Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 8.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LE3 5QT
Postcode
LE3 5QT
Coordinates
52.6361, -1.1456
Grid reference
SK579046
Easting
457,918
Northing
304,603
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WJVP3+CQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Leicester
Travel to Work
Leicester
ITL Region
Leicester
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4402
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4402 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near LE3 5QT
England & WalesCrime trends · near LE3 5QT
Counts are for Fosse electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
69
YoY +15%
836546
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
25
YoY stable
40248
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY —
21122
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
1692
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
21
YoY stable
36239
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.36.7%
Other White24.2%
African11.8%
Indian5.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.3%
+ 9 other groups · 16.6%
Religion
Christian47.9%
No religion26.3%
Muslim12.6%
Not answered8.8%
Hindu2.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.2%
Age groups
35–4920.2%
25–3418.8%
50–6413.6%
20–2413.1%
16–199.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.5%
Households
Other30.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.3%
+ 8 other households · 30.1%
Administrative Information
Leicester
Local Authority
Council AreaLeicester West E14001328
Constituency
E14001328Leicestershire
Police Force
England
Ward
Fosse
Constituency code
E14001328
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Leicester, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Leicester
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandEast Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Leicester City
Sub ICB Location
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 04C
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Leicester 016D E01013684
E01013684MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Leicester 016 E02002842
E02002842LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Leicester 016D E01013684
E01013684MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Leicester 016 E02002842
E02002842Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:01 AM
Sunrise
5:47 PM
Sunset
11 hours 46 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:01 AM
Sunset (today)
5:47 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 46 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LE3 5QT introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 4402
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01013684 and MSOA E02002842 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE3 5QT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LE3 5QT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 45%
Attainment 8
48.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 29%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
58%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 32%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
54%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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