LE5 0HX

North Evington · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 0EY 95 m
LE5 0NH 109 m
LE5 0EW 123 m
LE5 0NU 124 m
LE5 0NG 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 0HX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 0
Latitude
52.644748
Longitude
-1.101354
British National Grid easting
460,900
British National Grid northing
305,600

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
E00178604
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 011D · E01013655
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 011 · E02002837

Postcode source versions

Explore LE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
130
Primary
76
Secondary
20
  1. Merrydale Infant School

    Community school

    377 m
  2. Merrydale Junior School

    Academy converter

    445 m
  3. St Barnabas CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    504 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,492
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,894
  • Anti social behaviour 595
  • Public order 414
  • Criminal damage and arson 374
  • Other theft 303

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE5 0 residents
11,857

Age bands in LE5 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.7%

2,701 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.6%

1,858 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.9%

3,680 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.4%

2,661 residents

Age 65 and over
8.3%

992 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

47

within 5 km straight-line

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    530 m

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    643 m

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    643 m

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    643 m

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    794 m

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    975 m

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    1.1 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    1.3 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    1.3 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

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    1.5 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.6 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    1.6 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    1.8 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

    ST. PETERS HEALTH CENTRE, SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82659

    1.9 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.9 km

  • ST PETER'S MED CENTRE (MANSINGH & MEHRA)

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.9 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    2.1 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 47 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Mereworth Close

    BCT · Humberstone

    0.1 miles
  • Mereworth Close

    BCT · Humberstone

    0.1 miles
  • Smedmore Road

    BCT · Humberstone

    0.1 miles
  • Smedmore Road

    BCT · Humberstone

    0.1 miles
  • Quenby Street

    BCT · Humberstone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 011D, 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

5,217 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

130 open schools are in scope, including 76 primary and 20 secondary schools. Merrydale Infant School is the nearest published school at 377 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,492 published events cover 12 months, averaging 374.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,894 events.

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