County council · England
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a county council. In a two-tier area the county runs the larger services while district councils run local ones.
What this council is responsible for
Leicestershire
County council · E10000018
- Schools and education
- Adult social care
- Children’s services
- Roads and highways
- Waste disposal
- Libraries
- Trading standards
- Public health
Type
County council
Upper tier of two
Official code
E10000018
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Not for most applications; those go to the district councils. County councils decide minerals and waste applications.
7
District councils
98
Postcode sectors
District councils in Leicestershire
These councils run planning, bin collection, housing and licensing locally. Leicestershire runs the services above.
- BlabyDistrict council · 24 postcode sectors
- CharnwoodDistrict council · 19 postcode sectors
- HarboroughDistrict council · 14 postcode sectors
- Hinckley and BosworthDistrict council · 13 postcode sectors
- MeltonDistrict council · 7 postcode sectors
- North West LeicestershireDistrict council · 14 postcode sectors
- Oadby and WigstonDistrict council · 7 postcode sectors
Postcode sectors
Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E10000018.