LE5 4DQ postcode in Leicester, England

LE5 4DQ is a postcode in Leicester, in the Thurncourt ward. It is in the Leicester East parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since June 2004.

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 £272,000 Homes sold in LE5 4, last 12 months. ▲ 0.7% on the year before Nearest station Leicester 3.1 km in a straight line

Where LE5 4DQ is, and what is near it

Map of LE5 4DQ and what is near it Map of LE5 4DQ: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the LE5 4 sector, 3 schools (1 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 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE5 4BH: also in LE5 4LE5 4BJ: also in LE5 4LE5 4BL: also in LE5 4LE5 4BR: also in LE5 4LE5 4DA: also in LE5 4LE5 4DB: also in LE5 4LE5 4DD: also in LE5 4LE5 4DE: also in LE5 4LE5 4DF: also in LE5 4LE5 4DG: also in LE5 4LE5 4DH: also in LE5 4LE5 4DJ: also in LE5 4LE5 4DL: also in LE5 4LE5 4DN: also in LE5 4LE5 4DP: also in LE5 4LE5 4DR: also in LE5 4LE5 4DW: also in LE5 4LE5 4DZ: also in LE5 4LE5 4EA: also in LE5 4LE5 4EB: also in LE5 4LE5 4ED: also in LE5 4LE5 4EE: also in LE5 4LE5 4EG: also in LE5 4LE5 4EH: also in LE5 4LE5 4EJ: also in LE5 4LE5 4EL: also in LE5 4LE5 4EQ: also in LE5 4LE5 4ER: also in LE5 4LE5 4ES: also in LE5 4LE5 4ET: also in LE5 4LE5 4EU: also in LE5 4LE5 4LF: also in LE5 4LE5 4LG: also in LE5 4LE5 4LJ: also in LE5 4LE5 4LP: also in LE5 4LE5 4LS: also in LE5 4LE5 4LT: also in LE5 4LE5 4NA: also in LE5 4LE5 4NB: also in LE5 4LE5 4ND: also in LE5 4LE5 4NE: also in LE5 4LE5 4NF: also in LE5 4LE5 4NG: also in LE5 4LE5 4NH: also in LE5 4LE5 4NJ: also in LE5 4LE5 4NT: also in LE5 4LE5 4NU: also in LE5 4LE5 4NW: also in LE5 4LE5 4PP: also in LE5 4LE5 4PQ: also in LE5 4LE5 4RA: also in LE5 4LE5 4RB: also in LE5 4LE5 4RD: also in LE5 4LE5 4TA: also in LE5 4LE5 4TB: also in LE5 4LE5 4TD: also in LE5 4LE5 4TE: also in LE5 4LE5 4TF: also in LE5 4LE5 4TJ: also in LE5 4LE5 4TL: also in LE5 4LE5 4TN: also in LE5 4LE5 4TP: also in LE5 4LE5 4TU: also in LE5 4LE5 4TW: also in LE5 4LE5 4TX: also in LE5 4LE5 4UF: also in LE5 4LE5 4UG: also in LE5 4LE5 4UH: also in LE5 4LE5 4UJ: also in LE5 4LE5 4UL: also in LE5 4LE5 4UN: also in LE5 4LE5 4UP: also in LE5 4 GP 850 mGP 1.0 kmAsh Field Academy 1.2 kmLeicester station 3.1 kmSyston station 6.1 kmEvington LE5 4DQ Map of LE5 4DQ and what is near it Map of LE5 4DQ: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the LE5 4 sector, 3 schools (2 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 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 850 mGP 1.0 kmEvington LE5 4DQ
  • LE5 4DQ
  • Other postcodes in LE5 4: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 52.6393, longitude -1.0812)

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 4DQ?

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 4DQ?

Every home and business at LE5 4DQ 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 4DQ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Leicester City Council's days for LE5 4DQ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE5 4DQ 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 4DQ 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 4DQ.

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 4DQ: 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 4DQ 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 4DQ?

Homes in LE5 4 sold for a typical £272,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 47 sales, up 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£272,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£270,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £285,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £263,000 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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 4DQ

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in LE5 4DQ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 13 April 2026. The middle sale was £415,000, from £410,000 to £570,000. Across LE5 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £272,000. 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 4DQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around LE5 4DQ. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (45%). 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 4DQ

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 £4,215 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,686.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 240 (38%)£1,686
Band Babout 130 (20%)£1,967
Band Cabout 80 (13%)£2,248
Band Dabout 100 (16%)£2,529
Band Eabout 60 (9%)£3,091
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,653
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,215
Band Hwithheld£5,058

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 45% 1919 to 1939
  4. 38% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 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 4DQ is in (ONS area E01013671), 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 4DQ?

The nearest open schools to LE5 4DQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE5 4DQ, 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 4DQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE5 4DQ is Leicester Rail Station, 3.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle
  • Syston Rail Station Railway station 6.1 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 Rockery Close, 91 m away.

More stations near LE5 4DQ, 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 4DQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE5 4DQ, 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 4DQ?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE5 4DQ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS · up to 360 kW 2.1 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 4DQ?

The nearest to the centre of LE5 4DQ, 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 4DQ?

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 4DQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE5 4DQ, 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 4DQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE5 4DQ, 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 4DQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE5 4DQ 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 4DQ in a conservation area?

The centre of LE5 4DQ 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 4DQ?

Police.uk records 368 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE5 4DQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences160 reports
Anti-social behaviour60 reports
Criminal damage and arson38 reports
Public order31 reports
Vehicle crime23 reports
Other theft23 reports

Also: drugs 12, burglary 7, shoplifting 5, bicycle theft 3, theft from the person 2, robbery 2, other crime 2.

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 4DQ

Ward
Thurncourt
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
June 2004

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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