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LE5 5GW

Spinney Hills · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 5GR 36 m
LE5 5GN 38 m
LE5 5AD 55 m
LE5 5AQ 62 m
LE5 5AF 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 5GW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 5
Latitude
52.630433
Longitude
-1.110512
British National Grid easting
460,300
British National Grid northing
304,000

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
E00169449
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
142
Primary
85
Secondary
20

  1. Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School

    Other independent school

    269 m

  2. Uplands Infant School

    Academy converter

    315 m

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

    Academy sponsor led

    315 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,364
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,525
  • Public order 1,096
  • Shoplifting 1,095
  • Anti social behaviour 1,048
  • Other theft 750

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

56

within 5 km straight-line

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    213 m

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    269 m

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    295 m

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    549 m

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    559 m

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    584 m

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    584 m

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    584 m

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    780 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

    1.2 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    1.2 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    1.2 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    1.4 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    1.6 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    1.6 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    1.7 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

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 56 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Laurel Road

    BCT · Highfields

    0.1 miles

  • Laurel Road

    BCT · Highfields

    0.1 miles

  • Melbourne Road

    BCT · Highfields

    0.1 miles

  • Cork Street

    BCT · North Evington

    0.1 miles

  • St Peters 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

142 open schools are in scope, including 85 primary and 20 secondary schools. Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School is the nearest published school at 269 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,364 published events cover 12 months, averaging 863.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,525 events.

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