Does LE3 flood?

Yes — parts of the LE3 district carry real flood risk: 74 of its 176 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The LE3 postcode district covers Fosse, Westcotes, Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields, Western, close to Aylestone, Leicester Braunstone, Leicester Spinney Hills, and surrounding villages in parts of Leicestershire and City of Leicester.

176 postcodes in the LE3 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 74 high, 23 medium, 78 low, 1 very low. A postcode not listed here has no properties in any recorded risk band (which is good news, but never proof it cannot flood).

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Which LE3 postcodes are at risk?

LE3 0AB up to High LE3 0JS up to High LE3 0TH up to High LE3 0TJ up to High LE3 0TL up to High LE3 0US up to High LE3 0UU up to High LE3 2BU up to High LE3 2DF up to High LE3 2DG up to High LE3 2FB up to High LE3 2XD up to High LE3 2XE up to High LE3 3EH up to High LE3 3EJ up to High LE3 3UB up to High LE3 5AS up to High LE3 5DH up to High LE3 5DL up to High LE3 5ET up to High LE3 5FD up to High LE3 5FF up to High LE3 5HA up to High LE3 5HB up to High LE3 5HG up to High LE3 5HH up to High LE3 5HL up to High LE3 5HN up to High LE3 5HP up to High LE3 5HS up to High LE3 5HT up to High LE3 5HU up to High LE3 5HW up to High LE3 5HY up to High LE3 5JF up to High LE3 5JG up to High LE3 5JH up to High LE3 5JJ up to High LE3 5JL up to High LE3 5JN up to High LE3 5JQ up to High LE3 5JR up to High LE3 5LD up to High LE3 5LX up to High LE3 5NG up to High LE3 5QT up to High LE3 5RA up to High LE3 5RB up to High LE3 5SD up to High LE3 5SE up to High LE3 6AA up to High LE3 6AB up to High LE3 6AF up to High LE3 6AG up to High LE3 6AH up to High LE3 6AR up to High LE3 6AW up to High LE3 6DD up to High LE3 6DT up to High LE3 6DU up to High LE3 6DW up to High LE3 6DX up to High LE3 6DY up to High LE3 6DZ up to High LE3 6GE up to High LE3 8BQ up to High LE3 8BT up to High LE3 8DG up to High LE3 8DT up to High LE3 8DX up to High LE3 9DF up to High LE3 9RB up to High LE3 9RD up to High LE3 9RF up to High LE3 0BG up to Medium LE3 0UP up to Medium LE3 1EF up to Medium LE3 2FA up to Medium LE3 2FD up to Medium LE3 2FE up to Medium LE3 2FF up to Medium LE3 3UT up to Medium LE3 5AE up to Medium LE3 5AG up to Medium LE3 5EB up to Medium LE3 5ED up to Medium LE3 5EE up to Medium LE3 5EG up to Medium LE3 5EH up to Medium LE3 5EJ up to Medium LE3 5EL up to Medium LE3 5EN up to Medium LE3 5FA up to Medium LE3 5GE up to Medium LE3 5GF up to Medium LE3 5RX up to Medium LE3 8GN up to Medium LE3 0AJ up to Low LE3 0AL up to Low LE3 0BB up to Low LE3 0GA up to Low LE3 0GR up to Low LE3 0SH up to Low LE3 0SJ up to Low LE3 0SL up to Low LE3 0UT up to Low LE3 0UW up to Low LE3 1AQ up to Low LE3 1AS up to Low LE3 1AY up to Low LE3 1BJ up to Low LE3 1EG up to Low LE3 1EL up to Low LE3 1JA up to Low LE3 1JE up to Low LE3 1JH up to Low LE3 1JR up to Low LE3 1LA up to Low LE3 1LB up to Low LE3 1LD up to Low LE3 1LE up to Low LE3 1NU up to Low LE3 1NX up to Low LE3 1NY up to Low LE3 1QZ up to Low LE3 2FH up to Low LE3 2FL up to Low LE3 2FX up to Low LE3 2JB up to Low LE3 2LL up to Low LE3 2UD up to Low LE3 3DN up to Low LE3 5BD up to Low LE3 5BE up to Low LE3 5BJ up to Low LE3 5EA up to Low LE3 5EX up to Low LE3 5FB up to Low LE3 5FP up to Low LE3 5GG up to Low LE3 5GH up to Low LE3 5GR up to Low LE3 5HE up to Low LE3 5HF up to Low LE3 5HQ up to Low LE3 5HZ up to Low LE3 5LG up to Low LE3 5LH up to Low LE3 5LJ up to Low LE3 5LR up to Low LE3 5LT up to Low LE3 5LU up to Low LE3 5LW up to Low LE3 5NH up to Low LE3 5NJ up to Low LE3 5NQ up to Low LE3 5PA up to Low LE3 5PQ up to Low LE3 5QG up to Low LE3 5QS up to Low LE3 5RF up to Low LE3 5RP up to Low LE3 5RQ up to Low LE3 5RR up to Low LE3 5RU up to Low LE3 5SA up to Low LE3 5SB up to Low LE3 6AE up to Low LE3 6FA up to Low LE3 6FB up to Low LE3 8BR up to Low LE3 8BS up to Low LE3 8DF up to Low LE3 8DQ up to Low LE3 8GJ up to Low LE3 6BP up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near LE3

The rivers that matter here, each monitored live on FloodRadar:

549 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (106 at warning level or above), most recently 28 August 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded flood extents near the district (Environment Agency record):

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Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

LE2 LE4 LE1 LE5 LE6 LE7 LE8 LE9

Band = the worst likelihood band of any property in that postcode (EA Risk of Flooding from Rivers & Sea, defence-adjusted, area-level). Check any postcode in detail — or get the full £19 property report — at the property flood-risk report. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some features of this map are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH). © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. This product is produced in part from PAF® and Multiple Residence Data, the copyright in which is owned by Royal Mail Group Limited and/or Royal Mail Group plc. All rights reserved. Licence number AC0000807064.