LE5 5DN

Spinney Hills · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5FD 152 m
LE5 5EN 166 m
LE5 5FA 182 m
LE5 5BQ 186 m
LE5 5BG 203 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 5DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 5
Latitude
52.633325
Longitude
-1.106553
British National Grid easting
460,564
British National Grid northing
304,325

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
E00169038
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
137
Primary
82
Secondary
19
  1. Spinney Hill Primary School

    Community school

    269 m
  2. Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School

    Other independent school

    442 m
  3. Jameah Academy

    Other independent school

    479 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,918
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,902
  • Anti social behaviour 924
  • Public order 763
  • Criminal damage and arson 621
  • Shoplifting 560

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

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    152 m

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    279 m

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    476 m

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    488 m

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    491 m

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    883 m

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    883 m

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    883 m

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    884 m

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    884 m

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    884 m

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    924 m

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    1.2 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    1.2 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    1.3 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    1.7 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    1.8 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    1.8 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    1.9 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 53 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Blanklyn Avenue

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles
  • Blanklyn Avenue

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles
  • East Park Road

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles
  • East Park Road

    BCT · North Evington

    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.

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
0
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

Schools

137 open schools are in scope, including 82 primary and 19 secondary schools. Spinney Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 269 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,918 published events cover 12 months, averaging 659.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,902 events.

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