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LE5 5BH

Spinney Hills · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Spinney Hills
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 5AS 18 m
LE5 5BF 31 m
LE5 5AU 48 m
LE5 5BP 49 m
LE5 5AN 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 5BH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 5
Latitude
52.631597
Longitude
-1.109839
British National Grid easting
460,344
British National Grid northing
304,130

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
E00169040
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 022A · E01013751
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 022 · E02002848

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
35, Fairfield Street, Leicester, LE5 5BH 29 September 2025 £248,500
19, Fairfield Street, Leicester, LE5 5BH 7 March 2025 £240,000
43, Fairfield Street, Leicester, LE5 5BH 14 February 2025 £248,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
138
Primary
82
Secondary
20

  1. Uplands Infant School

    Academy converter

    301 m

  2. Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    301 m

  3. Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School

    Other independent school

    317 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,226
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,501
  • Public order 1,092
  • Anti social behaviour 1,064
  • Shoplifting 1,034
  • Other theft 730

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
100

55 female, 45 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
3.3
LE5 5 residents
17,682

Age bands in LE5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.9%

3,814 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.2%

2,647 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

4,706 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.9%

4,000 residents

Age 65 and over
13.1%

2,286 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE5 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

52

within 5 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    237 m

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    258 m

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    301 m

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    435 m

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    628 m

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    628 m

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    628 m

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    641 m

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    647 m

  • 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

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    1.5 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    1.5 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    1.5 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    1.6 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    1.9 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    1.9 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 52 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cork Street

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles

  • Cork Street

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles

  • Laurel Road

    BCT · Highfields

    0.2 miles

  • Donnington Street

    BCT · Highfields

    0.2 miles

  • Laurel Road

    BCT · Highfields

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 022A, 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

4,403 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £240,000 from 7 recorded sales in LE5 5BH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Leicester is £228,618 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

138 open schools are in scope, including 82 primary and 20 secondary schools. Uplands Infant School is the nearest published school at 301 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

10,226 published events cover 12 months, averaging 852.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,501 events.

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