LE4 5HF Leicester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Belgrave. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Roberts Road, Leicester: 42 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 (92% of about 520 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 160 Belgrave Road - Belgrave Commercial Centre, permissioned (180 m)
- 190 Belgrave Road - Balmoral Hotel, permissioned (320 m)
- Abbey Park Road Bus Depot (MHT): up to 400 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Abbey Meadows - remainder of site: up to 110 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Abbey Meadows - Sock Island/Wolsey Works, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- 51 Melton Road, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Abbey Meadows - Bestway Holdings: up to 159 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- 233 Belgrave Gate, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 33 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 40 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 40 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 53 m above sea level.
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 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brandon Street Belgrave | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 24.5 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cossington Park Surgery | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brothers Pharmacy | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Care Clinic Limited | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Towers Hospital (Daisy Peake Building) | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Mansfield House Police Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bank of India | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Abbey Park 36 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holden Street Allotments 6,430 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 10 parks and gardens, 49 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Church of St Mark, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m (0.4 miles) south. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Church of St Mark | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Abbey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Abbot Penny's Wall | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Abbey Ruins | Listed building, Grade I | 810 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Remains of Cavendish House | Listed building, Grade I | 870 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Leicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardens | Scheduled monument | 900 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Belgrave Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Greyfriars, Leicester | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Hermitage Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Rally Bank | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Birstall Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Freemens Common | Wood | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 42 |
8 of the postcode's 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 11% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 53% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 25% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 32% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Roberts Road.