LE4 7QJ

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 7QG 66 m
LE4 7QD 74 m
LE4 7QU 74 m
LE4 7QS 89 m
LE4 7QB 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE4 7QJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 7
Latitude
52.660961
Longitude
-1.122313
British National Grid easting
459,460
British National Grid northing
307,386

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
E00068794
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 006B · E01013628
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 006 · E02002832

Postcode source versions

Explore LE4

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Clement Avenue, Leicester, LE4 7QJ 8 May 2024 £225,000
6, Clement Avenue, Leicester, LE4 7QJ 16 December 2022 £265,000
5, Clement Avenue, Leicester, LE4 7QJ 28 October 2022 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
124
Primary
77
Secondary
17
  1. Mellor Community Primary School

    Community school

    467 m
  2. Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    529 m
  3. Spark Vale Academy

    Other independent special school

    579 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,529
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,358
  • Anti social behaviour 480
  • Public order 358
  • Criminal damage and arson 309
  • Other theft 224

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

33 female, 24 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
3.8
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 0.5% 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

46

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    867 m

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    1.2 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    1.3 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    1.4 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    1.4 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    1.5 km

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    1.8 km

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82678

    1.8 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-BEAUMONT LEYS

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

    ODS code C82624

    2.1 km

  • GREENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3JF

    ODS code C82003

    2.2 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    2.4 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    2.4 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    2.4 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    2.5 km

  • BEAUMONT LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82094

    2.6 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    2.7 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    2.8 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    2.8 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    2.8 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 46 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Bath Street

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles
  • Bath Street

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles
  • New Bridge

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles
  • New Bridge

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 006B, 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

4,074 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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
2
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 £225,000 from 3 recorded sales in LE4 7QJ. 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

124 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 17 secondary schools. Mellor Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 467 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,529 published events cover 12 months, averaging 294.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,358 events.

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