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LE5 9AR

Castle · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE1 1PG 36 m
LE1 1SH 39 m
LE1 1SW 52 m
LE1 1SX 52 m
LE1 1AA 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE5 9AR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2006
Terminated
1 February 2007
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE5
Postcode sector
LE5 9
Latitude
52.632818
Longitude
-1.125329
British National Grid easting
459,294
British National Grid northing
304,253

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Castle · E05010463
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester South · E14001327
Output area
E00169461
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 041D · E01032873
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 041 · E02006851

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
140
Primary
85
Secondary
19

  1. Beauchamp City Sixth Form

    Free schools 16 to 19

    281 m

  2. Moat Community College

    Community school

    373 m

  3. Sparkenhoe Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    452 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,311
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,380
  • Public order 2,115
  • Shoplifting 1,870
  • Anti social behaviour 1,402
  • Other theft 1,314

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

56

within 5 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    466 m

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    466 m

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    466 m

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    527 m

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    592 m

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    808 m

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

    CHARLES BERRY HOUSE, 45 EAST BOND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 4SX

    ODS code C82670

    887 m

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

    CHARLES BERRY HOUSE, 45 EAST BOND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 4SX

    ODS code Y00344

    887 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

    STUDENT HEALTH CENTRE, 100 MILL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 7HX

    ODS code C82020

    1.2 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    1.2 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    1.2 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.3 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.3 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    1.4 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    1.5 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    1.5 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    1.5 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    1.6 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    1.7 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

    BELGRAVE HEALTH CENTRE, 52 BRANDON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6AW

    ODS code C82671

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 56 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

  • Leicester Mercury

    BCT · Leicester

    0.0 miles

  • Charles Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Leicester Rail Station

    RLY · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Station Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Rail Station

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 041D, 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

4,270 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

140 open schools are in scope, including 85 primary and 19 secondary schools. Beauchamp City Sixth Form is the nearest published school at 281 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

16,311 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,359.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,380 events.

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