Postcode LE5 1LF (Leicester)

Map showing LE5 1LF and nearby postcodes

The postcode LE5 1LF is located in Leicester It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LE5 1LF is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LE5 1LF is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.7 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of LE5 1LF as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.

The closest road name to LE5 1LF is Cardinals Walk which is centered 118 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Hartfield Road and is 155 m away. The closest railway station is Leicester Rail Station, 4.39 km away.

The closest primary school to LE5 1LF (for ages 11 and under) is St Josephs Catholic Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on September 26, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy.

The local pub for residents of LE5 1LF is Star And Garter and is 6.71 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on May 7, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Subway and is 6.29 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on September 22, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 90.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LE5 1LF is covered by the Leicestershire police force association and Leicester City is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to LE5 1LF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LE5 1LF, and the approximate distance away.

Cardinals Walk 118 m
Hartfield Road 118 m
Scraptoft Lane 144 m
Armadale Green 147 m
Upper Hall Close 175 m
Grantham Road 187 m
Wigley Road 210 m
Upper Hall Green 231 m
Winslow Green 253 m
Radiant Road 282 m
Compass Road 338 m
Arncliffe Road 379 m
Armadale Drive 397 m
Brook Road 457 m
Moorfields 583 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LE5 1LF

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from LE5 1LF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Josephs Catholic Academy Requires improvement
(September 26, 2018)
278 m
Keyham Lodge School 687 m
Scraptoft Valley Primary School Good
(February 28, 2017)
713 m
Humberstone Junior School Outstanding
(June 15, 2016)
799 m
Humberstone Infant Academy Good
(February 27, 2019)
799 m
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Good
(May 14, 2019)
876 m
Gateway Sixth Form College Good
(October 11, 2019)
1 km
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy 1.03 km
Nether Hall School Good
(March 16, 2017)
1.18 km
Orchard Mead Academy Good
(February 9, 2022)
1.18 km
Falcons Primary School Good
(September 13, 2017)
1.37 km
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy 1.4 km
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy Good
(January 30, 2020)
1.58 km
Fernvale Primary School Good
(March 6, 2019)
1.67 km
Avanti Fields School 1.69 km
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School 1.76 km
Krishna Avanti Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
1.76 km
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 1.76 km
Whitehall Primary School Requires improvement
(October 27, 2021)
2.03 km
Oaklands School Good
(January 30, 2018)
2.03 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LE5 1LF - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
@281 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 11, 2020
6.28 km
@281 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 11, 2020
6.28 km
Ameri-cans And Treats Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 16, 2022
6.28 km
Bella Italia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 23, 2018
6.28 km
The Holiday Inn (Leicester Wigston) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 17, 2018
6.28 km
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 24, 2019
6.29 km
Subway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 22, 2018
6.29 km
The Cradle Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 17, 2019
6.29 km
Breakfast Club Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 10, 2018
6.33 km
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 11, 2020
6.33 km
Jet Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 8, 2017
6.36 km
Glenmere Community Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 1, 2019
6.41 km
Kiddy Kapers Daycare Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 29, 2019
6.41 km
Freshly Chopped Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 30, 2021
6.45 km
Hockenhull Garages Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 30, 2021
6.45 km
Insomnia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 30, 2021
6.45 km
Bethel Free Evangelical Church Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2018
6.52 km
Poplars Group Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 8, 2019
6.6 km
Water Leys Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 10, 2019
6.6 km
Star And Garter Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 7, 2019
6.71 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LE5 1LF - Data from Apr 2022

Hartfield Road Bus Stop/Station 155 m
Hartfield Road Bus Stop/Station 158 m
Thurncourt Road Bus Stop/Station 297 m
Parkstone Road Bus Stop/Station 323 m
Parkstone Road Bus Stop/Station 355 m
Leicester Rail Station Rail 4.39 km
East Midlands Airport Air 27.02 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LE5 1LF - Data from Dec 2021

Quakesick Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.45 km
Scraptoft Long Spinneys Woodland Or Forest 2.46 km
Scraptoft Gorse Woodland Or Forest 2.95 km
Barkby Thorpe Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.97 km
Jones's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.12 km
Abbot's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.16 km
Square Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.2 km
Dam's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.33 km
Judgemeadow Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.34 km
Adrian's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.41 km
Bushby Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.46 km
Stackyard Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.59 km
Flat Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.63 km
Sunny Leys Woodland Or Forest 3.74 km
Clarke's Bush Woodland Or Forest 3.83 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LE5 1LF - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 71.3 Mbps 90.8 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.2 Mbps 21 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 2 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 11.5 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 102.6 13.9
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

24 meters consuming 506,796 kWh - mean 21,117 kWh : median 20,884 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

25 meters consuming 107,383 kWh - mean 4,295 kWh : median 3,509 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LE5 1LF - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 52.64456600
Longitude -1.06400200
OS Easting 463428
OS Northing 0305614
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
14113
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Leicestershire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Leicester East
Electoral Ward Humberstone & Hamilton
Local Authority District Leicester
Region / Government Office Region East Midlands
European Electoral Region East Midlands
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Leicester and Leicestershire
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Leicestershire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000016
Travel To Work Area Leicester

NHS

NHS England Region Midlands
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Leicester City
Cancer Alliance East Midlands
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
East Midlands
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Leicester City CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic professionals with families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Leicester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Leicester BUASD
Workplace Zone E33015468
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Leicester 013
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Leicester 013B
Output Area / Small Area 5A2