Postcode LE5 1SS (Leicester)

Map showing LE5 1SS and nearby postcodes

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

LE5 1SS is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.1 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 1SS as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-pressed ethnic mix.

The closest road name to LE5 1SS is Newlyn Parade which is centered 29 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Barry Road and is 60 m away. The closest railway station is Syston Rail Station, 5.03 km away.

The closest primary school to LE5 1SS (for ages 11 and under) is Kestrel Mead Primary Academy. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy.

The local pub for residents of LE5 1SS is Star And Garter and is 7.57 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 7.16 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on September 22, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 118.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 96.7% 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 2.1 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Newlyn Parade 29 m
Selby Avenue 67 m
Limehurst Road 128 m
Kinsley Road 131 m
Octon Close 143 m
Crayford Way 153 m
Barry Road 154 m
Farnley Road 158 m
Newlands Close 162 m
Berberis Close 177 m
Hayton Road 196 m
Greenbank Road 197 m
Bentley Close 222 m
Ivychurch Crescent 246 m
Gatenby Close 248 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LE5 1SS

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 1SS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy 344 m
Nether Hall School Good
(March 16, 2017)
501 m
Orchard Mead Academy Good
(February 9, 2022)
501 m
Keyham Lodge School 602 m
St Josephs Catholic Academy Requires improvement
(September 26, 2018)
603 m
Scraptoft Valley Primary School Good
(February 28, 2017)
718 m
Gateway Sixth Form College Good
(October 11, 2019)
1.01 km
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School 1.24 km
Humberstone Junior School Outstanding
(June 15, 2016)
1.26 km
Humberstone Infant Academy Good
(February 27, 2019)
1.26 km
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Good
(May 14, 2019)
1.65 km
Falcons Primary School Good
(September 13, 2017)
1.7 km
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy 1.88 km
Fernvale Primary School Good
(March 6, 2019)
1.95 km
Avanti Fields School 2.02 km
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy Good
(January 30, 2020)
2.41 km
Merrydale Infant School Good
(February 8, 2017)
2.59 km
Merrydale Junior School Good
(October 24, 2019)
2.59 km
Krishna Avanti Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
2.6 km
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 2.6 km

Nearby Food

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

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

Nearby Travel Links

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

Barry Road Bus Stop/Station 60 m
Barry Road Bus Stop/Station 75 m
Chestnut Avenue Bus Stop/Station 237 m
Netherhall Road Bus Stop/Station 261 m
Armdale Drive Bus Stop/Station 264 m
Syston Rail Station Rail 5.03 km
Leicester Rail Station Rail 5.06 km
East Midlands Airport Air 26.72 km

Nearby Nature

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

Quakesick Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.08 km
Barkby Thorpe Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.1 km
Scraptoft Long Spinneys Woodland Or Forest 2.19 km
Abbot's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.42 km
Scraptoft Gorse Woodland Or Forest 2.78 km
Square Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.04 km
Bushby Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.76 km
Jones's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.9 km
Dam's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 4.13 km
Sunny Leys Woodland Or Forest 4.14 km
Adrian's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 4.15 km
Judgemeadow Spinney Woodland Or Forest 4.2 km
Clarke's Bush Woodland Or Forest 4.39 km
Stackyard Spinney Woodland Or Forest 4.43 km
Round Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.49 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 54.8 Mbps 118.7 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 13.3 Mbps 15.3 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 3.3% 92.6 14
300+ Mbps 96.7% 462 37.5

Gas Consumption

30 meters consuming 416,779 kWh - mean 13,893 kWh : median 13,619 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LE5 1SS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 52.65151500
Longitude -1.05817000
OS Easting 463812
OS Northing 0306390
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
4135
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Hard-pressed 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 E33017971
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Leicester 037
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Leicester 037A
Output Area / Small Area 8D2