LE postcode area

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.

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: 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.

LE postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas. CV postcode area DE postcode area NG postcode area NN postcode area PE postcode area
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.