LE3 1TX postcode in Leicester, England

LE3 1TX is a postcode in Leicester, in the Western ward. It is in the Leicester West parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 £228,750 Homes sold in LE3 1, last 12 months. ▲ 4% on the year before Nearest station Leicester 4.7 km in a straight line

Where LE3 1TX is, and what is near it

Map of LE3 1TX and what is near it Map of LE3 1TX: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the LE3 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LE3 1AR: also in LE3 1LE3 1BX: also in LE3 1LE3 1BY: also in LE3 1LE3 1DN: also in LE3 1LE3 1DR: also in LE3 1LE3 1DS: also in LE3 1LE3 1HG: also in LE3 1LE3 1HH: also in LE3 1LE3 1HJ: also in LE3 1LE3 1HL: also in LE3 1LE3 1HN: also in LE3 1LE3 1HR: also in LE3 1LE3 1HW: also in LE3 1LE3 1HX: also in LE3 1LE3 1JB: also in LE3 1LE3 1JD: also in LE3 1LE3 1JF: also in LE3 1LE3 1JG: also in LE3 1LE3 1JN: also in LE3 1LE3 1JP: also in LE3 1LE3 1JQ: also in LE3 1LE3 1JR: also in LE3 1LE3 1JS: also in LE3 1LE3 1JT: also in LE3 1LE3 1JU: also in LE3 1LE3 1JW: also in LE3 1LE3 1JY: also in LE3 1LE3 1LD: also in LE3 1LE3 1LE: also in LE3 1LE3 1LF: also in LE3 1LE3 1LP: also in LE3 1LE3 1LQ: also in LE3 1LE3 1LR: also in LE3 1LE3 1LS: also in LE3 1LE3 1LT: also in LE3 1LE3 1LU: also in LE3 1LE3 1LW: also in LE3 1LE3 1LX: also in LE3 1LE3 1LY: also in LE3 1LE3 1LZ: also in LE3 1LE3 1NA: also in LE3 1LE3 1NB: also in LE3 1LE3 1ND: also in LE3 1LE3 1NE: also in LE3 1LE3 1NF: also in LE3 1LE3 1NG: also in LE3 1LE3 1NH: also in LE3 1LE3 1NJ: also in LE3 1LE3 1NL: also in LE3 1LE3 1NN: also in LE3 1LE3 1NP: also in LE3 1LE3 1NQ: also in LE3 1LE3 1NR: also in LE3 1LE3 1NS: also in LE3 1LE3 1NT: also in LE3 1LE3 1NU: also in LE3 1LE3 1NW: also in LE3 1LE3 1NX: also in LE3 1LE3 1NY: also in LE3 1LE3 1PA: also in LE3 1LE3 1PB: also in LE3 1LE3 1PD: also in LE3 1LE3 1PE: also in LE3 1LE3 1PF: also in LE3 1LE3 1PG: also in LE3 1LE3 1PH: also in LE3 1LE3 1PJ: also in LE3 1LE3 1PL: also in LE3 1LE3 1PN: also in LE3 1LE3 1PP: also in LE3 1LE3 1PR: also in LE3 1LE3 1PS: also in LE3 1LE3 1PT: also in LE3 1LE3 1PU: also in LE3 1LE3 1PW: also in LE3 1LE3 1PX: also in LE3 1LE3 1PY: also in LE3 1LE3 1PZ: also in LE3 1LE3 1QA: also in LE3 1LE3 1QB: also in LE3 1LE3 1QD: also in LE3 1LE3 1QE: also in LE3 1LE3 1QF: also in LE3 1LE3 1QG: also in LE3 1LE3 1QH: also in LE3 1LE3 1QJ: also in LE3 1LE3 1QL: also in LE3 1LE3 1QP: also in LE3 1LE3 1QQ: also in LE3 1LE3 1QR: also in LE3 1LE3 1QU: also in LE3 1LE3 1QW: also in LE3 1LE3 1QX: also in LE3 1LE3 1QZ: also in LE3 1LE3 1RA: also in LE3 1LE3 1RB: also in LE3 1LE3 1RD: also in LE3 1LE3 1RE: also in LE3 1LE3 1RF: also in LE3 1LE3 1RG: also in LE3 1LE3 1RL: also in LE3 1LE3 1RN: also in LE3 1LE3 1SA: also in LE3 1LE3 1SB: also in LE3 1LE3 1SD: also in LE3 1LE3 1SE: also in LE3 1LE3 1SF: also in LE3 1LE3 1SG: also in LE3 1LE3 1SH: also in LE3 1LE3 1SJ: also in LE3 1LE3 1SL: also in LE3 1LE3 1SN: also in LE3 1LE3 1SP: also in LE3 1LE3 1SQ: also in LE3 1LE3 1SR: also in LE3 1LE3 1SS: also in LE3 1LE3 1ST: also in LE3 1LE3 1SU: also in LE3 1LE3 1SW: also in LE3 1LE3 1SX: also in LE3 1LE3 1TA: also in LE3 1LE3 1TB: also in LE3 1LE3 1TD: also in LE3 1LE3 1TE: also in LE3 1LE3 1TF: also in LE3 1LE3 1TG: also in LE3 1LE3 1TH: also in LE3 1LE3 1TL: also in LE3 1LE3 1TR: also in LE3 1LE3 1TS: also in LE3 1LE3 1TT: also in LE3 1LE3 1TU: also in LE3 1LE3 1TZ: also in LE3 1LE3 1UA: also in LE3 1LE3 1UE: also in LE3 1LE3 1UF: also in LE3 1LE3 1UQ: also in LE3 1LE3 1UT: also in LE3 1LE3 1UW: also in LE3 1LE3 1UX: also in LE3 1LE3 1UY: also in LE3 1 GP 1.0 km2 places, 2.0–6.7 kmBraunstone Park & Rowley Fields LE3 1TX Map of LE3 1TX and what is near it Map of LE3 1TX: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the LE3 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 places, 2.0–6.7 kmBraunstone Park & Rowley Fields LE3 1TX
  • LE3 1TX
  • Other postcodes in LE3 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 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 52.6310, longitude -1.1956)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LE3 1TX?

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 LE3 1TX?

Every home and business at LE3 1TX 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 LE3 1TX?

BinDayBuddy has not read Leicester City Council's days for LE3 1TX today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE3 1TX 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 LE3 1TX 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 LE3 1TX.

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 LE3 1TX: 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 LE3 1TX 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 LE3 1TX?

Homes in LE3 1 sold for a typical £228,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 56 sales, up 4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£228,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£220,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £230,000 37 sales
  • Terraced £210,000 16 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LE3 district: a typical £250,000 from 811 sales.

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 LE3 1TX

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE3 1TX 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 LE3 1TX

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LE3 1TX. 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 LE3 1TX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 570 homes in the neighbourhood around LE3 1TX. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (75%). 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 LE3 1TX

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 260 (46%)£1,686
Band Babout 140 (25%)£1,967
Band Cabout 120 (21%)£2,248
Band Dabout 40 (7%)£2,529
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£3,091
Band Ffewer than 5£3,653
Band Gfewer than 5£4,215
Band Hfewer than 5£5,058

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 25% 1945 to 1964
  5. 75% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 LE3 1TX is in (ONS area E01013729), 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 LE3 1TX?

The nearest open schools to LE3 1TX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE3 1TX, 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 LE3 1TX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE3 1TX is Leicester Rail Station, 4.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle
  • Narborough Rail Station Railway station 6.7 kmDrive

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Avery Hill, 228 m away.

More stations near LE3 1TX, 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 LE3 1TX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE3 1TX, 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 LE3 1TX?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE3 1TX, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 4 chargers 1.4 kmCycle

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 LE3 1TX?

The nearest to the centre of LE3 1TX, 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 LE3 1TX?

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 LE3 1TX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE3 1TX, 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 LE3 1TX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE3 1TX, 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 LE3 1TX?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE3 1TX 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 LE3 1TX in a conservation area?

The centre of LE3 1TX is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 LE3 1TX?

Police.uk records 264 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE3 1TX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences96 reports
Anti-social behaviour34 reports
Criminal damage and arson32 reports
Shoplifting22 reports
Public order18 reports
Burglary18 reports

Also: vehicle crime 12, other theft 11, drugs 8, robbery 7, other crime 4, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1.

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 LE3 1TX

Ward
Western
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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