Postcode LE5 6NL (Leicester)

Map showing LE5 6NL and nearby postcodes

The postcode LE5 6NL is located in Leicester It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LE5 6NL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LE5 6NL is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.2 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 6NL as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Indian tech achievers.

The closest road name to LE5 6NL is Woodnewton Drive which is centered 77 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Alcester Drive and is 177 m away. The closest railway station is Leicester Rail Station, 4.26 km away.

The closest primary school to LE5 6NL (for ages 11 and under) is Krishna Avanti Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 14, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy.

The local pub for residents of LE5 6NL is Star And Garter and is 5.16 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 4.89 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on September 22, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 118.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.2 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 3.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LE5 6NL 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 6NL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LE5 6NL, and the approximate distance away.

Woodnewton Drive 77 m
Chorley Wood Road 149 m
Alcester Drive 182 m
Welland Vale Road 184 m
Kingsbury Avenue 191 m
Fallowfield Road 231 m
Rogerstone Road 236 m
Kingscliffe Crescent 245 m
Frinton Avenue 249 m
Fulbeck Avenue 249 m
Durston Close 264 m
Downing Drive 273 m
Hanbury Road 273 m
Walsgrave Avenue 307 m
Earlswood Road 351 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LE5 6NL

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 6NL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The City of Leicester College Requires improvement
(November 27, 2019)
193 m
Krishna Avanti Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
470 m
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 470 m
Whitehall Primary School Requires improvement
(October 27, 2021)
560 m
Oaklands School Good
(January 30, 2018)
560 m
Judgemeadow Community College 732 m
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Good
(May 14, 2019)
1 km
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy 1.18 km
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School Good
(October 27, 2021)
1.35 km
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy Good
(January 30, 2020)
1.53 km
Linden Primary School Good
(June 12, 2019)
1.57 km
Fernvale Primary School Good
(March 6, 2019)
1.6 km
Ash Field Academy Outstanding
(November 21, 2017)
1.64 km
Crown Hills Community College Good
(May 1, 2019)
2.01 km
St Josephs Catholic Academy Requires improvement
(September 26, 2018)
2.07 km
Scraptoft Valley Primary School Good
(February 28, 2017)
2.07 km
Coleman Primary School Good
(May 26, 2021)
2.13 km
Al-Aqsa Schools Trust Inadequate
(January 16, 2020)
2.14 km
Mayflower Primary School Good
(September 12, 2017)
2.14 km
Humberstone Junior School Outstanding
(June 15, 2016)
2.3 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LE5 6NL - Data from Apr 2022

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

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LE5 6NL - Data from Apr 2022

Alcester Drive Bus Stop/Station 177 m
Welland Vale Road Bus Stop/Station 249 m
Chatteris Avenue Bus Stop/Station 275 m
Woodnewton Drive Bus Stop/Station 283 m
Millersdale Avenue Bus Stop/Station 340 m
Leicester Rail Station Rail 4.26 km
East Midlands Airport Air 28.52 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LE5 6NL - Data from Dec 2021

Jones's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.26 km
Dam's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.49 km
Adrian's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.55 km
Judgemeadow Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.73 km
Stackyard Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.85 km
Brook Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2 km
Clarke's Bush Woodland Or Forest 2.25 km
Galtree Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.35 km
Flat Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.35 km
Sunny Leys Woodland Or Forest 2.53 km
Bushby Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.53 km
Scraptoft Long Spinneys Woodland Or Forest 3.01 km
Ash Holt Woodland Or Forest 3.02 km
Scraptoft Gorse Woodland Or Forest 3.18 km
Quakesick Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.28 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LE5 6NL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 90.4 Mbps 118.8 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 12.9 Mbps 15.2 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% 28 7
30-300 Mbps 0% 96.8 13.6
300+ Mbps 100% 395.5 36

Gas Consumption

24 meters consuming 531,969 kWh - mean 22,165 kWh : median 19,645 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

25 meters consuming 130,105 kWh - mean 5,204 kWh : median 4,334 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LE5 6NL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 52.62783000
Longitude -1.06214300
OS Easting 463578
OS Northing 0303754
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
20000
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Leicestershire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Leicester East
Electoral Ward Evington
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: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Indian tech achievers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Leicester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Leicester BUASD
Workplace Zone E33015517
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Leicester 025
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Leicester 025E
Output Area / Small Area 6A1