LE1 5 postcode sector in the LE1 district

LE1 5 is a sector of the LE1 district: every postcode that starts LE1 5. It has 113 postcodes in use, 11 of them large-user postcodes. A large-user postcode is one Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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Every postcode in the LE1 5 sector, and which are new since 2020

Map of every postcode in the LE1 5 sector, by new since 2020 Of the 113 postcodes in the LE1 5 sector that ONS places, 11 are new since 2020 and 102 were in use before 2020. One group of new postcodes is outlined: 8 new postcodes since 2020. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Leicester. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE1 5AA: before 2020LE1 5AD: before 2020LE1 5AE: before 2020LE1 5AF: before 2020LE1 5AG: before 2020LE1 5AH: before 2020LE1 5AJ: before 2020LE1 5AL: before 2020LE1 5AN: before 2020LE1 5AR: before 2020LE1 5AS: before 2020LE1 5AW: before 2020LE1 5BD: before 2020LE1 5BN: before 2020LE1 5BP: before 2020LE1 5DB: before 2020LE1 5DE: before 2020LE1 5DF: before 2020LE1 5DG: before 2020LE1 5DL: before 2020LE1 5DR: before 2020LE1 5EA: before 2020LE1 5EB: before 2020LE1 5EH: before 2020LE1 5EL: before 2020LE1 5EN: before 2020LE1 5EQ: before 2020LE1 5ET: before 2020LE1 5EU: before 2020LE1 5EW: before 2020LE1 5FA: before 2020LE1 5FG: before 2020LE1 5FL: before 2020LE1 5FQ: before 2020LE1 5FT: before 2020LE1 5FX: before 2020LE1 5GF: before 2020LE1 5GG: before 2020LE1 5GW: before 2020LE1 5GX: before 2020LE1 5HB: before 2020LE1 5HJ: before 2020LE1 5HP: before 2020LE1 5JE: before 2020LE1 5JN: before 2020LE1 5JP: before 2020LE1 5JQ: before 2020LE1 5JT: before 2020LE1 5LB: before 2020LE1 5LD: before 2020LE1 5LR: before 2020LE1 5LS: before 2020LE1 5LX: before 2020LE1 5NA: before 2020LE1 5NF: before 2020LE1 5NR: before 2020LE1 5NS: before 2020LE1 5PD: before 2020LE1 5PH: before 2020LE1 5PS: before 2020LE1 5PX: before 2020LE1 5PY: before 2020LE1 5PZ: before 2020LE1 5QQ: before 2020LE1 5QS: before 2020LE1 5QX: before 2020LE1 5RA: before 2020LE1 5RB: before 2020LE1 5SH: before 2020LE1 5SJ: before 2020LE1 5SN: before 2020LE1 5SP: before 2020LE1 5TE: before 2020LE1 5TH: before 2020LE1 5TN: before 2020LE1 5TS: before 2020LE1 5TT: before 2020LE1 5TU: before 2020LE1 5UD: before 2020LE1 5UE: before 2020LE1 5WD: before 2020LE1 5WH: before 2020LE1 5WL: before 2020LE1 5WN: before 2020LE1 5WX: before 2020LE1 5XD: before 2020LE1 5XH: before 2020LE1 5XQ: before 2020LE1 5XU: before 2020LE1 5XW: before 2020LE1 5XX: before 2020LE1 5XY: before 2020LE1 5XZ: before 2020LE1 5YA: before 2020LE1 5YB: before 2020LE1 5YN: before 2020LE1 5YP: before 2020LE1 5YW: before 2020LE1 5AX: new since 2020LE1 5AY: new since 2020LE1 5BF: new since 2020LE1 5BH: new since 2020LE1 5BQ: new since 2020LE1 5BT: new since 2020LE1 5BW: new since 2020LE1 5BX: new since 2020LE1 5WR: new since 2020 Leicester 8 new postcodes since 2020, outlined: this goes to LE1 5BX, the newest of them8 new postcodes since 2020 Map of every postcode in the LE1 5 sector, by new since 2020 Of the 113 postcodes in the LE1 5 sector that ONS places, 11 are new since 2020 and 102 were in use before 2020. One group of new postcodes is outlined: 8 new postcodes since 2020. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Leicester. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Leicester 8 new postcodes since 2020, outlined: this goes to LE1 5BX, the newest of them8 new postcodes since 2020
  • New since 2020: 11
  • In use before 2020: 102
  • Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together

Of the 113 postcodes in the LE1 5 sector that ONS places, 11 are new since 2020 and 102 were in use before 2020.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The 5 newest postcodes

LE1 5BXJuly 2024LE1 5BTMay 2024LE1 5BWAugust 2022LE1 5AXOctober 2020LE1 5AYAugust 2020

Further out, not drawn

This postcode lies well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without it to show the rest closer; it is in every count.

LE1 5WP

Where the new postcodes lie together

  • 8 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. LE1 5BX, is the newest of them.

What do homes sell for in LE1 5?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales of homes in LE1 5 in the 12 months to August 2026: too few to give a typical price.

  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Standard sales of homes at market value at the postcodes that start LE1 5. A typical price is the median, the middle sale, given from 5 sales or more.

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

Postcodes in LE1 5

Pick a postcode to see its council and MP, broadband, flood risk, what homes sell for, council tax, the nearest schools and stations, and crime around it.

LE1 5AALE1 5ADLE1 5AELE1 5AFLE1 5AGLE1 5AHLE1 5AJLE1 5ALLE1 5ANLE1 5ARLE1 5ASLE1 5AWLE1 5AXLE1 5AYLE1 5AZLE1 5BDLE1 5BFLE1 5BGLE1 5BHLE1 5BNLE1 5BPLE1 5BQLE1 5BTLE1 5BWLE1 5BXLE1 5DBLE1 5DELE1 5DFLE1 5DGLE1 5DLLE1 5DRLE1 5EALE1 5EBLE1 5EHLE1 5ELLE1 5ENLE1 5EQLE1 5ETLE1 5EULE1 5EWLE1 5FALE1 5FGLE1 5FLLE1 5FQLE1 5FTLE1 5FXLE1 5GFLE1 5GGLE1 5GWLE1 5GXLE1 5HBLE1 5HJLE1 5HPLE1 5JELE1 5JNLE1 5JPLE1 5JQLE1 5JTLE1 5LBLE1 5LDLE1 5LRLE1 5LSLE1 5LXLE1 5NALE1 5NFLE1 5NRLE1 5NSLE1 5PDLE1 5PHLE1 5PSLE1 5PXLE1 5PYLE1 5PZLE1 5QQLE1 5QSLE1 5QXLE1 5RALE1 5RBLE1 5SHLE1 5SJLE1 5SNLE1 5SPLE1 5TELE1 5THLE1 5TNLE1 5TSLE1 5TTLE1 5TULE1 5UDLE1 5UELE1 5WDLE1 5WHLE1 5WLLE1 5WNLE1 5WPLE1 5WRLE1 5WWLE1 5WXLE1 5XDLE1 5XHLE1 5XQLE1 5XRLE1 5XSLE1 5XULE1 5XWLE1 5XXLE1 5XYLE1 5XZLE1 5YALE1 5YBLE1 5YNLE1 5YPLE1 5YW

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. Postcodes that have ended are not listed. See all our data sources

What council am I in? The council, borough or local authority for a postcode, and the county council where there is one. What ward am I in? The ward for a postcode, with its council, constituency and parish.

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