LE5 0PJ postcode in Leicester, England

LE5 0PJ is a postcode in Leicester, in the North Evington ward. It is in the Leicester East 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 £255,000 Homes sold in LE5 0, last 12 months. ▼ 2.1% on the year before Nearest station Leicester 2.5 km in a straight line

Where LE5 0PJ is, and what is near it

Map of LE5 0PJ and what is near it Map of LE5 0PJ: its centre point, with the 166 other postcodes in the LE5 0 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. A6030A47 LE5 0AA: also in LE5 0LE5 0AZ: also in LE5 0LE5 0BY: also in LE5 0LE5 0HD: also in LE5 0LE5 0JP: also in LE5 0LE5 0JQ: also in LE5 0LE5 0LJ: also in LE5 0LE5 0ND: also in LE5 0LE5 0NE: also in LE5 0LE5 0NJ: also in LE5 0LE5 0NL: also in LE5 0LE5 0PA: also in LE5 0LE5 0PB: also in LE5 0LE5 0PD: also in LE5 0LE5 0PE: also in LE5 0LE5 0PF: also in LE5 0LE5 0PG: also in LE5 0LE5 0PH: also in LE5 0LE5 0PL: also in LE5 0LE5 0PN: also in LE5 0LE5 0PP: also in LE5 0LE5 0PR: also in LE5 0LE5 0PS: also in LE5 0LE5 0PT: also in LE5 0LE5 0PU: also in LE5 0LE5 0PW: also in LE5 0LE5 0QF: also in LE5 0LE5 0QJ: also in LE5 0LE5 0QL: also in LE5 0LE5 0QN: also in LE5 0 Bus stop 400 mSchool 700 mWillows Health 900 mNorth Evington LE5 0PJ Map of LE5 0PJ and what is near it Map of LE5 0PJ: its centre point, with the 166 other postcodes in the LE5 0 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Bus stop 350 mNorth Evington LE5 0PJ
  • LE5 0PJ
  • Other postcodes in LE5 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 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 52.6440, longitude -1.0942)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LE5 0PJ?

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 0PJ?

Every home and business at LE5 0PJ 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 LE5 0PJ?

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

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

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 0PJ: 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 0PJ 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 0PJ?

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 0PJ

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in LE5 0PJ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 December 2024. The middle sale was £265,000, from £240,000 to £270,000. Across LE5 0, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £255,000. 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

What council tax band are homes near LE5 0PJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 900 homes in the neighbourhood around LE5 0PJ. Over half of them (77%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (58%). 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 0PJ

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 690 (77%)£1,686
Band Babout 150 (17%)£1,967
Band Cabout 50 (6%)£2,248
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£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. 3% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 58% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 21% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 LE5 0PJ is in (ONS area E01013653), 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 0PJ?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE5 0PJ is Leicester Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Syston Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive

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

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Exton Road, 196 m away.

More stations near LE5 0PJ, 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 0PJ?

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

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

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

  • Gridserve Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS · up to 360 kW 1.7 kmCycle
  • Blink Charging point · No details mapped 2.5 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 LE5 0PJ?

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

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 0PJ?

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

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

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

The centre of LE5 0PJ 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 0PJ?

Police.uk records 384 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE5 0PJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences172 reports
Anti-social behaviour56 reports
Public order38 reports
Other theft31 reports
Criminal damage and arson26 reports
Vehicle crime20 reports

Also: drugs 12, burglary 10, shoplifting 4, theft from the person 4, bicycle theft 4, robbery 4, other crime 2, possession of weapons 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 LE5 0PJ

Ward
North Evington
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

LE5 0PH70 mLE5 0PB80 mLE5 0AA90 mLE5 0PN110 mLE5 0PS110 mLE5 0PD120 m
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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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