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LE5 6XU

Evington · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Evington
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 6XT 69 m
LE5 6HB 80 m
LE5 6HA 90 m
LE5 6HP 98 m
LE5 6HL 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 6XU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 6
Latitude
52.622913
Longitude
-1.067824
British National Grid easting
463,200
British National Grid northing
303,200

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
E00069005
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 025B · E01013669
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 025 · E02002851

Postcode source versions

Explore LE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
99
Primary
56
Secondary
14

  1. Judgemeadow Community College

    Academy sponsor led

    97 m

  2. The City of Leicester College

    Academy converter

    517 m

  3. Oaklands School

    Community special school

    609 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,148
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 445
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 117
  • Public order 101
  • Shoplifting 73

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

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

33

within 5 km straight-line

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    413 m

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    2.1 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    2.3 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    2.7 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    2.7 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    2.8 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    2.8 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    2.8 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    2.8 km

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    2.9 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

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

    ODS code C82033

    2.9 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    3.2 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    3.2 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    3.3 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82031

    3.3 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    3.4 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    3.4 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    3.4 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    3.4 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Mickleton Drive

    BCT · Goodwood

    0.1 miles

  • Ingarsby Drive

    BCT · Goodwood

    0.2 miles

  • Mickleton Drive

    BCT · Goodwood

    0.2 miles

  • Goodwood Road

    BCT · Evington

    0.2 miles

  • Goodwood Road

    BCT · Evington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 025B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,032 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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

99 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 14 secondary schools. Judgemeadow Community College is the nearest published school at 97 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,148 published events cover 12 months, averaging 95.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 445 events.

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