LE5 6QA postcode in Leicester, England

LE5 6QA is a postcode in Leicester, in the 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 at LE5 6QA can get it Across Leicester: 98% Typical price £355,000 Homes sold in LE5 6, last 12 months. ▲ 9.2% on the year before Nearest station Leicester 4.5 km in a straight line

Where LE5 6QA is, and what is near it

Map of LE5 6QA and what is near it Map of LE5 6QA: its centre point, with the 173 other postcodes in the LE5 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A47 LE5 6FB: also in LE5 6LE5 6FD: also in LE5 6LE5 6FE: also in LE5 6LE5 6FF: also in LE5 6LE5 6FJ: also in LE5 6LE5 6FL: also in LE5 6LE5 6GA: also in LE5 6LE5 6GD: also in LE5 6LE5 6GE: also in LE5 6LE5 6GF: also in LE5 6LE5 6GG: also in LE5 6LE5 6GH: also in LE5 6LE5 6GJ: also in LE5 6LE5 6HF: also in LE5 6LE5 6HH: also in LE5 6LE5 6HN: also in LE5 6LE5 6HT: also in LE5 6LE5 6JA: also in LE5 6LE5 6JB: also in LE5 6LE5 6JD: also in LE5 6LE5 6JE: also in LE5 6LE5 6JF: also in LE5 6LE5 6JJ: also in LE5 6LE5 6LA: also in LE5 6LE5 6LB: also in LE5 6LE5 6LD: also in LE5 6LE5 6LE: also in LE5 6LE5 6LF: also in LE5 6LE5 6LG: also in LE5 6LE5 6LH: also in LE5 6LE5 6LJ: also in LE5 6LE5 6LL: also in LE5 6LE5 6LN: also in LE5 6LE5 6LP: also in LE5 6LE5 6LQ: also in LE5 6LE5 6NA: also in LE5 6LE5 6NB: also in LE5 6LE5 6ND: also in LE5 6LE5 6NE: also in LE5 6LE5 6NF: also in LE5 6LE5 6NG: also in LE5 6LE5 6NH: also in LE5 6LE5 6NJ: also in LE5 6LE5 6NL: also in LE5 6LE5 6NN: also in LE5 6LE5 6PA: also in LE5 6LE5 6PB: also in LE5 6LE5 6PD: also in LE5 6LE5 6PE: also in LE5 6LE5 6PF: also in LE5 6LE5 6PG: also in LE5 6LE5 6PH: also in LE5 6LE5 6PJ: also in LE5 6LE5 6PL: also in LE5 6LE5 6PN: also in LE5 6LE5 6PP: also in LE5 6LE5 6PQ: also in LE5 6LE5 6PR: also in LE5 6LE5 6PS: also in LE5 6LE5 6PT: also in LE5 6LE5 6PU: also in LE5 6LE5 6PW: also in LE5 6LE5 6PX: also in LE5 6LE5 6PY: also in LE5 6LE5 6QB: also in LE5 6LE5 6RA: also in LE5 6LE5 6RB: also in LE5 6LE5 6RD: also in LE5 6LE5 6RE: also in LE5 6LE5 6SA: also in LE5 6LE5 6SB: also in LE5 6LE5 6SD: also in LE5 6LE5 6SE: also in LE5 6LE5 6SF: also in LE5 6LE5 6SG: also in LE5 6LE5 6SH: also in LE5 6LE5 6SJ: also in LE5 6LE5 6SL: also in LE5 6LE5 6SN: also in LE5 6LE5 6SP: also in LE5 6LE5 6SQ: also in LE5 6LE5 6SR: also in LE5 6LE5 6SS: also in LE5 6LE5 6ST: also in LE5 6LE5 6SU: also in LE5 6LE5 6SW: also in LE5 6LE5 6SX: also in LE5 6LE5 6SY: also in LE5 6LE5 6TA: also in LE5 6LE5 6TB: also in LE5 6LE5 6TD: also in LE5 6LE5 6TE: also in LE5 6LE5 6TF: also in LE5 6LE5 6TG: also in LE5 6LE5 6TH: also in LE5 6LE5 6TJ: also in LE5 6LE5 6TL: also in LE5 6LE5 6TN: also in LE5 6LE5 6TP: also in LE5 6LE5 6TQ: also in LE5 6LE5 6TR: also in LE5 6LE5 6TS: also in LE5 6LE5 6TT: also in LE5 6LE5 6XA: also in LE5 6LE5 6XH: also in LE5 6 GP 1.8 kmWillows Health 2.1 kmLeicester station 4.5 kmEvington LE5 6QA Map of LE5 6QA and what is near it Map of LE5 6QA: its centre point, with the 173 other postcodes in the LE5 6 sector, 4 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 6 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A47 School 750 mGP 1.8 kmEvington LE5 6QA
  • LE5 6QA
  • Other postcodes in LE5 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 52.6320, longitude -1.0593)

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 6QA?

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 6QA?

Every home and business at LE5 6QA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

LE5 6QA 100% Leicester 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

LE5 6QA 100% Leicester Over 99%
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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 6QA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Leicester City Council's days for LE5 6QA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE5 6QA 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 6QA 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 6QA.

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 6QA: 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 6QA 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 6QA?

Homes in LE5 6 sold for a typical £355,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 44 sales, up 9.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£355,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£325,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £410,000 20 sales
  • Semi-detached £316,000 16 sales
  • Terraced £275,000 5 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 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 6QA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE5 6QA 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

What council tax band are homes near LE5 6QA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around LE5 6QA. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (95%). 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 6QA

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 C, the most common, is £2,248.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,686
Band Babout 80 (13%)£1,967
Band Cabout 280 (44%)£2,248
Band Dabout 180 (29%)£2,529
Band Eabout 50 (8%)£3,091
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,653
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,215
Band Hfewer than 5£5,058

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 95% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 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 6QA is in (ONS area E01013666), 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 6QA?

The nearest open schools to LE5 6QA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE5 6QA, 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 6QA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE5 6QA is Leicester Rail Station, 4.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle
  • Syston Rail Station Railway station 7.1 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Downing Drive, 100 m away.

More stations near LE5 6QA, 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 6QA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE5 6QA, 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 6QA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LE5 6QA on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 6QA?

The nearest to the centre of LE5 6QA, 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 6QA?

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 6QA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE5 6QA, 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 6QA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE5 6QA, 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 6QA?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE5 6QA 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 6QA in a conservation area?

The centre of LE5 6QA 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 6QA?

Police.uk records 200 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE5 6QA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences71 reports
Anti-social behaviour30 reports
Criminal damage and arson25 reports
Vehicle crime21 reports
Other theft16 reports
Public order15 reports

Also: burglary 8, other crime 5, shoplifting 4, drugs 3, bicycle theft 1, 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 6QA

Ward
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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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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