LE5 5DS

Spinney Hills · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 5ER 40 m
LE5 5DQ 47 m
LE5 5ET 59 m
LE5 5DF 77 m
LE5 5ED 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 5DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 5
Latitude
52.631987
Longitude
-1.101970
British National Grid easting
460,876
British National Grid northing
304,180

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
E00069388
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 021C · E01013747
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 021 · E02002847

Postcode source versions

Explore LE5

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
75, Dorothy Road, Leicester, LE5 5DS 21 March 2016 £158,000
65, Dorothy Road, Leicester, LE5 5DS 23 October 2014 £116,000
109, Dorothy Road, Leicester, LE5 5DS 9 July 2010 £100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
132
Primary
78
Secondary
18
  1. Spinney Hill Primary School

    Community school

    218 m
  2. Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School

    Other independent school

    446 m
  3. Madani Boys School

    Voluntary aided school

    452 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,847
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,267
  • Anti social behaviour 705
  • Public order 571
  • Criminal damage and arson 497
  • Other theft 395

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
81

39 female, 42 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
4.8
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE5 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

52

within 5 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    246 m

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    339 m

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    541 m

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    776 m

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    776 m

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    978 m

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    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

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    1.2 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.2 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.2 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.2 km

  • 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

    1.7 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    1.8 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    2.1 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.

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Constance Road

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles
  • East Park Road

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles
  • Constance Road

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles
  • East Park Road

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles
  • Osborne Road

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 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.

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

132 open schools are in scope, including 78 primary and 18 secondary schools. Spinney Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 218 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,847 published events cover 12 months, averaging 487.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,267 events.

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