LE postcode area

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Leicester
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Coordinates: 52°38′35″N1°08′02″W / 52.643°N 1.134°W / 52.643; -1.134
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
LE
Postcode area name
Leicester
Post towns 12
Postcode districts 28
Postcode sectors152
Postcodes (live)22,458
Postcodes (total)34,512
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The LE postcode area, also known as the Leicester postcode area, [2] is a group of 21 postcode districts in central England, within 12 post towns. These cover most of Leicestershire (including Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, Melton Mowbray, Coalville, Market Harborough, Ashby de la Zouch, Lutterworth, Wigston, Markfield and Ibstock) and most of Rutland (including Oakham), plus small parts of south Nottinghamshire and north Northamptonshire, and very small parts of Derbyshire and Warwickshire.

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
LE1LEICESTER Leicester Leicester
LE2LEICESTER Oadby, Knighton, Highfields, Aylestone, Eyres Monsell, Glen Parva, Stoughton, Little Stretton Leicester, Oadby and Wigston, Harborough, Blaby
LE3LEICESTER Braunstone, Glenfield, New Parks, Groby Road (A50), Leicester Forest East, Westcotes Leicester, Blaby
LE4LEICESTER Beaumont Leys, Belgrave, Birstall, Thurmaston Leicester, Charnwood
LE5LEICESTER Hamilton, Thurnby Lodge, Evington Leicester
LE6LEICESTER Ratby, Groby, Newtown Linford Hinckley and Bosworth, Charnwood
LE7LEICESTER Scraptoft, Thurnby, Anstey, Billesdon, Gaddesby, Hungarton, Rearsby, Tilton on the Hill, Tugby, Cropston, Thurcaston, Rothley, Barkby, Syston, Wanlip Charnwood, Harborough, Melton
LE8LEICESTER Blaby, Great Glen, Fleckney, Kibworth, Peatling Magna, Countesthorpe, Whetstone Blaby, Harborough
LE9LEICESTER Kirby Muxloe, Stoney Stanton, Cosby, Huncote, Croft, Desford, Newbold Verdon, Kirkby Mallory, Earl Shilton, Barwell, Sapcote, Sutton in the Elms, Broughton Astley, Thurlaston, Potters Marston Hinckley and Bosworth, Blaby, Harborough
LE10HINCKLEY Hinckley, Burbage, Wolvey, Sharnford, Aston Flamville, Copston Magna Hinckley and Bosworth, Blaby, Rugby
LE11LOUGHBOROUGH Loughborough, Nanpantan Charnwood
LE12LOUGHBOROUGH East Leake, West Leake, Sutton Bonington, Long Whatton, Mountsorrel, Shepshed, Belton, Hathern, Quorn, Barrow Upon Soar, Sileby, Wymeswold Charnwood, North West Leicestershire, Rushcliffe
LE13MELTON MOWBRAY Melton Mowbray Melton
LE14MELTON MOWBRAY Ashby Folville, Brooksby, Harby, Hickling, Hoby, Ragdale, Rotherby, Scalford, Somerby, Stonesby, Waltham on the Wolds, Wymondham Melton, Rushcliffe
LE15OAKHAM Oakham, Cold Overton, Empingham, Knossington, Langham, Manton, Owston and Newbold, Thistleton, Uppingham, Whissendine Rutland, Melton, Harborough
LE16MARKET HARBOROUGH Market Harborough, Arthingworth, Ashley, Braybrooke, Caldecott, Clipston, East Carlton, East Farndon, East Langton, Great Oxendon, Hallaton, Marston Trussell, Medbourne, Rockingham, Sibbertoft, Stoke Albany Harborough, West Northamptonshire, North Northamptonshire, Rutland
LE17LUTTERWORTH Lutterworth, Leire, Swinford, Bitteswell, Ullesthorpe, Theddingworth, Gilmorton, Catthorpe, Claybrooke Magna, Wibtoft Harborough, Rugby
LE18WIGSTON Wigston, South Wigston, Kilby Oadby and Wigston, Blaby
LE19LEICESTER Narborough, Enderby, Littlethorpe Blaby
LE21LEICESTERnon-geographic
LE41LEICESTERLarge user (otherwise in LE4)non-geographic
LE55LEICESTERnon-geographic
LE65ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Boundary, Calke, Smisby, Willesley, Worthington North West Leicestershire, South Derbyshire
LE67COALVILLE Coalville North West Leicestershire
IBSTOCK Ibstock North West Leicestershire
MARKFIELD Markfield Hinckley and Bosworth
LE87LEICESTERnon-geographic
LE94LEICESTERnon-geographic
LE95LEICESTERnon-geographic

The LE65 and LE67 districts were formed from LE6 circa 1992.

The LE19 district was formed in 2002 from parts of the LE3 and LE9 districts. [3]

The LE2, LE3 and LE4 postcode districts are all among the top five by population. [4]

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LE postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby CV, DE, NG, NN and PE postcode areas.

See also

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The KT postcode area, also known as the Kingston upon Thames postcode area, is a group of 24 postcode districts in England, within 19 post towns. These cover boroughs in south-west Greater London and several boroughs in north-east Surrey.

The DA postcode area, also known as the Dartford postcode area, is a group of eighteen postcode districts in England, within eleven post towns. These cover parts of south-east London and north-west Kent.

The CV postcode area, also known as the Coventry postcode area, is a group of 24 postcode districts in central England, within eleven post towns. These cover the eastern part of the West Midlands county, most of Warwickshire, a part of west Leicestershire and a very small part of Northamptonshire.

The CB postcode area, also known as the Cambridge postcode area, is a group of sixteen postcode districts in the east of England, within five post towns. These cover much of south and east Cambridgeshire, plus parts of west Suffolk and north-west Essex, and a very small part of Norfolk.

The DE postcode area, also known as the Derby postcode area, is a group of 23 postcode districts in central England, within 11 post towns. These cover south and central Derbyshire, parts of east Staffordshire and north-west Leicestershire, and very small parts of Nottinghamshire.

The MK postcode area, also known as the Milton Keynes postcode area, is a group of 26 postcode districts in England, within five post towns. These cover north Buckinghamshire, west and north Bedfordshire and very small parts of Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

The NG postcode area, also known as the Nottingham postcode area, is a group of 29 postcode districts in the East Midlands of England, within seven post towns. These cover southern and central Nottinghamshire, parts of south-west Lincolnshire and small parts of Derbyshire and Leicestershire. The NG postcode area is one of six with a population above 1 million.

The S postcode area, also known as the Sheffield postcode area, is a group of postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of eight post towns. These cover most of South Yorkshire, parts of north Derbyshire and north-west Nottinghamshire, plus a small part of West Yorkshire. The S postcode area is one of six with a population above 1 million.

The WA postcode area, also known as the Warrington postcode area, is a group of sixteen postcode districts in North West England, within nine post towns. These cover north Cheshire, eastern Merseyside and small parts of south-western Greater Manchester.

The WN postcode area, also known as the Wigan postcode area, is a group of eight postcode districts in North West England, within three post towns. These cover most of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, plus small parts of West Lancashire and the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside.

The RH postcode area, also known as the Redhill postcode area, is a group of twenty postcode districts in South East England, within seventeen post towns. These cover east Surrey and northeastern West Sussex plus small parts of northwestern East Sussex.

The SK postcode area, also known as the Stockport postcode area, is a group of nineteen postcode districts in England, within eleven post towns. These cover south-east Greater Manchester, parts of east Cheshire, north-west Derbyshire and a small part of north Staffordshire.

The NN postcode area, also known as the Northampton postcode area, is a group of nineteen postcode districts in England, within eight post towns. These cover most of Northamptonshire, plus very small parts of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Leicestershire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire.

The DH postcode area, also known as the Durham postcode area, is a group of nine postcode districts in north-east England, within five post towns. These cover northern County Durham, parts of southern Tyne and Wear and a small part of southern Northumberland.

The OX postcode area, also known as the Oxford postcode area, is a group of 26 postcode districts in south-central England, within 17 post towns. These cover most of Oxfordshire, plus very small parts of Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.

The BD postcode area, also known as the Bradford postcode area, is a group of 24 postcode districts in England, within seven post towns. These cover northwestern West Yorkshire and southwestern North Yorkshire, plus very small parts of Lancashire.

The ST postcode area, also known as the Stoke-on-Trent postcode area, is a group of 21 postcode districts in England, within six post towns. These cover much of north and central Staffordshire, plus very small parts of Cheshire and Derbyshire.

The FY postcode area, also known as the Blackpool postcode area, is a group of eight postcode districts in Lancashire, North West England. The districts cover the entire borough of Blackpool and the western parts of the boroughs of Wyre and Fylde. The letters in the postcode area name refer to the Fylde coastal plain. Its five post towns are Blackpool, Fleetwood, Lytham St Annes, Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton-Cleveleys.

The HR postcode area, also known as the Hereford postcode area, is a group of nine postcode districts in England and Wales, within six post towns. These cover most of Herefordshire, including Hereford, Bromyard, Kington, Ledbury, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye. The area also covers very small parts of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, while the HR2, HR3 and HR5 districts extend across the border to cover a small part of Powys.

References

  1. "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. "Royal Mail Update 34". Beacon Dodsworth. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  4. "FOI request: Population for every postcode district in England and Wales". The National Archives. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)