LE4 3ES postcode in Birstall, Leicestershire

LE4 3ES is a postcode in Birstall, in the Birstall West ward of Charnwood. It is in the Mid Leicestershire parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since August 2019.

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. Charnwood: 94% Typical price £305,000 Homes sold in LE4 3, last 12 months. ▲ 2.5% on the year before Nearest station Syston 3.6 km in a straight line

Where LE4 3ES is, and what is near it

Map of LE4 3ES and what is near it Map of LE4 3ES: its centre point, with the 185 other postcodes in the LE4 3 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) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LE4 3BS: also in LE4 3LE4 3BT: also in LE4 3LE4 3BU: also in LE4 3LE4 3BW: also in LE4 3LE4 3BX: also in LE4 3LE4 3BY: also in LE4 3LE4 3DJ: also in LE4 3LE4 3DL: also in LE4 3LE4 3DU: also in LE4 3LE4 3DW: also in LE4 3LE4 3DX: also in LE4 3LE4 3DY: also in LE4 3LE4 3DZ: also in LE4 3LE4 3EA: also in LE4 3LE4 3EB: also in LE4 3LE4 3EG: also in LE4 3LE4 3EH: also in LE4 3LE4 3EJ: also in LE4 3LE4 3EL: also in LE4 3LE4 3EN: also in LE4 3LE4 3EP: also in LE4 3LE4 3EQ: also in LE4 3LE4 3ER: also in LE4 3LE4 3ET: also in LE4 3LE4 3EU: also in LE4 3LE4 3EW: also in LE4 3LE4 3EY: also in LE4 3LE4 3FA: also in LE4 3LE4 3FB: also in LE4 3LE4 3FD: also in LE4 3LE4 3FE: also in LE4 3LE4 3FF: also in LE4 3LE4 3FG: also in LE4 3LE4 3FH: also in LE4 3LE4 3GA: also in LE4 3LE4 3GB: also in LE4 3LE4 3GD: also in LE4 3LE4 3GE: also in LE4 3LE4 3GF: also in LE4 3LE4 3GG: also in LE4 3LE4 3GH: also in LE4 3LE4 3GJ: also in LE4 3LE4 3GL: also in LE4 3LE4 3GN: also in LE4 3LE4 3GP: also in LE4 3LE4 3GQ: also in LE4 3LE4 3GR: also in LE4 3LE4 3GS: also in LE4 3LE4 3GT: also in LE4 3LE4 3GU: also in LE4 3LE4 3GW: also in LE4 3LE4 3HA: also in LE4 3LE4 3HB: also in LE4 3LE4 3HD: also in LE4 3LE4 3HE: also in LE4 3LE4 3HF: also in LE4 3LE4 3HG: also in LE4 3LE4 3HH: also in LE4 3LE4 3HJ: also in LE4 3LE4 3HL: also in LE4 3LE4 3HN: also in LE4 3LE4 3HP: also in LE4 3LE4 3HQ: also in LE4 3LE4 3HR: also in LE4 3LE4 3HS: also in LE4 3LE4 3HT: also in LE4 3LE4 3HU: also in LE4 3LE4 3HW: also in LE4 3LE4 3JA: also in LE4 3LE4 3JB: also in LE4 3LE4 3JD: also in LE4 3LE4 3JE: also in LE4 3LE4 3JF: also in LE4 3LE4 3JG: also in LE4 3LE4 3JH: also in LE4 3LE4 3JJ: also in LE4 3LE4 3JL: also in LE4 3LE4 3JN: also in LE4 3LE4 3JP: also in LE4 3LE4 3JQ: also in LE4 3LE4 3JR: also in LE4 3LE4 3JS: also in LE4 3LE4 3JT: also in LE4 3LE4 3JU: also in LE4 3LE4 3JW: also in LE4 3LE4 3JX: also in LE4 3LE4 3JY: also in LE4 3LE4 3JZ: also in LE4 3LE4 3LA: also in LE4 3LE4 3LB: also in LE4 3LE4 3LD: also in LE4 3LE4 3LE: also in LE4 3LE4 3LF: also in LE4 3LE4 3LG: also in LE4 3LE4 3LH: also in LE4 3LE4 3LJ: also in LE4 3LE4 3LL: also in LE4 3LE4 3LN: also in LE4 3LE4 3LP: also in LE4 3LE4 3LQ: also in LE4 3LE4 3LR: also in LE4 3LE4 3LS: also in LE4 3LE4 3LT: also in LE4 3LE4 3LU: also in LE4 3LE4 3LW: also in LE4 3LE4 3LX: also in LE4 3LE4 3LY: also in LE4 3LE4 3LZ: also in LE4 3LE4 3NA: also in LE4 3LE4 3NB: also in LE4 3LE4 3ND: also in LE4 3LE4 3NE: also in LE4 3LE4 3NF: also in LE4 3LE4 3NG: also in LE4 3LE4 3NH: also in LE4 3LE4 3NJ: also in LE4 3LE4 3NL: also in LE4 3LE4 3NN: also in LE4 3LE4 3NP: also in LE4 3LE4 3NQ: also in LE4 3LE4 3NR: also in LE4 3LE4 3NS: also in LE4 3LE4 3NT: also in LE4 3LE4 3NU: also in LE4 3LE4 3NW: also in LE4 3LE4 3NX: also in LE4 3LE4 3NY: also in LE4 3LE4 3NZ: also in LE4 3LE4 3PA: also in LE4 3LE4 3PB: also in LE4 3LE4 3PD: also in LE4 3LE4 3PE: also in LE4 3LE4 3PF: also in LE4 3LE4 3PG: also in LE4 3LE4 3PH: also in LE4 3LE4 3PJ: also in LE4 3 GP 1.9 kmTram or metro 2.4 kmSyston station 3.6 kmSileby station 5.0 kmBirstall West LE4 3ES Map of LE4 3ES and what is near it Map of LE4 3ES: its centre point, with the 185 other postcodes in the LE4 3 sector, 4 schools (2 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) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. The Cedars Academy 1.2 kmGP 2.8 kmBirstall West LE4 3ES
  • LE4 3ES
  • Other postcodes in LE4 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 52.6890, longitude -1.1349)

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 3ES?

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. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LE4 3ES?

Every home and business at LE4 3ES can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

Charnwood: 94%

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

Charnwood: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Charnwood.

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 3ES?

BinDayBuddy has not read Charnwood Borough Council's days for LE4 3ES today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE4 3ES 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 3ES 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 3ES.

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 Charnwood

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LE4 3ES: 2,573 properties in Charnwood are at high risk (2.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Charnwood

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 3ES 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 3ES?

Homes in LE4 3 sold for a typical £305,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 75 sales, up 2.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£305,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£297,500
12 months to August 2026
£305,000

▲ up 2.5% on the 12 months before

Detached£325,000 21 sales
Semi-detached£305,000 37 sales
Terraced£290,000 13 sales
Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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 3ES

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE4 3ES 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 LE4 3ES?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 950 homes in the neighbourhood around LE4 3ES. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (63%). 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 3ES

Band D in Charnwood for 2026‑27: £2,406. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,604 (band A) to £4,009 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,406.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (4%)£1,604
Band Babout 150 (16%)£1,871
Band Cabout 280 (29%)£2,138
Band Dabout 340 (36%)£2,406
Band Eabout 70 (7%)£2,940
Band Fabout 40 (4%)£3,475
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£4,009
Band Hwithheld£4,811

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. 18% 2000 to 2009
  8. 63% 2010 to 2019
  9. 12% 2020 or later

Averages for Charnwood 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 3ES is in (ONS area E01034006), 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 3ES?

The nearest open schools to LE4 3ES, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE4 3ES, 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 3ES?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE4 3ES is Syston Rail Station, 3.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Syston Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
  • Sileby Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmDrive
  • Rothley (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.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near LE4 3ES, 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 3ES?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE4 3ES, 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 3ES?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LE4 3ES on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 3ES?

The nearest to the centre of LE4 3ES, 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 3ES?

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 3ES?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE4 3ES, 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 3ES?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE4 3ES, 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 3ES?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE4 3ES 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 3ES in a conservation area?

The centre of LE4 3ES 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 3ES?

Police.uk records 56 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE4 3ES in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences29 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Public order4 reports
Burglary4 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports

Also: shoplifting 2, drugs 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 LE4 3ES

Ward
Birstall West
Parish
Birstall
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Birstall
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 2019

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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