Postcode LE5 1LY (Leicester)

Map showing LE5 1LY and nearby postcodes

The postcode LE5 1LY is located in Leicester It was introduced in July 2008 and is an active postcode. LE5 1LY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LE5 1LY is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4 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 1LY as Multicultural metropolitans > Asian traits > Inner city ethnic mix.

The closest road name to LE5 1LY is Snape Close which is centered 31 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Shipton Road and is 354 m away. The closest railway station is Syston Rail Station, 3.9 km away.

The closest primary school to LE5 1LY (for ages 11 and under) is Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School.

The local pub for residents of LE5 1LY is Sileby Conservative Club and is 8.04 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 20, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Subway and is 8.16 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on September 22, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 122.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 20.4 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 2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LE5 1LY 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 1LY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Snape Close 31 m
Timble Road 53 m
Tollerton Close 109 m
Kepwick Road 131 m
Copgrove Close 168 m
Sockburn Close 201 m
Padside Close 206 m
Swinton Close 220 m
Dalton Road 232 m
Shipton Road 284 m
Brompton Road 353 m
Heritage Way 372 m
Sandhills Avenue 788 m
Barkbythorpe Road 1.26 km
Melton Road 4.33 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode LE5 1LY

Introduction July 2008
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 1LY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School 793 m
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy 950 m
Nether Hall School Good
(March 16, 2017)
1.31 km
Orchard Mead Academy Good
(February 9, 2022)
1.31 km
Keyham Lodge School 1.39 km
Gateway Sixth Form College Good
(October 11, 2019)
1.5 km
St Josephs Catholic Academy Requires improvement
(September 26, 2018)
1.75 km
Scraptoft Valley Primary School Good
(February 28, 2017)
1.87 km
Humberstone Junior School Outstanding
(June 15, 2016)
2.01 km
Humberstone Infant Academy Good
(February 27, 2019)
2.01 km
The Pochin School Outstanding
(April 30, 2014)
2.03 km
Falcons Primary School Good
(September 13, 2017)
2.19 km
Avanti Fields School 2.39 km
Sandfield Close Primary School Good
(June 4, 2019)
2.75 km
Eastfield Primary School 2.76 km
Church Hill Infant School Good
(July 3, 2018)
2.77 km
Church Hill Church of England Junior School Good
(January 12, 2022)
2.77 km
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Good
(May 14, 2019)
2.82 km
North Mead Primary Academy Good
(July 4, 2018)
2.9 km
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy 3.04 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Lime Tree Day Nursery (Cossington Rd) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 25, 2021
7.61 km
Gracie Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 4, 2021
7.85 km
Sileby Conservative Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 20, 2020
8.04 km
The Green Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 21, 2019
8.04 km
@281 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 11, 2020
8.16 km
@281 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 11, 2020
8.16 km
Ameri-cans And Treats Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 16, 2022
8.16 km
Bella Italia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 23, 2018
8.16 km
The Holiday Inn (Leicester Wigston) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 17, 2018
8.16 km
The Free Trade Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
November 2, 2018
8.16 km
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 24, 2019
8.16 km
Subway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 22, 2018
8.16 km
The Cradle Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 17, 2019
8.16 km
Glenn Lewin Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 11, 2020
8.23 km
Ratcliffe Off Licence Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 22, 2018
8.23 km
Sileby Convenience Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 2, 2020
8.23 km
Breakfast Club Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 10, 2018
8.28 km
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 11, 2020
8.28 km
Jet Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 8, 2017
8.32 km
The Carington Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 5, 2019
8.34 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Shipton Road Bus Stop/Station 354 m
Shipton Road Bus Stop/Station 364 m
Bakers Way Bus Stop/Station 414 m
Bakers Way Bus Stop/Station 427 m
Celandine Road Bus Stop/Station 686 m
Syston Rail Station Rail 3.9 km
Leicester Rail Station Rail 5.64 km
East Midlands Airport Air 25.82 km

Nearby Nature

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

Quakesick Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.02 km
Barkby Thorpe Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.19 km
Abbot's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.25 km
Scraptoft Long Spinneys Woodland Or Forest 2.87 km
Round Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.45 km
Scraptoft Gorse Woodland Or Forest 3.49 km
Square Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.74 km
Barkby Holt Woodland Or Forest 4.08 km
King Lears Lake Inland Water 4.15 km
Hermitage Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.5 km
John Merricks' Lake Inland Water 4.6 km
Bushby Spinney Woodland Or Forest 4.8 km
Barkby Spinney Woodland Or Forest 4.98 km
Jones's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 5.07 km
Fox Holes Spinneys Woodland Or Forest 5.08 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 68.9 Mbps 122.6 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 20.4 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 62 16.9
300+ Mbps 100% 395.5 36

Gas Consumption

12 meters consuming 157,117 kWh - mean 13,093 kWh : median 12,659 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

12 meters consuming 48,002 kWh - mean 4,000 kWh : median 3,497 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LE5 1LY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 52.66211300
Longitude -1.05926600
OS Easting 463723
OS Northing 0307570
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15174
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: Multicultural metropolitans
Group: Asian traits
Subgroup: Inner city ethnic mix
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Leicester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Leicester BUASD
Workplace Zone E33015449
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Leicester 009
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Leicester 009E
Output Area / Small Area 4C3