LE5 0AU postcode in Leicester, England

LE5 0AU is a postcode in Leicester, in the Wycliffe ward. It is in the Leicester South 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 at LE5 0AU can get it Across Leicester: 98% Typical price £255,000 Homes sold in LE5 0, last 12 months. ▼ 2.1% on the year before Nearest station Leicester 900 m in a straight line

Where LE5 0AU is, and what is near it

Map of LE5 0AU and what is near it Map of LE5 0AU: its centre point, with the 166 other postcodes in the LE5 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE5 0AQ: also in LE5 0LE5 0AR: also in LE5 0LE5 0AT: also in LE5 0LE5 0BT: also in LE5 0LE5 0DA: also in LE5 0LE5 0DE: also in LE5 0LE5 0DF: also in LE5 0LE5 0DG: also in LE5 0LE5 0DL: also in LE5 0LE5 0DN: also in LE5 0LE5 0DP: also in LE5 0LE5 0DQ: also in LE5 0LE5 0DT: also in LE5 0LE5 0DU: also in LE5 0LE5 0DW: also in LE5 0LE5 0EA: also in LE5 0LE5 0EB: also in LE5 0LE5 0ED: also in LE5 0LE5 0EE: also in LE5 0LE5 0EF: also in LE5 0LE5 0EG: also in LE5 0LE5 0EN: also in LE5 0LE5 0EP: also in LE5 0LE5 0ER: also in LE5 0LE5 0ES: also in LE5 0LE5 0ET: also in LE5 0LE5 0EU: also in LE5 0LE5 0EX: also in LE5 0LE5 0EZ: also in LE5 0LE5 0FA: also in LE5 0LE5 0FB: also in LE5 0LE5 0FE: also in LE5 0LE5 0FF: also in LE5 0LE5 0FG: also in LE5 0LE5 0FH: also in LE5 0LE5 0FN: also in LE5 0LE5 0FP: also in LE5 0LE5 0FQ: also in LE5 0LE5 0HJ: also in LE5 0LE5 0HL: also in LE5 0LE5 0HU: also in LE5 0LE5 0HW: also in LE5 0LE5 0JA: also in LE5 0LE5 0NR: also in LE5 0LE5 0NS: also in LE5 0LE5 0NT: also in LE5 0LE5 0SA: also in LE5 0 Leicester LE5 0AU Map of LE5 0AU and what is near it Map of LE5 0AU: its centre point, with the 166 other postcodes in the LE5 0 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Leicester LE5 0AU
  • LE5 0AU
  • Other postcodes in LE5 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.6390, longitude -1.1204)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LE5 0AU?

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 LE5 0AU?

Every home and business at LE5 0AU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

LE5 0AU 100% Leicester 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

LE5 0AU 100% Leicester Over 99%
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 LE5 0AU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Leicester City Council's days for LE5 0AU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE5 0AU 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 LE5 0AU 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 LE5 0AU.

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 LE5 0AU: 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 LE5 0AU 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 LE5 0AU?

Homes in LE5 0 sold for a typical £255,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 56 sales, down 2.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£255,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£260,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £387,502 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £295,000 17 sales
  • Terraced £240,000 27 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £94,950 6 sales

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

Across the whole LE5 district: a typical £273,000 from 440 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 LE5 0AU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE5 0AU 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 LE5 0AU

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LE5 0AU. 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 LE5 0AU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around LE5 0AU. Over half of them (99%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (76%). 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 LE5 0AU

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 £1,967 (band B); band A, the most common, is £1,686.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 670 (99%)£1,686
Band Babout 10 (1%)£1,967
Band Cfewer than 5£2,248
Band Dfewer than 5£2,529
Band Efewer than 5£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. 20% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 76% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 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 LE5 0AU is in (ONS area E01013746), 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 LE5 0AU?

The nearest open schools to LE5 0AU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE5 0AU, 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 LE5 0AU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE5 0AU is Leicester Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.

  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
  • South Wigston Rail Station Railway station 6.4 kmDrive

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 Dysart Way, 70 m away.

More stations near LE5 0AU, 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 LE5 0AU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE5 0AU, 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 LE5 0AU?

1 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE5 0AU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Blink Charging point · No details mapped 700 mWalk
  • Highcross Electric Car Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmCycle
  • Leicester City Council Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 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 LE5 0AU?

The nearest to the centre of LE5 0AU, 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 LE5 0AU?

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 LE5 0AU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE5 0AU, 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 LE5 0AU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE5 0AU, 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 LE5 0AU?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE5 0AU 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 LE5 0AU in a conservation area?

The centre of LE5 0AU 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 LE5 0AU?

Police.uk records 1,506 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE5 0AU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences460 reports
Shoplifting224 reports
Anti-social behaviour186 reports
Public order155 reports
Criminal damage and arson98 reports
Other theft93 reports

Also: drugs 78, vehicle crime 49, burglary 41, robbery 36, bicycle theft 29, theft from the person 26, possession of weapons 18, other crime 13.

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 LE5 0AU

Ward
Wycliffe
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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