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LE5 0QS

North Evington · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
North Evington
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 0QT 24 m
LE5 0QR 41 m
LE5 0PZ 66 m
LE5 0QA 96 m
LE5 0PW 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 0QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 0
Latitude
52.643479
Longitude
-1.088197
British National Grid easting
461,792
British National Grid northing
305,470

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
North Evington · E05010469
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester East · E14001326
Output area
E00178487
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 011C · E01013653
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 011 · E02002837

Postcode source versions

Explore LE5

Property

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Iris Close, Leicester, LE5 0QS 16 December 2016 £199,995
9, Iris Close, Leicester, LE5 0QS 16 December 2016 £199,995
7, Iris Close, Leicester, LE5 0QS 2 December 2016 £204,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
119
Primary
70
Secondary
17

  1. Merrydale Junior School

    Academy converter

    485 m

  2. Merrydale Infant School

    Community school

    541 m

  3. St Barnabas CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    672 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,926
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,705
  • Anti social behaviour 457
  • Criminal damage and arson 405
  • Public order 370
  • Other theft 220

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

9 female, 12 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.5
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE5 0 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

45

within 5 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    208 m

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    484 m

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    813 m

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    1.4 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    1.4 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    1.4 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    1.5 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    1.6 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82031

    1.7 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.9 km

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    1.9 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    1.9 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    2.1 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    2.1 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    2.3 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    2.4 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    2.4 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    2.4 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    2.5 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 45 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Turner Road

    BCT · New Humberstone

    0.1 miles

  • King Edward Road

    BCT · New Humberstone

    0.1 miles

  • King Edward Road

    BCT · New Humberstone

    0.1 miles

  • Humberstone Medical Centre

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Humberstone Park

    BCT · New Humberstone

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 011C, 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

5,109 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
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

Schools

119 open schools are in scope, including 70 primary and 17 secondary schools. Merrydale Junior School is the nearest published school at 485 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,926 published events cover 12 months, averaging 327.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,705 events.

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