LE4 0FA postcode in Leicester, England

LE4 0FA is a postcode in Leicester, in the Fosse 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 £266,750 Homes sold in LE4 0, last 12 months. ▲ 5.9% on the year before Nearest station Leicester 2.4 km in a straight line

Where LE4 0FA is, and what is near it

Map of LE4 0FA and what is near it Map of LE4 0FA: its centre point, with the 267 other postcodes in the LE4 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE4 0AA: also in LE4 0LE4 0AB: also in LE4 0LE4 0AD: also in LE4 0LE4 0AE: also in LE4 0LE4 0AF: also in LE4 0LE4 0AG: also in LE4 0LE4 0AH: also in LE4 0LE4 0AJ: also in LE4 0LE4 0AL: also in LE4 0LE4 0AN: also in LE4 0LE4 0AR: also in LE4 0LE4 0AW: also in LE4 0LE4 0AY: also in LE4 0LE4 0AZ: also in LE4 0LE4 0BA: also in LE4 0LE4 0BB: also in LE4 0LE4 0BD: also in LE4 0LE4 0BE: also in LE4 0LE4 0BF: also in LE4 0LE4 0BG: also in LE4 0LE4 0BH: also in LE4 0LE4 0BJ: also in LE4 0LE4 0BL: also in LE4 0LE4 0BN: also in LE4 0LE4 0BP: also in LE4 0LE4 0BQ: also in LE4 0LE4 0BR: also in LE4 0LE4 0BS: also in LE4 0LE4 0BT: also in LE4 0LE4 0BU: also in LE4 0LE4 0BW: also in LE4 0LE4 0BX: also in LE4 0LE4 0BY: also in LE4 0LE4 0BZ: also in LE4 0LE4 0DF: also in LE4 0LE4 0DZ: also in LE4 0LE4 0ET: also in LE4 0LE4 0FB: also in LE4 0LE4 0FD: also in LE4 0LE4 0FE: also in LE4 0LE4 0FF: also in LE4 0LE4 0FG: also in LE4 0LE4 0FH: also in LE4 0LE4 0FJ: also in LE4 0LE4 0FN: also in LE4 0LE4 0FP: also in LE4 0LE4 0FQ: also in LE4 0LE4 0FR: also in LE4 0LE4 0FS: also in LE4 0LE4 0FW: also in LE4 0LE4 0FX: also in LE4 0LE4 0FY: also in LE4 0LE4 0GA: also in LE4 0LE4 0GB: also in LE4 0LE4 0GD: also in LE4 0LE4 0GE: also in LE4 0LE4 0GF: also in LE4 0LE4 0GG: also in LE4 0LE4 0GH: also in LE4 0LE4 0GJ: also in LE4 0LE4 0GR: also in LE4 0LE4 0GS: also in LE4 0LE4 0GT: also in LE4 0LE4 0GU: also in LE4 0LE4 0GW: also in LE4 0LE4 0GX: also in LE4 0LE4 0HA: also in LE4 0LE4 0HB: also in LE4 0LE4 0HD: also in LE4 0LE4 0HE: also in LE4 0LE4 0HF: also in LE4 0LE4 0HL: also in LE4 0LE4 0JA: also in LE4 0LE4 0JD: also in LE4 0LE4 0JW: also in LE4 0 2 places, 1.0–2.4 kmGP 1.2 kmLeicester station 2.4 kmAbbey LE4 0FA Map of LE4 0FA and what is near it Map of LE4 0FA: its centre point, with the 267 other postcodes in the LE4 0 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 800 mAbbey LE4 0FA
  • LE4 0FA
  • Other postcodes in LE4 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 52.6476, longitude -1.1490)

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 LE4 0FA?

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 LE4 0FA?

Every home and business at LE4 0FA 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 LE4 0FA?

Leicester City Council's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for LE4 0FA 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 LE4 0FA 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 LE4 0FA.

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 LE4 0FA: 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 LE4 0FA 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 LE4 0FA?

Homes in LE4 0 sold for a typical £266,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 108 sales, up 5.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£266,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£252,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £300,000 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £280,000 66 sales
  • Terraced £235,000 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £110,000 9 sales

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

Across the whole LE4 district: a typical £265,000 from 691 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 LE4 0FA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in LE4 0FA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 May 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 LE4 0FA

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LE4 0FA. 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 LE4 0FA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around LE4 0FA. Over half of them (59%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (43%). 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 LE4 0FA

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 B, the most common, is £1,967.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (9%)£1,686
Band Babout 440 (59%)£1,967
Band Cabout 150 (20%)£2,248
Band Dabout 80 (11%)£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. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 28% 1919 to 1939
  4. 43% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 18% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1983 to 1999, 2010 to 2019: 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 LE4 0FA is in (ONS area E01013686), 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 LE4 0FA?

The nearest open schools to LE4 0FA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE4 0FA, 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 LE4 0FA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE4 0FA is Leicester Rail Station, 2.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
  • Syston Rail Station Railway station 6.9 kmDrive
  • Leicester North (Great Central Railway) Underground, metro or tram 2.4 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Blackbird, 37 m away.

More stations near LE4 0FA, 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 LE4 0FA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE4 0FA, 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 LE4 0FA?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE4 0FA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Highcross Electric Car Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmWalk
  • Blink Charging point · No details mapped 1.9 kmCycle
  • Leicester City Council Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 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 LE4 0FA?

The nearest to the centre of LE4 0FA, 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 LE4 0FA?

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 LE4 0FA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE4 0FA, 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 LE4 0FA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE4 0FA, 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 LE4 0FA?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE4 0FA 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 LE4 0FA in a conservation area?

The centre of LE4 0FA 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 LE4 0FA?

Police.uk records 822 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE4 0FA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences288 reports
Anti-social behaviour112 reports
Criminal damage and arson84 reports
Public order61 reports
Shoplifting59 reports
Other theft55 reports

Also: vehicle crime 43, drugs 29, burglary 26, bicycle theft 18, robbery 15, theft from the person 13, other crime 11, possession of weapons 8.

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 LE4 0FA

Ward
Fosse
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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