LE5 0RJ

Humberstone & Hamilton · 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 0QB 9 m
LE5 0QA 34 m
LE5 0RA 38 m
LE5 0PZ 65 m
LE5 0QR 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 0RJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 0
Latitude
52.642837
Longitude
-1.086614
British National Grid easting
461,900
British National Grid northing
305,400

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
E00069157
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 043C · E01013699
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 043 · E02006965

Postcode source versions

Explore LE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
115
Primary
69
Secondary
15
  1. Merrydale Junior School

    Academy converter

    612 m
  2. Merrydale Infant School

    Community school

    666 m
  3. Falcons Primary School

    Free schools

    726 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,914
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,701
  • Anti social behaviour 458
  • Criminal damage and arson 403
  • Public order 375
  • Other theft 216

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

43

within 5 km straight-line

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    327 m

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    571 m

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    760 m

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    1.5 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    1.5 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    1.5 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    1.6 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

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    1.8 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.9 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    2.0 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    2.1 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    2.2 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    2.5 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    2.5 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    2.5 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

    CATHERINE HOUSE, 2B STOUGHTON DRIVE NORTH, LEICESTER, LE5 5UB

    ODS code C82088

    2.5 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    2.5 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 43 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Turner Road

    BCT · New Humberstone

    0.1 miles
  • Humberstone Park

    BCT · New Humberstone

    0.1 miles
  • Humberstone Park

    BCT · New Humberstone

    0.1 miles
  • King Edward Road

    BCT · New Humberstone

    0.1 miles
  • Pine Tree Avenue

    BCT · Humberstone

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 043C, 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

16,665 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

115 open schools are in scope, including 69 primary and 15 secondary schools. Merrydale Junior School is the nearest published school at 612 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,914 published events cover 12 months, averaging 326.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,701 events.

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