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LE5 3WX

Spinney Hills · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Spinney Hills
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 3SH 133 m
LE5 5GY 134 m
LE5 3QJ 138 m
LE5 3RB 147 m
LE5 3SG 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 3WX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 3
Latitude
52.634894
Longitude
-1.105989
British National Grid easting
460,600
British National Grid northing
304,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Spinney Hills · E05010472
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester South · E14001327
Output area
E00169477
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 017G · E01013745
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 017 · E02002843

Postcode source versions

Explore LE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
138
Primary
83
Secondary
19

  1. Spinney Hill Primary School

    Community school

    249 m

  2. Jameah Academy

    Other independent school

    302 m

  3. Jameah Boys Academy

    Other independent school

    339 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,797
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,907
  • Anti social behaviour 918
  • Public order 749
  • Criminal damage and arson 628
  • Other theft 558

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.

GP practices

53

within 5 km straight-line

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    176 m

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    354 m

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    456 m

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    574 m

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    669 m

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    722 m

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    722 m

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    722 m

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    982 m

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    982 m

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    982 m

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.0 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    1.1 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    1.1 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    1.4 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    1.6 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    1.8 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    1.8 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    1.8 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 53 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Blanklyn Avenue

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles

  • St Saviour's Road

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles

  • East Park Road

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles

  • Mere Road

    BCT · Spinney Hills

    0.1 miles

  • St Saviour's Road

    BCT · North Evington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 017G, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,378 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 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 83 primary and 19 secondary schools. Spinney Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 249 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,797 published events cover 12 months, averaging 649.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,907 events.

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