LE2 postcode district

Leicester · 2,062 postcodes

At a glance

The average home in Leicester sold for £227,322 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.9% on a year earlier. Across Leicester, police record 122 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 92.

From the middle of the LE2 district, the nearest primary school is Overdale Junior School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Sir Jonathan North Girls' College, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Spirit Primary Care Limited-Asquith, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.

Leicester station is 1.7 mi away; the nearest park, Church Lane Gardens, is 100 m away, about a 1 minute walk.

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Schools nearby

Primary

Overdale Junior SchoolPrimary · Academy converter · ages 7–11 · Ofsted reports

0.3 mi

Overdale Infant SchoolPrimary · Academy converter · ages 3–7

OfstedInspected 21 Jan 2025 · Report

Quality of educationGoodBehaviour and attitudesGoodPersonal developmentGoodLeadership and managementGood

0.4 mi

St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary · Academy converter · ages 4–11

Ofsted: GoodInspected 23 Nov 2022 · Report

0.4 mi

Millgate SchoolAcademy special converter · ages 7–16

Ofsted: OutstandingInspected 10 Dec 2019 · Later visit: Standards maintained · Report

0.5 mi

Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary · Community school · ages 3–11 · Ofsted reports

0.5 mi

Secondary

Leicester Partnership SchoolPupil referral unit · ages 11–16 · Ofsted reports

0.2 mi

Sir Jonathan North Girls' CollegeSecondary · Academy converter · ages 11–16 · Girls

OfstedInspected 14 Jan 2025 · Report

Quality of educationOutstandingBehaviour and attitudesOutstandingPersonal developmentOutstandingLeadership and managementOutstanding

0.3 mi

Nursery, special and other

Wigston Menphys Nursery SchoolNursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2–5

Ofsted: GoodInspected 1 Oct 2019 · Later visit: Standards maintained · Report

1.8 mi

Darul Madinah Leicester LtdOther independent school · ages 5–6

2.3 mi

Indie Education

Source: Department for Education · Get Information About Schools · Ofsted. Distances are straight-line. Schools teaching both age ranges appear in both lists and in amber on the map. Since November 2025 Ofsted gives report cards with grades for each area instead of one overall grade; from September 2024 there was no overall grade. Independent schools inspected by ISI aren't covered. Living close to a school does not guarantee a place; check admissions with the council.

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Stations nearby

Train stations

Leicester

1.7 mi

South Wigston

1.9 mi

Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Straight-line distances; walking times assume about 5 km/h.

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Parks and green spaces

100 mto the nearest park, Church Lane Gardens

7parks within a 10 minute walk

41hectares of park within a 10 minute walk

Bowling green0.5 hectares

30 m · 1 min walk

Church Lane GardensPark or garden · 0.4 hectares

100 m · 1 min walk

Play areaunder 0.1 hectares

0.1 mi · 2 min walk

Park or garden (3 nearby)nearest 0.7 hectares

0.1 mi · 3 min walk

Leicester Bowling ClubBowling green · 0.7 hectares

0.2 mi · 3 min walk

Carisbrooke Lawn Tennis ClubTennis courts · 1.0 hectares

0.2 mi · 4 min walk

Allotments or community garden (2 nearby)nearest 1.0 hectares

0.2 mi · 5 min walk

Knighton Tennis CentreTennis courts · 1.0 hectares

0.3 mi · 6 min walk

Play area (3 nearby)nearest under 0.1 hectares

0.4 mi · 7 min walk

Queens Road AllotmentsAllotments or community garden · 3.0 hectares

0.4 mi · 8 min walk

Playing field0.1 hectares

0.4 mi · 8 min walk

Park or garden (2 nearby)nearest 0.7 hectares

0.4 mi · 8 min walk

Source: OS Open Greenspace (Ordnance Survey). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Public parks, playing fields, play areas, allotments and sports grounds within 1 mile, measured in a straight line to the nearest way in. Some sports grounds and allotments are for members only.

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Questions about the LE2 district

What is the crime rate in the LE2 district?

Across Leicester, police record 122 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 92. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.

How much do houses cost in the LE2 district?

The average home in Leicester sold for £227,322 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.9% on a year earlier. By type: detached £382,848, semi-detached £261,341, terraced £205,625, flats £140,724. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.

What schools are near the LE2 district?

The nearest primary school is Overdale Junior School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Sir Jonathan North Girls' College, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.

Where is the nearest train station to the LE2 district?

Leicester is 1.7 mi away.

What is the average household income in the LE2 district?

The ONS estimates average household income of £52,282 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.

Postcodes in LE2

Distances on this page are from the middle of the district.

Nearby postcode districts

LE18 LE21 LE87 LE1 LE5 LE3 LE95 LE41

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Postcodes in LE2

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