LE5 4HQ

Spinney Hills · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 5DP 14 m
LE5 5DE 23 m
LE5 5DR 50 m
LE5 5DB 58 m
LE5 5EQ 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 4HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1983
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 4
Latitude
52.633051
Longitude
-1.100116
British National Grid easting
461,000
British National Grid northing
304,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester South · E14001327
Output area
E00069377
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 021C · E01013747
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 021 · E02002847

Postcode source versions

Explore LE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
134
Primary
80
Secondary
18
  1. Spinney Hill Primary School

    Community school

    199 m
  2. Madani Boys School

    Voluntary aided school

    548 m
  3. Madani Girls' School

    Voluntary aided school

    548 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,579
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,228
  • Anti social behaviour 683
  • Public order 533
  • Criminal damage and arson 500
  • Other theft 342

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.

GP practices

52

within 5 km straight-line

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    296 m

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    504 m

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    713 m

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    783 m

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    812 m

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    903 m

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    1.1 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    1.1 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    1.1 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    1.1 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    1.2 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    1.3 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.3 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.3 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.3 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    1.5 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    2.0 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    2.2 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    2.2 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 52 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Osborne Road

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles
  • Osborne Road

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles
  • Linden Street

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles
  • Benson Street

    BCT · North Evington

    0.2 miles
  • Linden Street

    BCT · North Evington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 021C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,088 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 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

134 open schools are in scope, including 80 primary and 18 secondary schools. Spinney Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 199 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,579 published events cover 12 months, averaging 464.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,228 events.

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