LE4 7PH Leicester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Troon. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Trevino Drive, Leicester: 70 addresses
- Unnamed street near Humberstone Lane, Rushey Mead: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Trevino Drive, Rushey Mead: 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 (39% of about 460 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
- Humberstone Lane Thurmaston: up to 92 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Rear of 36 to 46 Colby Road Thurmaston: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 54 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 66 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 66 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 72 addresses are between 53 m and 55 m above sea level (54 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 | Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Shearer Close Leicester | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | Sibson Road Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 890 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 24.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Spirit Primary Care LTD-Rushey Mead | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rushey Mead Pharmacy | 730 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 440 m |
| Hospital | Towers Hospital (Daisy Peake Building) | 1.8 km |
| Police station | East Leicester Police | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | Harvest Energy - Fosseway Service Station Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Appleton Park 9.8 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 10 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | Oakland Avenue Allotments 1.4 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Belgrave Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.2 km west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Belgrave Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Quakesick Spinney | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Hermitage Wood | Wood | 2.1 km west |
| Abbot's Spinney | Wood | 2.2 km east |
| Round Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north |
| King Lears Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north |
| Rally Bank | Wood | 3.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 8 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 12 |
| Under 55 | 69 | 52 |
3 of the postcode's 72 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 20 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 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 | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 60% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Trevino Drive.