LE5 3TT Leicester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: North Evington. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Nottingham Road, Leicester: 33 addresses
- St Saviour's Road, Leicester: 2 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 (87% 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Green Lane Road - Former Shield Engineering, permissioned (710 m)
- Evington Valley Road (Former Dunlop Works) (PS09b18) (Northern half of PSO area): up to 100 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 7 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 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 21 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 35 addresses are between 61 m and 62 m above sea level (61 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 | 1.5 km |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest St Saviour's Road North Evington | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Charles Street Leicester | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Capital Parking | 700 m |
| EV charging points | HMP Leicester | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 26.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest East Park Medical Centre (Rp Pandya) | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 26 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Vitality Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest East Park Road (Dental Surgery) | 250 m |
| Hospital | Leicester General Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police - Spinney Hill Park Police Station | 710 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest North Evington NatWest | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Spinney Hill Park 14 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,560 m² | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Saviour, a listed building (Grade II*), 420 m north-west. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Saviour | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m north-west |
| Melbourne Hall Evangelical Free Church and attached former Memorial Schools | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m south-west |
| New Walk, Leicester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-west |
| Victoria Park, Leicester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rally Bank | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Flat Spinney | Wood | 2.3 km south |
| Freemens Common | Wood | 2.6 km south-west |
| Old Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km west |
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km west |
| Shoulder of Mutton Hill | Hill | 4.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 35 |
5 of the postcode's 35 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 44% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 60% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 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 Nottingham Road.