# LE2 2AQ: area report for a postcode in Leicester

LE2 2AQ is a postcode in Leicester.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Leicester. Open the map at LE2 2AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) › [LE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2) › [LE2 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-2)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 38% on July. Leicester 030F: 95 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1063,52.6196,LE22AQ
- **Leicester, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1063,52.6196,LE22AQ
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1063,52.6196,LE22AQ
- **No property in LE2 2AQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.1063,52.6196,LE22AQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 030F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1063,52.6196,LE22AQ
- **£226,881 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1063,52.6196,LE22AQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1063,52.6196,LE22AQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1063,52.6196,LE22AQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE2 2AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1063,52.6196,LE22AQ
- **Low road and rail noise at LE2 2AQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1063,52.6196,LE22AQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.1063,52.6196,LE22AQ
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1063,52.6196,LE22AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leicester Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leicester-preparatory-school-e120329) | Independent | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Leicester Islamic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leicester-islamic-academy-e120335) | Independent | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Miller House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/miller-house-school-e151860) | Special | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St John the Baptist CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-baptist-cofe-primary-school-e120230) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Land of Learning Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/land-of-learning-primary-school-e135858) | Independent | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Crispin's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-crispins-school-e120326) | Independent | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Evington Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/evington-valley-primary-school-e120005) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-voluntary-academy-e138185) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2024 | £307,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £263,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £735,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £144,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| April 2024 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2025 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HORIZON HEALTHCARE (430 m); VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE (880 m)
- Pharmacies: STONEYCROFT CHEMIST (460 m); PEARL CHEMIST (570 m); MEDICINE BOX CHEMISTS (700 m); EVEREST PHARMACY - LEICESTER (750 m); KNIGHTS DISPENSING CHEMIST (780 m)
- Dental practices: ST JOHNS ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (200 m); FRANCIS STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (460 m); CARISBROOKE SPECIALIST DENTAL CENTRE (560 m); DENTAL ART (700 m); DENTAL SURGERY (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Leicester - London Road (640 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Leicester Evington Road (650 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Clarendon Park Local (780 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £226,881** (August 2026). Leicester’s average house price was £226,881 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £32,281** (2025). Full-time workers living in Leicester earned a median of £32,281 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 9th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Leicester costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 159th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 34.4** (2025). Leicester has a deprivation score of 34.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 16th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Leicester 030F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.6** (2025). Leicester 030F has a deprivation score of 20.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,208th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £183,450** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leicester 030F was £183,450 in 2025. 5,071st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,409** (2021). Leicester 030F had 1,409 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,597th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Leicester 030F, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## LE2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE2 was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 829th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 122,029** (2021). LE2 had 122,029 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 2nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 53%** (2022). About 53% of people in LE2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.3%** (January 2026). In LE2, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester)
- Centre: 52.6196, -1.1063

Council: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Leicester South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-south): Shockat Adam (Independent), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.1063,52.6196,LE22AQ

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-2aq