LE5 5SG

a postcode in Leicester

Introduced in January 1980

LE5 5SG	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with LE5 5SG

Southview Drive - 18 properties, USRN 23102774

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6205 / 52°37'13"N

Longitude: -1.0924 / 1°5'32"W

UTM Reference: 30U 629135 5831766

OS Easting: 461542

OS Northing: 302913

OS Grid: SK615029

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FRQ.QH

Mapcode Global: WHFKP.6D2D

Open Location Code: 9C4WJWC5+63

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ko88

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 4c1

Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
Challenged Multicultural Communities and Students
African and Asian Influences

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 16779 / 32844

6th decile
slightly less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for LE5 5SG on Thursday 2 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:36
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:56
Sunrise	04:46
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:08
Sunset	21:30
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:20
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:40

Hours of daylight today	04:16 to 22:00
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:00 to 04:16
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	05:53
Moon Rises	22:08

For a full sun and moon calendar for LE5 5SG, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LE5 5SG

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
15 August 2018	6 Southview Drive, Leicester LE5 5SG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£350,000
21 October 2016	4 Southview Drive, Leicester LE5 5SG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£283,000
18 May 2015	9 Southview Drive, Leicester LE5 5SG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£320,000
26 February 2010	2 Southview Drive, Leicester LE5 5SG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£108,500
1 September 2006	1 Southview Drive, Leicester LE5 5SG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£180,000
28 November 2003	7 Southview Drive, Leicester LE5 5SG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£159,000
17 November 2003	18 Southview Drive, Leicester LE5 5SG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£164,000
26 September 2003	16 Southview Drive, Leicester LE5 5SG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£173,000
29 August 2003	6 Southview Drive, Leicester LE5 5SG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£149,950
25 July 2003	12 Southview Drive, Leicester LE5 5SG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£143,000
15 February 2001	11 Southview Drive, Leicester LE5 5SG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£120,000
31 January 2001	9 Southview Drive, Leicester LE5 5SG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£95,000
7 August 2000	14 Southview Drive, Leicester LE5 5SG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£118,500
14 February 1995	2 Southview Drive, Leicester LE5 5SG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£55,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for LE5 5SG

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Leicester South

MP

Shockat Adam Independent

Leicester City Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Stoneygate

Councillors

Raffiq Mohammed Labour

Manjula Sood Labour

Yasmin Surti Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LE5 5SG

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00069417		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01013757	Leicester 027B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02002853	Leicester 027	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05010473	Stoneygate	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	7 May 2015	DLUHC
E06000016	Leicester	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000004	East Midlands	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001327	Leicester South	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000021	Leicestershire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000230	Leicester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33015524		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000021	Leicester and Leicestershire	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000097	NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 04C	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000011	Midlands	NHS England Regions	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E43000015	Leicester, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000015	Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2020	NHS
E56000031	East Midlands	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E63009743	Leicester	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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