LE5 6SH

Evington · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 6SG 71 m
LE5 4RA 86 m
LE5 6RB 106 m
LE5 6SF 133 m
LE5 6RD 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 6SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 6
Latitude
52.636932
Longitude
-1.074043
British National Grid easting
462,759
British National Grid northing
304,754

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 East · E14001326
Output area
E00068986
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 025D · E01013671
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 025 · E02002851

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Goodwood Road, Leicester, LE5 6SH 14 October 2024 £325,000
19, Goodwood Road, Leicester, LE5 6SH 16 September 2022 £260,000
17, Goodwood Road, Leicester, LE5 6SH 11 August 2021 £223,250

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
105
Primary
60
Secondary
14
  1. Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy

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    561 m
  2. Thurnby Mead Primary Academy

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    863 m
  3. St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

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    949 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,360
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,497
  • Criminal damage and arson 425
  • Anti social behaviour 322
  • Public order 295
  • Other theft 158

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

23 female, 24 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
3.1
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE5 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

37

within 5 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    1.0 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    1.4 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    1.5 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    1.5 km

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    1.5 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HILLTOP SURGERY, 22 MAIDENWELL AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE5 1BL

    ODS code C82031

    1.8 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    2.1 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    2.3 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    2.4 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    2.4 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    2.4 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    2.4 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    2.5 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    2.5 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    2.7 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    3.1 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    3.1 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    3.1 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    3.1 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 37 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 · Crown Hills

    0.1 miles
  • Goodwood Road

    BCT · Crown Hills

    0.1 miles
  • Havencrest Drive

    BCT · Nether Hall

    0.1 miles
  • Havencrest Drive

    BCT · Nether Hall

    0.1 miles
  • Avoca Close

    BCT · Crown Hills

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 025D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,554 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £260,000 from 3 recorded sales in LE5 6SH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Leicester is £228,618 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

105 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 14 secondary schools. Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 561 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,360 published events cover 12 months, averaging 280 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,497 events.

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