LE3 6DB Leicester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Western. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Danehurst Avenue: 27 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Leicester in 2026-27: Band D £2,529 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,686 | £1,967 | £2,248 | £2,529 | £3,091 | £3,653 | £4,215 | £5,058 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (45% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 15 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Westcotes Drive - Former Cherryleas Assessment Centre, permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 72 m and 75 m above sea level (73 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Narborough 294,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Ambrose Close Dane Hills | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | NCP Leicester St Nicholas Circle | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | Blink | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 24.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fosse Medical Centre (Dr H Mukadam) | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Shilchem Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 450 m |
| Hospital | Frith Hospital (Epma) | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Hinckley Road Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Fosse Road Recreation Ground 4.2 ha | 470 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Western Park 61 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,350 m² | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sandhurst Road Allotments 2.7 ha | 300 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 77 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Moated site at New Parks, Leicester | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Abbey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km north-east |
| New Walk, Leicester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shoulder of Mutton Hill | Hill | 940 m south-west |
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km east |
| Old Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km east |
| Little Gorse | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| The Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south-west |
| Bendbow Spinney | Wood | 2.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 27 | 27 |
None of the postcode's 27 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Danehurst Avenue.