LE4 6AZ postcode in Leicester, England
LE4 6AZ is a postcode in Leicester, in the Belgrave ward. It is in the Leicester East parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where LE4 6AZ is, and what is near it
- LE4 6AZ
- Other postcodes in LE4 6: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 9 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 52.6469, longitude -1.1185)
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 6AZ?
- LeicesterCouncil, for all local services Leicester: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around LE4 6AZ Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- LeicestershirePolice force area
- Leicester EastParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Shivani Raja (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Shivani Raja
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 6AZ?
Every home and business at LE4 6AZ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 6AZ?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for LE4 6AZ.
Check the bin days for LE4 6AZ on BinDayBuddySource: 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 6AZ at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
Low riskThe Environment Agency counts 31 homes and businesses at LE4 6AZ. 31 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
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 6AZ: 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 6AZ is in 3 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 22:14 on 22 October 2026.
- Willow Brook at North Evington and Belgrave in Leicester CityFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Willow Brook at North Evington and Belgrave in Leicester City
- Tributaries in Leicester CityFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Tributaries in Leicester City
- Upper Soar catchmentFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Upper Soar catchment
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 22:14 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near LE4 6AZ?
Homes in LE4 6 sold for a typical £268,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 53 sales, up 2.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 2 sales, too few to price
- Semi-detached £290,000 13 sales
- Terraced £260,000 35 sales
- Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price
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 postcodeSource: 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 6AZ
HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in LE4 6AZ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 January 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 6AZ
The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LE4 6AZ. 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 AgencySource: 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 6AZ?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around LE4 6AZ. Over half of them (100%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (68%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £1,686 (band A); band A, the most common, is £1,686.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 660 (100%) | £1,686 |
| Band B | fewer than 5 | £1,967 |
| Band C | fewer than 5 | £2,248 |
| Band D | fewer than 5 | £2,529 |
| Band E | fewer than 5 | £3,091 |
| Band F | fewer than 5 | £3,653 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £4,215 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,058 |
When the homes were built
- 21% Before 1900
- None 1900 to 1918
- None 1919 to 1939
- None 1945 to 1964
- 68% 1965 to 1982
- 5% 1983 to 1999
- None 2000 to 2009
- 6% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2000 to 2009, 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 LE4 6AZ is in (ONS area E01013720), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 6AZ?
The nearest open schools to LE4 6AZ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 6AZ?
The nearest railway station to the centre of LE4 6AZ is Leicester Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.
- Leicester Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
- Syston Rail Station Railway station 5.8 kmDrive
- Leicester North (Great Central Railway) Underground, metro or tram 2.5 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Martin Street, 79 m away.
More stations near LE4 6AZ, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near LE4 6AZ?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE4 6AZ, 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.
- Brandon Surgery Dr R Kapur & Partner Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 0116 295 5000 300 mWalk
- Cossington Park Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2026 · Phone 0116 268 9790 300 mWalk
- Dr B Modi Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 0116 266 1247 650 mWalk
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 6AZ?
The nearest charging points to the centre of LE4 6AZ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Blink Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
- Highcross Electric Car Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near LE4 6AZ?
The nearest to the centre of LE4 6AZ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Doncaster Road Dental Practice Limited Phone 0116 266 1145 450 mWalk
- Dental Care Clinic Limited - Loughborough Road Phone 0116 223 6027 600 mWalk
- Gohil Dental Practice Phone 0116 266 6710 900 mWalk
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 6AZ?
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.
- Leicester Royal Infirmary Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report June 2024 · Phone 0300 303 1573 2.5 kmCycle
- Leicester General Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report June 2024 · Phone 0300 303 1573 3.1 kmCycle
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 6AZ?
The nearest care homes to the centre of LE4 6AZ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Heartwell House Residential Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 0116 266 5484 850 mWalk
- Asra House Residential Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report February 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0116 266 2727 900 mWalk
- Gokul-Vrandavan Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0116 261 3346 1.0 kmWalk
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 6AZ?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE4 6AZ, 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.
- Belgrave Pharmacy Mon to Fri 8:30am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 12pm; Sun closed · Phone 0116 266 8557 300 mWalk
- Brothers Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6:30pm; Sat 10am to 6pm; Sun closed · Phone 0116 266 7007 400 mWalk
- Omcare Late Night Pharmacy Mon to Fri 7am to 10pm; Sat 7am to 8pm; Sun 7am to 7pm · Phone 0116 261 3536 450 mWalk
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 6AZ?
The nearest vets to the centre of LE4 6AZ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Medivet 3.7 kmCycle
- Park Vet Group 5.3 kmDrive
- PDSA Pet Hospital 5.5 kmDrive
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 6AZ in a conservation area?
The centre of LE4 6AZ 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 6AZ?
Police.uk records 842 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE4 6AZ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: vehicle crime 36, drugs 27, burglary 20, theft from the person 18, robbery 18, bicycle theft 17, other crime 8, possession of weapons 7.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for LE4 6AZ
- Ward
- Belgrave
- 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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