LE5 4DY

Evington · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 4ER 81 m
LE5 4UN 96 m
LE5 4DZ 97 m
LE5 4ES 97 m
LE5 4EU 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 4DY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 June 2019
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 4
Latitude
52.635424
Longitude
-1.080030
British National Grid easting
462,356
British National Grid northing
304,581

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Evington · E05010464
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester East · E14001326
Output area
E00068957
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 019C · E01013664
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 019 · E02002845

Postcode source versions

Explore LE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
107
Primary
62
Secondary
14
  1. Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    154 m
  2. Al-Aqsa Schools Trust

    Other independent school

    723 m
  3. Ash Field Academy

    Academy special converter

    806 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,258
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,434
  • Criminal damage and arson 373
  • Anti social behaviour 316
  • Public order 283
  • Other theft 174

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE5 4 residents
14,487

Age bands in LE5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.8%

3,221 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.8%

2,195 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.5%

4,219 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.5%

3,482 residents

Age 65 and over
11.4%

1,682 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+
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%

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

44

within 5 km straight-line

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    633 m

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    1.2 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    1.3 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    1.6 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    1.7 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.9 km

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    1.9 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    2.0 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    2.0 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    2.0 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    2.0 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    2.0 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    2.1 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82031

    2.1 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    2.3 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    2.7 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    2.7 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    2.7 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    2.7 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 44 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Rockingham Close

    BCT · Crown Hills

    0.1 miles
  • Ambassador Road

    BCT · Crown Hills

    0.1 miles
  • Rockingham Close

    BCT · Crown Hills

    0.1 miles
  • Ambassador Road

    BCT · Crown Hills

    0.1 miles
  • Ambassador Road

    BCT · Crown Hills

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 019C, 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

2,280 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

107 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 14 secondary schools. Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 154 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,258 published events cover 12 months, averaging 271.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,434 events.

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