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LE5 2GE

Thurncourt · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Thurncourt
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 2GN 97 m
LE5 2GH 118 m
LE5 2GD 125 m
LE5 2GR 128 m
LE5 2GS 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 2GE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 2
Latitude
52.633254
Longitude
-1.056789
British National Grid easting
463,932
British National Grid northing
304,360

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Thurncourt · E05010474
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester East · E14001326
Output area
E00069468
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 037C · E01013767
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 037 · E02006815

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, St Swithins Road, Leicester, LE5 2GE 24 March 2016 £280,000
13, St Swithins Road, Leicester, LE5 2GE 20 January 2016 £196,000
17, St Swithins Road, Leicester, LE5 2GE 28 August 2015 £200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
50
Secondary
11

  1. Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy

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    529 m

  2. Thurnby Mead Primary Academy

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    579 m

  3. The City of Leicester College

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    921 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,297
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,020
  • Criminal damage and arson 286
  • Anti social behaviour 229
  • Public order 198
  • Burglary 99

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

26 female, 20 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
4.2
LE5 2 residents
11,689

Age bands in LE5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.7%

2,492 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

1,321 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

3,019 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

2,740 residents

Age 65 and over
16.5%

1,887 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

30

within 5 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    984 m

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    1.7 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    2.2 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82031

    2.2 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    2.6 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    2.8 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    3.2 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    3.3 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    3.4 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    3.5 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    3.6 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    3.6 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    3.6 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    3.6 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    3.8 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    3.9 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    4.2 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    4.2 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    4.2 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Downing Drive

    BCT · Goodwood

    0.1 miles

  • Downing Drive

    BCT · Goodwood

    0.1 miles

  • Nursery

    BCT · Thurnby

    0.2 miles

  • Nursery

    BCT · Thurnby

    0.3 miles

  • Thurnby Mead Academy

    BCT · Thurnby Lodge

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 037C, 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

11,914 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
7 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

87 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 11 secondary schools. Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 529 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,297 published events cover 12 months, averaging 191.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,020 events.

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