    405 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,634
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,016
  • Anti social behaviour 320
  • Public order 254
  • Criminal damage and arson 219
  • Shoplifting 174

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
68

33 female, 35 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
3.4
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE4 7 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

44

within 5 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    270 m

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82678

    1.0 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    1.3 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    1.4 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    1.5 km

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    1.6 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

  • GREENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3JF

    ODS code C82003

    2.4 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    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

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    2.5 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    2.5 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    2.9 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82031

    3.0 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-BEAUMONT LEYS

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

    ODS code C82624

    3.1 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    3.3 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 44 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

  • Peebles Way

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Uxbridge Road

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles
  • Peebles Way

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Dunblane Avenue

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Oakland Avenue

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 006E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,600 of 33,755

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

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
16
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

Property market

The five-year median is £321,000 from 3 recorded sales in LE4 7NP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Leicester is £228,618 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

114 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 15 secondary schools. Herrick Primary School is the nearest published school at 188 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,634 published events cover 12 months, averaging 219.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,016 events.

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