LE4 8AP

Thurmaston · Charnwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Charnwood
Constituency
Melton and Syston
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE4 8AS 7 m
LE4 8AT 98 m
LE4 8BR 112 m
LE4 8AB 134 m
LE4 8AU 169 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE4 8AP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2009
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 8
Latitude
52.674953
Longitude
-1.105838
British National Grid easting
460,555
British National Grid northing
308,956

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Charnwood · E07000130
Parish or community
E04012894
Westminster constituency
Melton and Syston · E14001357
Output area
E00130717
Lower layer super output area
Charnwood 021B · E01025763
Middle layer super output area
Charnwood 021 · E02005365

Postcode source versions

Explore LE4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
83
Primary
57
Secondary
11
  1. Riverside Community Primary School Birstall

    Academy converter

    900 m
  2. Church Hill Church of England Junior School

    Academy converter

    907 m
  3. Church Hill Infant School

    Academy converter

    907 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,995
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 690
  • Shoplifting 236
  • Criminal damage and arson 224
  • Anti social behaviour 216
  • Public order 184

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE4 8 residents
9,732

Age bands in LE4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,595 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

964 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

2,466 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,623 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

2,165 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

32

within 5 km straight-line

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82678

    318 m

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    717 m

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    1.1 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    1.3 km

  • GREENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3JF

    ODS code C82003

    1.7 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    2.5 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    2.6 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    3.2 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    3.2 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    3.3 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    3.5 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-BEAUMONT LEYS

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

    ODS code C82624

    3.5 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82031

    3.6 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    3.7 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    3.8 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    3.8 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    3.8 km

  • THE COUNTY PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, MELTON ROAD, SYSTON, LEICESTER, LE7 2EQ

    ODS code C82042

    3.8 km

  • THE JUBILEE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SYSTON HEALTH CENTRE, 1330 MELTON ROAD, SYSTON, LEICESTER, LE7 2EQ

    ODS code C82078

    3.8 km

  • BEAUMONT LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82094

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 32 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Dorothy Avenue

    BCT · Thurmaston

    0.1 miles
  • Dorothy Avenue

    BCT · Thurmaston

    0.2 miles
  • Manor Medical Centre

    BCT · Thurmaston

    0.2 miles
  • Manor Medical Centre

    BCT · Thurmaston

    0.2 miles
  • Humberstone Lane

    BCT · Thurmaston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Charnwood 021B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,203 of 33,755

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

83 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 11 secondary schools. Riverside Community Primary School Birstall is the nearest published school at 900 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,995 published events cover 12 months, averaging 166.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 690 events.

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