LE5 6SW

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 6ST 42 m
LE5 6SR 54 m
LE5 6SS 94 m
LE5 6RA 128 m
LE5 2GT 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 6SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 6
Latitude
52.635355
Longitude
-1.070087
British National Grid easting
463,029
British National Grid northing
304,582

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
E00069013
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 025D · E01013671
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 025 · E02002851

Postcode source versions

Explore LE5

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
33, Withcote Avenue, Leicester, LE5 6SW 1 March 2021 £231,000
31, Withcote Avenue, Leicester, LE5 6SW 19 January 2021 £240,000
27, Withcote Avenue, Leicester, LE5 6SW 15 July 2019 £198,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
101
Primary
58
Secondary
12
  1. Thurnby Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    644 m
  2. St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    708 m
  3. Krishna Avanti Primary School

    Free schools

    780 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,312
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,452
  • Criminal damage and arson 405
  • Anti social behaviour 328
  • Public order 303
  • Other theft 144

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
95

41 female, 54 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
4.0
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 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE5 6 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

37

within 5 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    1.2 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    1.3 km

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    1.6 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    1.7 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    1.8 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82031

    1.9 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    2.3 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    2.5 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    2.6 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    2.7 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    2.7 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    2.7 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    2.7 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    2.7 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    3.0 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    3.4 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    3.4 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    3.4 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    3.4 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 37 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

  • Greystone Avenue

    BCT · Goodwood

    0.1 miles
  • Greystone Avenue

    BCT · Goodwood

    0.1 miles
  • Silverwood Close

    BCT · Goodwood

    0.1 miles
  • Silverwood Close

    BCT · Goodwood

    0.1 miles
  • Bayham Close

    BCT · Goodwood

    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

Schools

101 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 12 secondary schools. Thurnby Mead Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 644 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,312 published events cover 12 months, averaging 276 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,452 events.

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