LE5 5BZ

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 5BE 24 m
LE5 5BB 31 m
LE5 5AU 57 m
LE5 5AS 59 m
LE5 5BH 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 5BZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 5
Latitude
52.631321
Longitude
-1.109017
British National Grid easting
460,400
British National Grid northing
304,100

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

Postcode source versions

Explore LE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
137
Primary
81
Secondary
20
  1. Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School

    Other independent school

    259 m
  2. Uplands Infant School

    Academy converter

    362 m
  3. Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    362 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,105
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,138
  • Anti social behaviour 978
  • Shoplifting 913
  • Public order 909
  • Criminal damage and arson 662

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    174 m

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    257 m

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    321 m

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    407 m

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    677 m

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    681 m

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    681 m

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    681 m

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    683 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

    1.1 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    1.4 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    1.5 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    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

    2.0 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    2.0 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 53 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Cork Street

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles
  • Cork Street

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles
  • Laurel Road

    BCT · Highfields

    0.1 miles
  • Laurel Road

    BCT · Highfields

    0.1 miles
  • Blanklyn Avenue

    BCT · North Evington

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

137 open schools are in scope, including 81 primary and 20 secondary schools. Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School is the nearest published school at 259 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,105 published events cover 12 months, averaging 758.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,138 events.

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