LE5 2YH

Thurncourt · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 2AB 46 m
LE5 2AE 60 m
LE5 2AG 69 m
LE5 2AP 82 m
LE5 2BF 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 2YH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 2
Latitude
52.639150
Longitude
-1.074868
British National Grid easting
462,700
British National Grid northing
305,000

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
E00069463
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 013D · E01013771
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
103
Primary
59
Secondary
13
  1. Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    612 m
  2. Humberstone Infant Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    849 m
  3. Humberstone Junior School

    Academy converter

    849 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,470
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,509
  • Criminal damage and arson 425
  • Anti social behaviour 325
  • Public order 320
  • Other theft 183

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

35

within 5 km straight-line

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    1.0 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    1.2 km

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    1.4 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    1.4 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82031

    1.6 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    1.7 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    2.1 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    2.3 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    2.3 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    2.3 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    2.3 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    2.3 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    2.5 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    2.6 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    2.7 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    2.9 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    3.1 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    3.1 km

  • ST PETER'S MED CENTRE (MANSINGH & MEHRA)

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    3.1 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 35 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Peters Drive

    BCT · New Humberstone

    0.1 miles
  • Peters Drive

    BCT · New Humberstone

    0.1 miles
  • Havencrest Drive

    BCT · Nether Hall

    0.1 miles
  • Havencrest Drive

    BCT · Nether Hall

    0.1 miles
  • Elmcroft Avenue

    BCT · New Humberstone

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 013D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,815 of 33,755

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

103 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 13 secondary schools. Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 612 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,470 published events cover 12 months, averaging 289.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,509 events.

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