LE4 7HY Leicester
Live postcode, introduced February 2025. Ward: Rushey Mead. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Clattinger Road, Leicester: 16 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 B (41% of about 630 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: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 241 Loughborough Road - Rear of Bestway, permissioned (90 m)
- 148 Melton Road, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 16 addresses are between 52 m and 53 m above sea level (52 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 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest New Bridge Belgrave | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | National Space Centre Coach Parking | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 23.2 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Broadhurst Street Medical Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Everydaymeds | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Towers Hospital (Daisy Peake Building) | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Mansfield House Police Station | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 184 Melton Road Lloyds Bank | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,160 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 10 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rushey Fields Recreation Ground 8.8 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Uxbridge Road Allotments 2.3 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Monument to Edward Holdsworth at East End of Garden at Belgrave Hall Including Statue of Religion, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m (0.3 miles) south. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Monument to Edward Holdsworth at East End of Garden at Belgrave Hall Including Statue of Religion | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Belgrave Hall and railings and gates in front of the Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) south |
| The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave | Scheduled monument | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Belgrave Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 490 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Belgrave House, Railings and Piers in Front of Belgrave House | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Parish Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Abbey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hermitage Wood | Wood | 650 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Birstall Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Cliff Spinney | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Bennion Pools | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Old Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| King Lears Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 16 |
3 of the postcode's 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Leicester: see them on the Leicester page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 62% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Clattinger Road.