LE4 9LJ Leicester
Live postcode, introduced May 2007. Ward: Troon. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- High View Close, Leicester: 89 addresses
- Lewisher Road, Leicester: 4 addresses
- Gipsy Lane, Leicester: 4 addresses
- Fletton Close, Leicester: 1 address
- Unnamed street near High View Close, Humberstone: 1 address
- Unnamed street near High View Close, Humberstone: 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 (52% of about 770 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)
- Grosvenor Gate - Former nurses home, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- 10-12 Fairfax Road: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
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 100 addresses are between 67 m and 85 m above sea level (75 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 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Golf Course Humberstone | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Haymarket Bus Station Leicester | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 25.4 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Johnson Medical Practice | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fusion Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Towers Hospital (Daisy Peake Building) | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | East Leicester Police | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rontec - Hamilton Cashzone | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hamilton Park 26 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hamilton Park 4.8 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Wycombe Road Allotments 1.6 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Belgrave Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.8 km (1.7 miles) west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Belgrave Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Quakesick Spinney | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Rally Bank | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Abbot's Spinney | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Barkby Thorpe Spinney | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Round Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
| King Lears Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 15 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 22 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 55 | 100 |
45 of the postcode's 100 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 57% | 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 High View Close.