Postcode LE5 2NS (Leicester)

Map showing LE5 2NS and nearby postcodes

The postcode LE5 2NS is located in Leicester It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LE5 2NS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LE5 2NS is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.3 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 2NS as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-pressed ethnic mix.

The closest road name to LE5 2NS is Gelert Avenue which is centered 24 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Dakyn Road and is 265 m away. The closest railway station is Leicester Rail Station, 4.55 km away.

The closest primary school to LE5 2NS (for ages 11 and under) is Thurnby Mead Primary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 14, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy.

The local pub for residents of LE5 2NS is Star And Garter and is 5.96 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 5.65 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on September 22, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 29 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 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 2NS 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 2NS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LE5 2NS, and the approximate distance away.

Gelert Avenue 24 m
Wintersdale Road 99 m
Valentine Road 157 m
Ogwen Close 175 m
St Swithin's Road 179 m
Brent Knowle Gardens 193 m
Dakyn Road 247 m
Springway Close 270 m
Summerlea Road 338 m
Perkyn Road 340 m
Dudley Avenue 541 m
Uppingham Road 1.55 km
M1 10.11 km
A46 33.33 km
A43 41.06 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode LE5 2NS

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 2NS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Good
(May 14, 2019)
337 m
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy 551 m
Krishna Avanti Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
970 m
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 970 m
The City of Leicester College Requires improvement
(November 27, 2019)
1 km
Fernvale Primary School Good
(March 6, 2019)
1.02 km
Whitehall Primary School Requires improvement
(October 27, 2021)
1.21 km
Oaklands School Good
(January 30, 2018)
1.21 km
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School Good
(October 27, 2021)
1.25 km
Scraptoft Valley Primary School Good
(February 28, 2017)
1.25 km
St Josephs Catholic Academy Requires improvement
(September 26, 2018)
1.32 km
Judgemeadow Community College 1.55 km
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy Good
(January 30, 2020)
1.58 km
Humberstone Junior School Outstanding
(June 15, 2016)
1.79 km
Humberstone Infant Academy Good
(February 27, 2019)
1.79 km
Keyham Lodge School 1.86 km
Nether Hall School Good
(March 16, 2017)
1.93 km
Orchard Mead Academy Good
(February 9, 2022)
1.93 km
Ash Field Academy Outstanding
(November 21, 2017)
2.01 km
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy 2.13 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LE5 2NS - Data from Apr 2022

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

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LE5 2NS - Data from Apr 2022

Dakyn Road Bus Stop/Station 265 m
Downing Drive Bus Stop/Station 286 m
Downing Drive Bus Stop/Station 305 m
Dakyn Road Bus Stop/Station 321 m
Dakyn Road Bus Stop/Station 359 m
Leicester Rail Station Rail 4.55 km
East Midlands Airport Air 28.12 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LE5 2NS - Data from Dec 2021

Jones's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.04 km
Adrian's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.28 km
Dam's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.3 km
Scraptoft Long Spinneys Woodland Or Forest 2.34 km
Bushby Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.5 km
Judgemeadow Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.51 km
Quakesick Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.62 km
Scraptoft Gorse Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km
Stackyard Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.66 km
Clarke's Bush Woodland Or Forest 2.67 km
Sunny Leys Woodland Or Forest 2.68 km
Brook Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
Square Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.82 km
Flat Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.04 km
Galtree Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.16 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LE5 2NS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 30.7 Mbps 29 Mbps 39.87 Mbps
Upload 7.1 Mbps 6.4 Mbps 10 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 24.2 5.5
30-300 Mbps 100% 34 7.5
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

43 meters consuming 467,708 kWh - mean 10,877 kWh : median 10,846 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

44 meters consuming 160,265 kWh - mean 3,642 kWh : median 2,686 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LE5 2NS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 52.63471900
Longitude -1.05796200
OS Easting 463851
OS Northing 0304524
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
12684
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Leicestershire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Leicester East
Electoral Ward Thurncourt
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 E33017970
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Leicester 037
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Leicester 037C
Output Area / Small Area 8D2