Spinney Hills sits a short distance east of Leicester city centre, a largely residential neighbourhood of Victorian terraces and later 20th-century housing. The area is anchored by the pleasant green of Spinney Hill Park, a Victorian-era public park with trees, a pond and sport facilities, and benefits from good bus links along London Road and Evington Road, making the city centre readily accessible.
Socially and culturally the ward is lively and ethnically diverse, with a strong presence of South Asian and other communities reflected in local shops, takeaway cafés and places of worship. Economically it mixes small independent traders with commuter households and some pockets of deprivation, while active community groups and local initiatives are a notable feature of everyday life.
Postcode districts covering Spinney Hills
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 0.9 miles
- Coventry 22.6 miles
- Nottingham 23.8 miles
- Derby 25 miles
- Nuneaton 17.8 miles
- Tamworth 24.4 miles
- Rugby 18.1 miles
- Loughborough 10.9 miles
- Kettering 22.9 miles
- Kettering Town 22.9 miles
- Corby 19.9 miles
- West Bridgford 20.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stoneygate Ward 0.4 miles
- North Evington Ward 0.8 miles
- Leicester Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Wycliffe Ward 0.9 miles
- Castle Ward 1.1 miles
- Evington Ward 1.2 miles
- Knighton Ward 1.6 miles
- Oadby Grange Ward 1.6 miles
- Thurncourt Ward 1.6 miles
- Belgrave Ward 1.7 miles
- Saffron Ward 1.9 miles
- Troon Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Spinney Hills
LE2 0DB, LE5 5AP, LE2 0ED, LE5 5GY, LE5 5FE, LE5 5ND, LE2 0FA, LE5 5LE, LE5 5BS … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 16.9 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 29.8 miles
- Leicester Railway Station 1 mile
- Leicester North Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Spinney Hills Ad
- St Martins Lodge 4 1.6 miles
- Voco Leicester 4 1.4 miles
- Novotel Leicester 4 1.8 miles
- Belmont Hotel Leicester 4 1 mile
- Holiday Inn Leicester 4 1.7 miles
- Winstanley House 4 3.1 miles
- Ibis Leicester City 3 1 mile
- Holiday Inn Leicester - Wigston 4 2.2 miles
- Ramada Encore by Wyndham Leicester City Centre 3 1.3 miles
- Castle Hotel by Greene King Inns 4 5.4 miles
Schools in Spinney Hills
- Coleman Primary School Primary
- Crown Hills Community College Secondary
- Spinney Hill Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Leicester University 1.1 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 1.4 miles
- Highcross Shopping centre 1.6 miles
- Belgrave Library Library 1.7 miles
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 1.8 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 2.1 miles
- Bradgate House Historic site 6.1 miles
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 12 miles
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 13 miles
- Liberty Way Stadium 16.2 miles
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 17.8 miles
- Donington Park Recreation 17.9 miles