Map of the LE postcode area
Use the interactive map to explore the area boundary and neighbouring postcode areas.
Overview
The LE Postcode Area
The LE postcode area is centred on the city of Leicester and covers most of Leicestershire, with smaller extensions into Rutland and limited areas of Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire. The area includes a mix of city, market towns and former industrial settlements.
Leicester lies on the River Soar and the Grand Union Canal and forms the cultural and economic centre of the postcode area. The city is home to De Montfort University and has a long history stretching back to Roman times, with surviving sections of Roman and medieval city walls and gateways.
Central landmarks include Leicester Cathedral, where King Richard III was reinterred following the rediscovery of his remains at the former site of Greyfriars Priory. Nearby are the Guildhall, a medieval timber-framed building now a museum, and Wygston’s House, dating from the 15th century. The focal point of the city centre is the Clock Tower, built in 1865 at the junction of five streets, now surrounded by a pedestrianised area.
Leicester’s civic core includes the Town Hall and gardens, featuring decorative fountains and sculpture, alongside major shopping areas such as Highcross and the Haymarket. Cultural venues include the Curve Theatre, designed by Rafael Viñoly, and the Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, which houses collections ranging from archaeology to ancient Egypt.
Near the river is the site of Leicester Castle, now landscaped as Castle Gardens, with the surviving motte rising above the park. North of the city centre lies Abbey Park, located on Abbey Meadow beside the Soar, with features including the ruins of Leicester Abbey, the Abbey Gatehouse, and a statue of Cardinal Wolsey.
Leicester is well connected by road and rail, with a mainline station on London Road, originally opened in 1840 and rebuilt in 1892, notable for its clock tower and arched façade. The city also has direct access to the M1 and M69 motorways. A short distance north along the river is the National Space Centre, home to the UK’s largest planetarium and distinctive rocket tower.
Beyond Leicester, the postcode area includes a number of significant towns. Loughborough, also on the Grand Union Canal, is a large market town and university centre, with landmarks including Queen’s Park and the Loughborough Carillon Tower, a war memorial housing a museum and bell chamber. Melton Mowbray, on the River Eye, is known for its market traditions and association with pork pies, while Market Harborough lies on the River Welland and the terminus of a canal arm at Union Wharf.
Other notable towns include Ashby-de-la-Zouch, with its substantial castle ruins, Hinckley, located near the A5 and M69, Lutterworth, associated with historic coaching routes, and Coalville, a town that developed during the Industrial Revolution around coal mining and remains linked to the region’s industrial heritage.
Together, the LE postcode area reflects the historical development of the East Midlands, combining a major city, university towns, traditional market centres and landscapes shaped by industry, trade and transport.
The LE postcode area covers Leicester and nearby parts of the East Midlands.
The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: DE - Derby, CV - Coventry, PE - Peterborough, NN - Northampton and NG - Nottingham and is located inland.
The postcode area falls within the following counties: Leicestershire (93.48%), Rutland (4.31%), Nottinghamshire (1.21%), Northamptonshire (0.77%), Warwickshire (0.18%), Derbyshire (0.04%).
Quick facts
| Width east to west | 41.39 mi |
|---|---|
| Height north to south | 34.96 mi |
| Area | 829.14 mi² |
| Maximum width | 41.42 mi |
| Perimeter | 196.71 mi |
| Postcode districts | 27 |
| Postcode sectors | 136 |
| Post towns | 12 |
| Postcodes | 22,656 |
| Population | 985,795 |
The LE postcode area has a population of 985,795 and covers 2,324,663 hectares. Roughly 1.52% of the population of Great Britain lives here.
Post towns and postcode districts
Where is the LE postcode area?
How built up is the postcode area?
This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is LE14 and the most urban is LE1.
| Postcode district | Total area (m²) | Footprint area (m²) | Built percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE14 | 355,109,857 | 2,450,109 | 0.69% |
| LE15 | 350,907,773 | 2,971,866 | 0.85% |
| LE16 | 244,004,207 | 2,609,503 | 1.07% |
| LE7 | 247,914,201 | 3,383,882 | 1.36% |
| LE17 | 198,234,199 | 3,420,617 | 1.73% |
| LE12 | 215,668,581 | 4,407,045 | 2.04% |
| LE8 | 113,034,249 | 2,386,831 | 2.11% |
| LE6 | 27,083,016 | 626,558 | 2.31% |
| LE65 | 45,188,029 | 1,196,198 | 2.65% |
| LE9 | 130,261,775 | 3,654,035 | 2.81% |
| LE67 | 130,290,182 | 4,356,084 | 3.34% |
| LE10 | 62,778,850 | 3,123,950 | 4.98% |
| LE19 | 19,385,129 | 1,305,689 | 6.74% |
| LE13 | 18,907,221 | 1,548,966 | 8.19% |
| LE11 | 30,807,412 | 2,922,472 | 9.49% |
| LE18 | 15,834,155 | 1,646,383 | 10.40% |
| LE2 | 42,475,950 | 4,655,775 | 10.96% |
| LE4 | 29,985,899 | 4,468,631 | 14.90% |
| LE3 | 26,839,334 | 4,113,694 | 15.33% |
| LE5 | 16,528,531 | 3,211,922 | 19.43% |
| LE1 | 3,420,892 | 1,115,637 | 32.61% |
| Total | 2,324,659,442 | 59,575,847 | 2.56% |
Area measurements
| Hectares | 2,324,663 |
|---|---|
| Square miles | 8,975.57 |
| Square feet | 250,224,400,657.00 |
| Square kilometres | 23,246.63 |
Postal delivery offices
- Anstey Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Ashby-de-la-zouch Delivery Office
- Bagworth Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Barrow On Soar Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Belton (le) Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Billes Delivery Office N Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Blaby Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Broughton Astley Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Coalville Delivery Office
- Cosby Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Croft Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Earl Shilton Postal Delivery Office
- Fleckney Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Frisby On The Wreake Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Great Dalby Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Great Glen Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Groby Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Harby Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Hinckley Delivery Office
- Huncote Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Ibstock Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Kibworth Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Kirby Bellars Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Kirby Muxloe Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Leicester Central Delivery Office
- Leicester East Delivery Office
- Leicester North Delivery Office
- Leicester South Delivery Office
- Leicester South East Delivery Office
- Leicester West Delivery Office
- Loughborough Delivery Office
- Lutterworth Delivery Office
- Market Harborough Delivery Office
- Markfield Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Melton Mowbray Delivery Office
- Mountsorrel Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Newbold Ver Delivery Office N Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Normanton On Soar Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Oadby Delivery Office
- Oakham Delivery Office
- Quorn Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Ratby Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Rothley Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Sharnford Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Shepshed Delivery Office
- Sileby Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Somerby Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Stathern Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Stoney Stanton Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Sutton Bonington Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Swan House Delivery Office
- Syston Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Tilton On The Hill Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Wigston Delivery Office
- Wolvey Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Woodhouse Eaves Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Wymeswold Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Wymondham Scale Payment Delivery Office
Tourist attractions within the area
We found 21 visitor attractions within the Leicester postcode area.
| Ashby de la Zouch Castle |
|---|
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
| View on Google Maps |
| Donington le Heath Manor House |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View on Google Maps |
| Hinckley and District Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View on Google Maps |
| Tropical Birdland |
| Wildlife |
| Safari Park / Zoo / Aquarium / Aviary |
| View on Google Maps |
| Kirby Muxloe Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
| View on Google Maps |
| Charnwood Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View on Google Maps |
| Carillon and War Memorial Museum |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic Monument / Archaeological Site |
| View on Google Maps |
| Jewry Wall Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View on Google Maps |
| Newarke Houses Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View on Google Maps |
| Leicester Cathedral |
| Places of Worship |
| Place of Worship (still in use) |
| View on Google Maps |
| King Richard III Visitor Centre |
| Visitor Centres |
| Heritage / Visitor Centre |
| View on Google Maps |
| National Space Centre |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Science / Technology Centre |
| View on Google Maps |
| Abbey Pumping Station |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View on Google Maps |
| New Walk Museum and Art Gallery |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View on Google Maps |
| Belgrave Hall |
| Historic Properties |
| Other Historic Property |
| View on Google Maps |
| Wigston Framework Knitters Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View on Google Maps |
| Melton Carnegie Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View on Google Maps |
| Oakham Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
| View on Google Maps |
| Rutland County Museum & Visitor Centre |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View on Google Maps |
| Lyddington Bede House |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
| View on Google Maps |
| Barnsdale Gardens |
| Gardens |
| Garden |
| View on Google Maps |
Towns and villages within the area
- Ab Kettleby — village
- Anstey — village
- Arnesby — village
- Arthingworth — village
- Asfordby — village
- Asfordby Hill — village
- Ashby Folville — village
- Ashby Magna — village
- Ashby Parva — village
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch — town
- Ashley — village
- Ashwell — village
- Aston Flamville — village
- Bagworth — village
- Bardon — village
- Barleythorpe — village
- Barrow — village
- Barrow upon Soar — village
- Barrowden — village
- Barsby — village
- Barwell — village
- Battram — village
- Belton — village
- Belton-in-Rutland — village
- Billesdon — village
- Birstall — village
- Bisbrooke — village
- Bitteswell — village
- Blaby — village
- Botcheston — village
- Braunston-in-Rutland — village
- Braybrooke — village
- Broughton Astley — village
- Bruntingthorpe — village
- Burley — village
- Burrough on the Hill — village
- Burton Lazars — village
- Burton on the Wolds — village
- Burton Overy — village
- Caldecott — village
- Catthorpe — village
- Church Langton — village
- Claybrooke Magna — village
- Claybrooke Parva — village
- Clipsham — village
- Clipston — village
- Coalville — town
- Cold Overton — village
- Coleorton — village
- Cosby — village
- Cossington — village
- Costock — village
- Cotesbach — village
- Cottesmore — village
- Cottingham — village
- Countesthorpe — village
- Croft — village
- Cropston — village
- Desford — village
- Dingley — village
- Donington le Heath — village
- Drayton — village
- Dunton Bassett — village
- Earl Shilton — town
- East Carlton — village
- East Farndon — village
- East Goscote — village
- East Langton — village
- East Leake — village
- Eastwell — village
- Edith Weston — village
- Edmondthorpe — village
- Egleton — village
- Ellistown — village
- Elmesthorpe — village
- Empingham — village
- Enderby — village
- Exton — village
- Fleckney — village
- Foxton — village
- Frisby on the Wreake — village
- Frolesworth — village
- Gartree — village
- Gaulby — village
- Gilmorton — village
- Glaston — village
- Glooston — village
- Goadby — village
- Goadby Marwood — village
- Great Bowden — village
- Great Dalby — village
- Great Easton — village
- Great Glen — village
- Great Oxendon — village
- Greetham — village
- Griffydam — village
- Grimston — village
- Groby — village
- Hallaton — village
- Harby — village
- Hathern — village
- Heather — village
- Hickling — village
- Hinckley — town
- Hoby — village
- Holwell — village
- Hose — village
- Hoton — village
- Houghton on the Hill — village
- Hugglescote — village
- Huncote — village
- Hungarton — village
- Husbands Bosworth — village
- Ibstock — town
- Keyham — village
- Kibworth Beauchamp — village
- Kibworth Harcourt — village
- Kilby — village
- Kimcote — village
- Kirby Bellars — village
- Kirby Muxloe — village
- Kirkby Mallory — village
- Knossington — village
- Langham — village
- Leesthorpe — otherSettlement
- Leicester — city
- Leicester Forest East — village
- Leicester Forest West — village
- Leire — village
- Little Dalby — otherSettlement
- Little Stretton — village
- Littlethorpe — village
- Long Clawson — village
- Long Whatton — village
- Loughborough — town
- Lubenham — village
- Lutterworth — town
- Lyddington — village
- Lyndon — village
- Manton — village
- Market Harborough — town
- Market Overton — village
- Markfield — village
- Marston Trussell — village
- Medbourne — village
- Melton Mowbray — town
- Middleton — village
- Morcott — village
- Mountsorrel — village
- Mowsley — village
- Narborough — village
- Nether Broughton — village
- Newbold — village
- Newbold Heath — village
- Newbold Verdon — village
- Newton Burgoland — village
- Newton Harcourt — village
- Newtown Linford — village
- Normanton le Heath — village
- Normanton on Soar — village
- North Kilworth — village
- North Luffenham — village
- Oadby — Settlement
- Oakham — town
- Old Dalby — village
- Osgathorpe — village
- Owston — village
- Packington — village
- Peatling Magna — village
- Peatling Parva — village
- Peckleton — village
- Peckleton Common — otherSettlement
- Pickwell — village
- Preston — village
- Queniborough — village
- Quorn / Quorndon — village
- Ragdale — village
- Ratby — village
- Ratcliffe on the Wreake — village
- Ravenstone — village
- Rearsby — village
- Rempstone — village
- Ridlington — village
- Rockingham — village
- Rotherby — village
- Rothley — village
- Saddington — village
- Saltby — village
- Sapcote — village
- Saxelbye — village
- Scalford — village
- Seagrave — village
- Seaton — village
- Sharnford — village
- Shawell — village
- Shearsby — village
- Shepshed — town
- Sibbertoft — village
- Sileby — village
- Skeffington — village
- Slawston — village
- Smeeton Westerby — village
- Smisby — village
- Somerby — village
- South Croxton — village
- South Kilworth — village
- South Luffenham — village
- Sproxton — village
- Stanford on Avon — otherSettlement
- Stanton under Bardon — village
- Stapleford — otherSettlement
- Stapleton — village
- Stathern — village
- Stoke Albany — village
- Stonesby — village
- Stoney Stanton — village
- Stoughton — village
- Stretton — village
- Sutton Bonington — village
- Swannington — village
- Swepstone — village
- Swinford — village
- Swithland — village
- Syston — town
- Theddingworth — village
- Thistleton — village
- Thornton — village
- Thorpe Arnold — village
- Thorpe Langton — village
- Thorpe Satchville — village
- Thringstone — village
- Thrussington — village
- Thurcaston — village
- Thurlaston — village
- Thurmaston — village
- Tilton on the Hill — village
- Tugby — village
- Tur Langton — village
- Twyford — village
- Ullesthorpe — village
- Upper Broughton — village
- Upper Bruntingthorpe — village
- Upper Hambleton — village
- Uppingham — town
- Wakerley — village
- Walcote — village
- Waltham on the Wolds — village
- Walton — village
- Walton on the Wolds — village
- Wanlip — village
- Weston by Welland — village
- Whetstone — village
- Whissendine — village
- Whitwick — village
- Wigston — Settlement
- Wilbarston — village
- Willoughby Waterleys — village
- Willoughby-on-the-Wolds — village
- Wing — village
- Wolvey — village
- Wolvey Heath — village
- Woodhouse — village
- Woodhouse Eaves — village
- Worthington — village
- Wykin — otherSettlement
- Wymeswold — village
- Wymondham — village
- Zouch — village