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 miles1.4 km
- Coventry 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Nottingham 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Derby 25 miles40.2 km
- Nuneaton 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Tamworth 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Rugby 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Loughborough 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Kettering 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Kettering Town 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Corby 19.9 miles32.1 km
- West Bridgford 20.5 miles33 km
Neighbouring places
- Stoneygate Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- North Evington Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Leicester Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Wycliffe Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Castle Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Evington Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Knighton Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Oadby Grange Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Thurncourt Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Belgrave Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Saffron Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Troon Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
Example postcodes in Spinney Hills
LE5 5EW, LE5 5GJ, LE5 5FJ, LE5 5AF, LE5 5GB, LE5 5NS, LE5 5AY, LE5 5GD, LE5 5DH … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Birmingham International Airport 29.8 miles47.9 km
- Leicester Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Leicester North Railway Station 3.1 miles4.9 km
Hotels near Spinney Hills Ad
- St Martins Lodge 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Voco Leicester 4 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Belmont Hotel Leicester 4 1 mile1.6 km
- Novotel Leicester 4 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Holiday Inn Leicester 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Winstanley House 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Villare Leicester City Centre Hotel 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Holiday Inn Leicester - Wigston 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Ibis Leicester City 3 1 mile1.6 km
- The Broadway Rooms 2.4 miles3.9 km
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 miles1.8 km
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Highcross Shopping centre 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Belgrave Library Library 1.7 miles2.8 km
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bradgate House Historic site 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 12 miles19.4 km
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 13 miles20.9 km
- Liberty Way Stadium 16.2 miles26 km
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Donington Park Recreation 17.9 miles28.8 km