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LE5 1HZ

Humberstone & Hamilton · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 1HY 81 m
LE5 2FF 121 m
LE5 1DA 146 m
LE5 2DG 177 m
LE5 2DJ 201 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 1HZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 1
Latitude
52.643621
Longitude
-1.071818
British National Grid easting
462,900
British National Grid northing
305,500

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
E00069131
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 013B · E01013700
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 013 · E02002839

Postcode source versions

Explore LE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
99
Primary
58
Secondary
11

  1. Humberstone Infant Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    476 m

  2. Humberstone Junior School

    Academy converter

    476 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Academy

    Academy converter

    748 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,561
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,615
  • Criminal damage and arson 452
  • Anti social behaviour 344
  • Public order 330
  • Other theft 171

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

32

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    887 m

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82031

    1.0 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    1.2 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    1.4 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    1.6 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    2.1 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    2.5 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    2.5 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    2.5 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    2.5 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    2.6 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    2.8 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    2.9 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    3.0 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    3.1 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    3.1 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    3.1 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    3.4 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    3.4 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 32 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Averil Road

    BCT · New Humberstone

    0.0 miles

  • Colchester Road

    BCT · New Humberstone

    0.1 miles

  • Averil Road

    BCT · New Humberstone

    0.1 miles

  • Colchester Road

    BCT · New Humberstone

    0.1 miles

  • Abbots Road North

    BCT · Humberstone

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 013B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,646 of 33,755

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

99 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 11 secondary schools. Humberstone Infant Academy is the nearest published school at 476 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,561 published events cover 12 months, averaging 296.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,615 events.

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