LE5 1FR postcode in Leicester, England

LE5 1FR is a postcode in Leicester, in the Humberstone & Hamilton 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 £285,000 Homes sold in LE5 1, last 12 months. ▲ 3.1% on the year before Nearest station Leicester 4.6 km in a straight line

Where LE5 1FR is, and what is near it

Map of LE5 1FR and what is near it Map of LE5 1FR: its centre point, with the 319 other postcodes in the LE5 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. LE5 1DG: also in LE5 1LE5 1DJ: also in LE5 1LE5 1DL: also in LE5 1LE5 1DN: also in LE5 1LE5 1DP: also in LE5 1LE5 1DR: also in LE5 1LE5 1FA: also in LE5 1LE5 1FB: also in LE5 1LE5 1FD: also in LE5 1LE5 1FE: also in LE5 1LE5 1FF: also in LE5 1LE5 1FG: also in LE5 1LE5 1FH: also in LE5 1LE5 1FJ: also in LE5 1LE5 1FL: also in LE5 1LE5 1FN: also in LE5 1LE5 1FP: also in LE5 1LE5 1FQ: also in LE5 1LE5 1FS: also in LE5 1LE5 1FT: also in LE5 1LE5 1GD: also in LE5 1LE5 1GE: also in LE5 1LE5 1GF: also in LE5 1LE5 1GZ: also in LE5 1LE5 1HJ: also in LE5 1LE5 1HR: also in LE5 1LE5 1JB: also in LE5 1LE5 1JD: also in LE5 1LE5 1TA: also in LE5 1 Bus stop 350 mGP 400 mBus stop 400 mSchool 500 mSchool 550 mGP 1.8 kmLeicester station 4.6 kmHumberstone & Hamilton LE5 1FR Map of LE5 1FR and what is near it Map of LE5 1FR: its centre point, with the 319 other postcodes in the LE5 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. GP 400 mSchool 500 mHumberstone & Hamilton LE5 1FR
  • LE5 1FR
  • Other postcodes in LE5 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 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 52.6495, longitude -1.0641)

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 LE5 1FR?

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 1FR?

Every home and business at LE5 1FR 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 1FR?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for LE5 1FR.

Check the bin days for LE5 1FR 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 1FR 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 1FR.

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 1FR: 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 1FR 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 1FR?

Homes in LE5 1 sold for a typical £285,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 112 sales, up 3.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£285,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£276,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £405,000 26 sales
  • Semi-detached £285,000 50 sales
  • Terraced £260,000 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £129,000 13 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 1FR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE5 1FR 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 1FR

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LE5 1FR. 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 1FR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around LE5 1FR. The largest share of them, 50%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (53%). 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 1FR

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 £3,091 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,686.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 400 (50%)£1,686
Band Babout 260 (33%)£1,967
Band Cabout 70 (9%)£2,248
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,529
Band Eabout 40 (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. None Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 53% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. 17% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1965 to 1982, 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 1FR is in (ONS area E01013694), 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 1FR?

The nearest open schools to LE5 1FR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE5 1FR, 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 1FR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE5 1FR is Leicester Rail Station, 4.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle
  • Syston Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive

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

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Cranesbill Road, 194 m away.

More stations near LE5 1FR, 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 1FR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE5 1FR, 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 1FR?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE5 1FR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS · up to 360 kW 1.6 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 1FR?

The nearest to the centre of LE5 1FR, 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 1FR?

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 1FR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE5 1FR, 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 1FR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE5 1FR, 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 1FR?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE5 1FR 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 1FR in a conservation area?

The centre of LE5 1FR 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 1FR?

Police.uk records 249 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE5 1FR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences92 reports
Anti-social behaviour38 reports
Criminal damage and arson26 reports
Public order23 reports
Vehicle crime18 reports
Other theft18 reports

Also: shoplifting 9, drugs 9, other crime 7, burglary 5, bicycle theft 2, theft from the person 1, robbery 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 1FR

Ward
Humberstone & Hamilton
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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