LE4 5TL Leicester
Live postcode, introduced February 2022. Ward: Abbey. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Seagrave Walk, Leicester: 19 addresses
- Abbey Meadows, Leicester: 1 address
- Eastwell Walk, Leicester: 1 address
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 B (38% of about 1,170 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 1.0 km
- Abbey Meadows - Sock Island/Wolsey Works, permissioned (110 m)
- Abbey Meadows - remainder of site: up to 110 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Abbey Meadows - Bestway Holdings: up to 159 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Abbey Park Road Bus Depot (MHT): up to 400 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- 160 Belgrave Road - Belgrave Commercial Centre, permissioned (520 m)
- 190 Belgrave Road - Balmoral Hotel, permissioned (570 m)
- 51 Melton Road, permissioned (750 m)
- 233 Belgrave Gate, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 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 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 6 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 52 m and 54 m above sea level (53 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 | 2.2 km |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Abbey Meadows Abbey Park | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parking | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 24.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cossington Park Surgery | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Evergreen Healthcare Limited | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Care Clinic Limited | 620 m |
| Hospital | Leicester Royal Infirmary | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Mansfield House Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Asda Leicester Abbey L1 Cashzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,080 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Abbey Park 36 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 610 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Holden Street Allotments 6,430 m² | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 48 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Abbot Penny's Wall, a listed building (Grade I), 420 m west. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Abbot Penny's Wall | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m west |
| Abbey Ruins | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m south-west |
| Remains of Cavendish House | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m west |
| Abbey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 570 m south-west |
| Leicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardens | Scheduled monument | 620 m south-west |
| Former Church of St Mark | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m south |
| Belgrave Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north |
| The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Hermitage Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| Birstall Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north |
| Rally Bank | Wood | 3.2 km east |
| Cliff Spinney | Wood | 3.3 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 21 | 21 |
None of the postcode's 21 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 51% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 16% | 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 Seagrave Walk.