LE1 5YA postcode in Leicester, England

LE1 5YA is a postcode in Leicester, in the Castle ward. It is in the Leicester South parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Leicester: 98% Typical price £117,000 Homes sold in the LE1 district, last 12 months. ▼ 16.4% on the year before Nearest station Leicester 750 m in a straight line

Where LE1 5YA is, and what is near it

Map of LE1 5YA and what is near it Map of LE1 5YA: its centre point, with the 112 other postcodes in the LE1 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 68 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE1 5AA: also in LE1 5LE1 5AD: also in LE1 5LE1 5AE: also in LE1 5LE1 5AG: also in LE1 5LE1 5AH: also in LE1 5LE1 5AJ: also in LE1 5LE1 5AL: also in LE1 5LE1 5AN: also in LE1 5LE1 5AR: also in LE1 5LE1 5AS: also in LE1 5LE1 5AW: also in LE1 5LE1 5AX: also in LE1 5LE1 5AY: also in LE1 5LE1 5AZ: also in LE1 5LE1 5BD: also in LE1 5LE1 5BF: also in LE1 5LE1 5BH: also in LE1 5LE1 5BN: also in LE1 5LE1 5BP: also in LE1 5LE1 5BQ: also in LE1 5LE1 5BT: also in LE1 5LE1 5BW: also in LE1 5LE1 5BX: also in LE1 5LE1 5DB: also in LE1 5LE1 5DE: also in LE1 5LE1 5DF: also in LE1 5LE1 5DG: also in LE1 5LE1 5DR: also in LE1 5LE1 5EA: also in LE1 5LE1 5EB: also in LE1 5LE1 5EH: also in LE1 5LE1 5EL: also in LE1 5LE1 5EN: also in LE1 5LE1 5EQ: also in LE1 5LE1 5ET: also in LE1 5LE1 5EU: also in LE1 5LE1 5EW: also in LE1 5LE1 5FA: also in LE1 5LE1 5FG: also in LE1 5LE1 5FL: also in LE1 5LE1 5FQ: also in LE1 5LE1 5FT: also in LE1 5LE1 5FX: also in LE1 5LE1 5GF: also in LE1 5LE1 5GG: also in LE1 5LE1 5GW: also in LE1 5LE1 5GX: also in LE1 5LE1 5HB: also in LE1 5LE1 5HJ: also in LE1 5LE1 5HP: also in LE1 5LE1 5JE: also in LE1 5LE1 5JN: also in LE1 5LE1 5JP: also in LE1 5LE1 5JQ: also in LE1 5LE1 5JT: also in LE1 5LE1 5LB: also in LE1 5LE1 5LD: also in LE1 5LE1 5LR: also in LE1 5LE1 5LS: also in LE1 5LE1 5LX: also in LE1 5LE1 5NA: also in LE1 5LE1 5NF: also in LE1 5LE1 5NR: also in LE1 5LE1 5NS: also in LE1 5LE1 5PD: also in LE1 5LE1 5PH: also in LE1 5LE1 5PS: also in LE1 5LE1 5PX: also in LE1 5LE1 5PY: also in LE1 5LE1 5PZ: also in LE1 5LE1 5QQ: also in LE1 5LE1 5QS: also in LE1 5LE1 5QX: also in LE1 5LE1 5RA: also in LE1 5LE1 5RB: also in LE1 5LE1 5SH: also in LE1 5LE1 5SJ: also in LE1 5LE1 5SN: also in LE1 5LE1 5SP: also in LE1 5LE1 5TE: also in LE1 5LE1 5TS: also in LE1 5LE1 5TT: also in LE1 5LE1 5TU: also in LE1 5LE1 5WD: also in LE1 5LE1 5WH: also in LE1 5LE1 5WL: also in LE1 5LE1 5WN: also in LE1 5LE1 5XD: also in LE1 5LE1 5XH: also in LE1 5LE1 5XU: also in LE1 5LE1 5XZ: also in LE1 5LE1 5YN: also in LE1 5LE1 5YP: also in LE1 5LE1 5YW: also in LE1 5 Slater Primary School 900 mCastle LE1 5YA Map of LE1 5YA and what is near it Map of LE1 5YA: its centre point, with the 112 other postcodes in the LE1 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 68 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Castle LE1 5YA
  • LE1 5YA
  • Other postcodes in LE1 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 68 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.6359, longitude -1.1334)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LE1 5YA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LE1 5YA?

Every home and business at LE1 5YA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Leicester: 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Leicester: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Leicester.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at LE1 5YA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Leicester City Council's days for LE1 5YA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE1 5YA on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LE1 5YA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LE1 5YA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Leicester

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LE1 5YA: 5,224 properties in Leicester are at high risk (3.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Leicester

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LE1 5YA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LE1 5YA?

Homes in the LE1 district sold for a typical £117,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 49 sales, down 16.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£117,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£140,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 16.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £113,750 46 sales

The LE1 5 postcode sector had 2 sales in the same 12 months, too few to give a typical price, so this is for the whole LE1 district.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in LE1 5YA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE1 5YA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at LE1 5YA

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at LE1 5YA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LE1 5YA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 2,180 homes in the neighbourhood around LE1 5YA. Over half of them (57%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LE1 5YA

Band D in Leicester for 2026‑27: £2,529. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,686 (band A) to £3,091 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,686.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 1,250 (57%)£1,686
Band Babout 490 (22%)£1,967
Band Cabout 250 (11%)£2,248
Band Dabout 170 (8%)£2,529
Band Eabout 20 (1%)£3,091
Band Ffewer than 5£3,653
Band Gwithheld£4,215
Band Hfewer than 5£5,058

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 0% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 33% 2010 to 2019
  9. 25% 2020 or later

Averages for Leicester before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LE1 5YA is in (ONS area E01034022), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LE1 5YA?

The nearest open schools to LE1 5YA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE1 5YA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to LE1 5YA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE1 5YA is Leicester Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • South Wigston Rail Station Railway station 6.0 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

68 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Charles Street, 205 m away.

More stations near LE1 5YA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near LE1 5YA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE1 5YA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LE1 5YA?

3 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE1 5YA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Blink Charging point · No details mapped 300 mWalk
  • Highcross Electric Car Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 500 mWalk
  • Leicester City Council Charging point · No details mapped 500 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LE1 5YA?

The nearest to the centre of LE1 5YA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LE1 5YA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LE1 5YA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE1 5YA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LE1 5YA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE1 5YA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LE1 5YA?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE1 5YA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LE1 5YA in a conservation area?

The centre of LE1 5YA is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LE1 5YA?

Police.uk records 1,729 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE1 5YA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences517 reports
Shoplifting247 reports
Anti-social behaviour209 reports
Public order171 reports
Criminal damage and arson120 reports
Other theft107 reports

Also: drugs 94, vehicle crime 76, burglary 45, bicycle theft 43, robbery 39, theft from the person 24, possession of weapons 20, other crime 17.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for LE1 5YA

Ward
Castle
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Leicester
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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