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LE5 6GL

Evington · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Evington
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 6DW 45 m
LE5 6GB 61 m
LE5 6HS 104 m
LE5 6FG 123 m
LE5 6DS 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 6GL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 6
Latitude
52.622152
Longitude
-1.072863
British National Grid easting
462,860
British National Grid northing
303,111

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Evington · E05010464
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester South · E14001327
Output area
E00068985
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 025C · E01013670
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 025 · E02002851

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
223, Spencefield Lane, Leicester, LE5 6GL 8 April 2016 £270,000
223, Spencefield Lane, Leicester, LE5 6GL 16 June 2006 £399,000
223, Spencefield Lane, Leicester, LE5 6GL 11 August 2000 £178,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
105
Primary
59
Secondary
14

  1. Judgemeadow Community College

    Academy sponsor led

    366 m

  2. Whitehall Primary School

    Community school

    636 m

  3. Oaklands School

    Community special school

    664 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,311
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 506
  • Anti social behaviour 133
  • Criminal damage and arson 130
  • Public order 116
  • Vehicle crime 81

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE5 6 residents
9,801

Age bands in LE5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,699 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

1,187 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.8%

2,278 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.3%

2,322 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

2,075 residents

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

34

within 5 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    745 m

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    1.9 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    2.0 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    2.5 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    2.5 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    2.5 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    2.6 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    2.7 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    2.7 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    2.8 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    3.0 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    3.0 km

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    3.0 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    3.2 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    3.2 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    3.2 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    3.2 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    3.2 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    3.2 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 34 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

  • Goodwood Road

    BCT · Evington

    0.0 miles

  • Goodwood Road

    BCT · Evington

    0.0 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Evington

    0.1 miles

  • Spencefield Drive

    BCT · Goodwood

    0.2 miles

  • The Cedars

    BCT · Evington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 025C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,403 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

105 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 14 secondary schools. Judgemeadow Community College is the nearest published school at 366 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,311 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 506 events.

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