# LE2 3ES: area report for a postcode in Leicester

LE2 3ES 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 3ES for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) › [LE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2) › [LE2 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-3)

## Around this postcode

- **52 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Leicester 030E: 48 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1152,52.6151,LE23ES
- **Leicester, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1152,52.6151,LE23ES
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1152,52.6151,LE23ES
- **No property in LE2 3ES 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=-1.1152,52.6151,LE23ES
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 030E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1152,52.6151,LE23ES
- **£227,322 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1152,52.6151,LE23ES
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1152,52.6151,LE23ES
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1152,52.6151,LE23ES
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE2 3ES**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1152,52.6151,LE23ES
- **Low road and rail noise at LE2 3ES**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1152,52.6151,LE23ES
- **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=-1.1152,52.6151,LE23ES
- **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=-1.1152,52.6151,LE23ES

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avenue-primary-school-e131002) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John the Baptist CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-baptist-cofe-primary-school-e120230) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 61% 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 | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leicester Islamic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leicester-islamic-academy-e120335) | Independent | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Leicester Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leicester-preparatory-school-e120329) | Independent | 600 m (7 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 | – |
| [WQE and Regent College Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wqe-and-regent-college-group-e130756) | Sixth form and further education | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Leicester Partnership School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leicester-partnership-school-e131535) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2024 | £203,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| January 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2025 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| January 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £639,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £377,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE (520 m)
- Pharmacies: EVEREST PHARMACY - LEICESTER (340 m); KNIGHTS DISPENSING CHEMIST (340 m); CLARENDON PHARMACY (640 m); HEALTHCARE CHEMIST (660 m); STONEYCROFT CHEMIST (970 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (120 m); DENTAL SURGERY (520 m); KNIGHTON DENTAL AND COSMETIC CLINIC (630 m); ST JOHNS ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (640 m); SKINTIQUE BEAUTIFUL SMILES (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Clarendon Park Local (330 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Clarendon Park Road Leicester (350 m, Central England Co-operative); Co-op Leicester - London Road (800 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £227,322** (July 2026). Leicester’s average house price was £227,322 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 158th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 030E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.4** (2025). Leicester 030E has a deprivation score of 10.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,198th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £322,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leicester 030E was £322,500 in 2025. Joint 13,719th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,644** (2021). Leicester 030E had 1,644 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,998th most 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: 98.7%** (January 2026). In Leicester 030E, 98.7% 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: 52.6151, -1.1152

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), July 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=-1.1152,52.6151,LE23ES

## How to cite

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