LE3 5QL postcode in Leicester, England

LE3 5QL is a postcode in Leicester, in the Westcotes ward. It is in the Leicester West 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 £175,250 Homes sold in LE3 5, last 12 months. ▼ 2.8% on the year before Nearest station Leicester 1.7 km in a straight line

Where LE3 5QL is, and what is near it

Map of LE3 5QL and what is near it Map of LE3 5QL: its centre point, with the 153 other postcodes in the LE3 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 19 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LE3 5AE: also in LE3 5LE3 5AJ: also in LE3 5LE3 5AU: also in LE3 5LE3 5BD: also in LE3 5LE3 5BE: also in LE3 5LE3 5BF: also in LE3 5LE3 5BJ: also in LE3 5LE3 5BN: also in LE3 5LE3 5BQ: also in LE3 5LE3 5BS: also in LE3 5LE3 5BT: also in LE3 5LE3 5BU: also in LE3 5LE3 5BW: also in LE3 5LE3 5BZ: also in LE3 5LE3 5DD: also in LE3 5LE3 5DE: also in LE3 5LE3 5DH: also in LE3 5LE3 5DJ: also in LE3 5LE3 5DL: also in LE3 5LE3 5DR: also in LE3 5LE3 5DT: also in LE3 5LE3 5ED: also in LE3 5LE3 5EE: also in LE3 5LE3 5EG: also in LE3 5LE3 5EN: also in LE3 5LE3 5ER: also in LE3 5LE3 5ES: also in LE3 5LE3 5ET: also in LE3 5LE3 5EU: also in LE3 5LE3 5EX: also in LE3 5LE3 5EY: also in LE3 5LE3 5EZ: also in LE3 5LE3 5FD: also in LE3 5LE3 5FH: also in LE3 5LE3 5FJ: also in LE3 5LE3 5FN: also in LE3 5LE3 5FP: also in LE3 5LE3 5FQ: also in LE3 5LE3 5FR: also in LE3 5LE3 5FT: also in LE3 5LE3 5FU: also in LE3 5LE3 5FW: also in LE3 5LE3 5FX: also in LE3 5LE3 5FY: also in LE3 5LE3 5FZ: also in LE3 5LE3 5GB: also in LE3 5LE3 5GD: also in LE3 5LE3 5GL: also in LE3 5LE3 5GN: also in LE3 5LE3 5HA: also in LE3 5LE3 5HB: also in LE3 5LE3 5HD: also in LE3 5LE3 5HE: also in LE3 5LE3 5HF: also in LE3 5LE3 5HH: also in LE3 5LE3 5HL: also in LE3 5LE3 5HN: also in LE3 5LE3 5HP: also in LE3 5LE3 5HQ: also in LE3 5LE3 5HR: also in LE3 5LE3 5HS: also in LE3 5LE3 5HT: also in LE3 5LE3 5HU: also in LE3 5LE3 5HW: also in LE3 5LE3 5HX: also in LE3 5LE3 5HY: also in LE3 5LE3 5HZ: also in LE3 5LE3 5JF: also in LE3 5LE3 5JG: also in LE3 5LE3 5JH: also in LE3 5LE3 5JJ: also in LE3 5LE3 5JL: also in LE3 5LE3 5JN: also in LE3 5LE3 5JP: also in LE3 5LE3 5JQ: also in LE3 5LE3 5JR: also in LE3 5LE3 5LD: also in LE3 5LE3 5LG: also in LE3 5LE3 5LH: also in LE3 5LE3 5LJ: also in LE3 5LE3 5LR: also in LE3 5LE3 5LT: also in LE3 5LE3 5LU: also in LE3 5LE3 5LW: also in LE3 5LE3 5LX: also in LE3 5LE3 5NG: also in LE3 5LE3 5NH: also in LE3 5LE3 5NJ: also in LE3 5LE3 5NQ: also in LE3 5LE3 5PA: also in LE3 5LE3 5PB: also in LE3 5LE3 5PD: also in LE3 5LE3 5PG: also in LE3 5LE3 5PH: also in LE3 5LE3 5PJ: also in LE3 5LE3 5PQ: also in LE3 5LE3 5PR: also in LE3 5LE3 5PS: also in LE3 5LE3 5PU: also in LE3 5LE3 5QA: also in LE3 5LE3 5QG: also in LE3 5LE3 5QJ: also in LE3 5LE3 5QN: also in LE3 5LE3 5QP: also in LE3 5LE3 5QS: also in LE3 5LE3 5QT: also in LE3 5LE3 5QW: also in LE3 5LE3 5RA: also in LE3 5LE3 5RB: also in LE3 5LE3 5RD: also in LE3 5LE3 5RF: also in LE3 5LE3 5RG: also in LE3 5LE3 5RH: also in LE3 5LE3 5RJ: also in LE3 5LE3 5RL: also in LE3 5LE3 5RN: also in LE3 5LE3 5RP: also in LE3 5LE3 5RQ: also in LE3 5LE3 5RR: also in LE3 5LE3 5RT: also in LE3 5LE3 5RU: also in LE3 5LE3 5RW: also in LE3 5LE3 5RX: also in LE3 5LE3 5SA: also in LE3 5LE3 5SB: also in LE3 5LE3 5SD: also in LE3 5LE3 5SE: also in LE3 5LE3 5SF: also in LE3 5LE3 5YA: also in LE3 5 School 1.2 kmLeicester LE3 5QL Map of LE3 5QL and what is near it Map of LE3 5QL: its centre point, with the 153 other postcodes in the LE3 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 19 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Leicester LE3 5QL
  • LE3 5QL
  • Other postcodes in LE3 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 19 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.6332, longitude -1.1510)

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 5QL?

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 5QL?

Every home and business at LE3 5QL 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 5QL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Leicester City Council's days for LE3 5QL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE3 5QL 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 5QL 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 5QL.

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 5QL: 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 5QL 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 5QL?

Homes in LE3 5 sold for a typical £175,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 47 sales, down 2.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£175,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£180,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced £180,000 37 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £123,000 7 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 5QL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE3 5QL 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

What council tax band are homes near LE3 5QL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,450 homes in the neighbourhood around LE3 5QL. Over half of them (91%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (60%). 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 5QL

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 £2,529 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,686.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 1,320 (91%)£1,686
Band Babout 80 (6%)£1,967
Band Cabout 40 (3%)£2,248
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,529
Band Ewithheld£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. 9% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 20% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 60% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 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 5QL is in (ONS area E01034013), 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 5QL?

The nearest open schools to LE3 5QL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE3 5QL, 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 5QL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE3 5QL is Leicester Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • South Wigston Rail Station Railway station 5.8 kmDrive

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

19 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Flora Street, 121 m away.

More stations near LE3 5QL, 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 5QL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE3 5QL, 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 5QL?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE3 5QL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Highcross Electric Car Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk
  • Leicester City Council Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk
  • Blink Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 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 5QL?

The nearest to the centre of LE3 5QL, 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 5QL?

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 5QL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE3 5QL, 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 5QL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE3 5QL, 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 5QL?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE3 5QL 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 5QL in a conservation area?

The centre of LE3 5QL 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 LE3 5QL?

Police.uk records 1,538 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE3 5QL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences493 reports
Anti-social behaviour210 reports
Shoplifting161 reports
Public order131 reports
Criminal damage and arson120 reports
Other theft100 reports

Also: drugs 89, vehicle crime 70, burglary 40, bicycle theft 40, robbery 27, theft from the person 20, possession of weapons 19, other crime 18.

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 5QL

Ward
Westcotes
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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