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LE5 1BU

Humberstone & Hamilton · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Humberstone & Hamilton
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 1WD 40 m
LE5 1BW 51 m
LE5 1BP 87 m
LE5 1BF 121 m
LE5 1WH 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 1BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 1
Latitude
52.662203
Longitude
-1.067063
British National Grid easting
463,195
British National Grid northing
307,571

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Humberstone & Hamilton · E05010467
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester East · E14001326
Output area
E00169558
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 042C · E01032863
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 042 · E02006964

Postcode source versions

Explore LE5

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Summerbridge Lane, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1BU 21 May 2010 £164,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
54
Secondary
13

  1. Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    278 m

  2. Kestrel Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  3. Avanti Fields School

    Free schools

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,556
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 551
  • Shoplifting 208
  • Anti social behaviour 176
  • Criminal damage and arson 159
  • Public order 153

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

8 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.8
LE5 1 residents
21,521

Age bands in LE5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.5%

5,232 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

2,624 residents

Age 25 to 44
31%

6,620 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.8%

4,668 residents

Age 65 and over
10.4%

2,224 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE5 1 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

28

within 5 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82031

    1.1 km

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    1.6 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    1.9 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    2.4 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    2.5 km

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82678

    2.7 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    2.9 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    3.3 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    3.3 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    3.6 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    3.7 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    3.7 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    3.7 km

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    3.7 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    4.0 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    4.0 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    4.0 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    4.1 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    4.1 km

  • THE COUNTY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82042

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 28 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lakeview Chase

    BCT · Hamilton

    0.2 miles

  • Shipton Road

    BCT · Hamilton

    0.2 miles

  • Lakeview Chase

    BCT · Hamilton

    0.2 miles

  • Shipton Road

    BCT · Hamilton

    0.2 miles

  • Mallow Close

    BCT · Hamilton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 042C, 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

15,516 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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
0
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

86 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 13 secondary schools. Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 278 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,556 published events cover 12 months, averaging 129.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 551 events.

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