LE5 3AY

Wycliffe · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 3AP 23 m
LE5 3AD 26 m
LE5 0AU 42 m
LE5 3AR 43 m
LE5 3BB 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 3AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 3
Latitude
52.638774
Longitude
-1.119905
British National Grid easting
459,653
British National Grid northing
304,920

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Wycliffe · E05010478
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester South · E14001327
Output area
E00069357
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 018C · E01013746
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 018 · E02002844

Postcode source versions

Explore LE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
138
Primary
82
Secondary
19
  1. Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd

    Other independent school

    182 m
  2. Charnwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    281 m
  3. Taylor Road Primary School

    Academy converter

    445 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,940
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,016
  • Public order 1,795
  • Shoplifting 1,669
  • Anti social behaviour 1,400
  • Other theft 1,182

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE5 3 residents
12,586

Age bands in LE5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.9%

2,708 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.9%

1,974 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.7%

3,802 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.4%

2,780 residents

Age 65 and over
9%

1,120 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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

52

within 5 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    740 m

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    798 m

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    798 m

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    798 m

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    834 m

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    858 m

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    858 m

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    858 m

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    1.0 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    1.0 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.0 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

    29-31 BOWLING GREEN STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 6AS

    ODS code Y02686

    1.1 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

    CHARLES BERRY HOUSE, 45 EAST BOND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 4SX

    ODS code C82670

    1.1 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

    CHARLES BERRY HOUSE, 45 EAST BOND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 4SX

    ODS code Y00344

    1.1 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    1.2 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.3 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    1.3 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    1.5 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    1.6 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 52 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

  • Dysart Way

    BCT · Leicester

    0.0 miles
  • Dysart Way

    BCT · Leicester

    0.0 miles
  • Madras Road

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Dysart Way

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Brunswick Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 018C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,282 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

138 open schools are in scope, including 82 primary and 19 secondary schools. Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd is the nearest published school at 182 m.

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

Recorded crime

14,940 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,245 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,016 events.

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