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LE5 1ET

South Charnwood · Charnwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
South Charnwood
Local authority
Charnwood
Constituency
Melton and Syston
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 1QF 88 m
LE5 1ER 100 m
LE5 1EY 125 m
LE5 1PZ 133 m
LE5 1QH 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 1ET
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 1
Latitude
52.658058
Longitude
-1.057911
British National Grid easting
463,820
British National Grid northing
307,118

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Charnwood · E07000130
Electoral ward
South Charnwood · E05014685
Parish or community
E04012885
Westminster constituency
Melton and Syston · E14001357
Output area
E00178558
Lower layer super output area
Charnwood 015C · E01025730
Middle layer super output area
Charnwood 015 · E02005359

Postcode source versions

Explore LE5

Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Filey Drive, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1ET 8 July 2016 £303,495
7, Filey Drive, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1ET 1 July 2016 £331,495
5, Filey Drive, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1ET 27 June 2016 £324,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
77
Primary
49
Secondary
10

  1. Kestrel Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    534 m

  2. Keyham Lodge School

    Academy special converter

    756 m

  3. Orchard Mead Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    765 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,711
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 650
  • Criminal damage and arson 211
  • Anti social behaviour 192
  • Public order 180
  • Shoplifting 136

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
55

32 female, 23 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
3.2
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 0.3% 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

25

within 5 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82031

    895 m

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    1.1 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    2.6 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    2.7 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    3.1 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    3.2 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    3.2 km

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82678

    3.5 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    3.7 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    3.8 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    3.9 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    3.9 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    3.9 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    4.1 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    4.2 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    4.2 km

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    4.4 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    4.5 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    4.5 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 25 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

  • Bakers Way

    BCT · Hamilton

    0.1 miles

  • Bakers Way

    BCT · Hamilton

    0.1 miles

  • Celandine Road

    BCT · Hamilton

    0.2 miles

  • Celandine Road

    BCT · Hamilton

    0.2 miles

  • Shipton Road

    BCT · Hamilton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Charnwood 015C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,305 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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
5
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

77 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 10 secondary schools. Kestrel Mead Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 534 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,711 published events cover 12 months, averaging 142.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 650 events.

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