# LE2 6LQ: area report for a postcode in Leicester

LE2 6LQ 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 6LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) › [LE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2) › [LE2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-6)

## Around this postcode

- **54 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Leicester 035C: 119 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1333,52.6016,LE26LQ
- **South Wigston, 2.2 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1333,52.6016,LE26LQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1333,52.6016,LE26LQ
- **No property in LE2 6LQ 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=-1.1333,52.6016,LE26LQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 035C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1333,52.6016,LE26LQ
- **£227,322 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1333,52.6016,LE26LQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1333,52.6016,LE26LQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1333,52.6016,LE26LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE2 6LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1333,52.6016,LE26LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at LE2 6LQ**: Road 46 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1333,52.6016,LE26LQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.1333,52.6016,LE26LQ
- **12.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1333,52.6016,LE26LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Marriott Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marriott-primary-school-e120077) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lancaster Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancaster-academy-e143857) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 32.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Goldhill Learning Foundation](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-goldhill-learning-foundation-e150812) | Special | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-cross-catholic-school-a-voluntary-academy-e146224) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sir Jonathan North Girls' College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-jonathan-north-girls-college-e146108) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 52.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tudor-grange-samworth-academy-a-church-of-england-school-e144479) | All-through | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Millgate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millgate-school-e148165) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Montrose School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/montrose-school-e120029) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £202,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2024 | £248,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2023 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £198,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £242,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| July 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| April 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE (540 m)
- Pharmacies: INTERPHARM (LEICS) CHEMISTS (540 m); SAFFRON LANE PHARMACY (540 m); HEALTHPHARM@SAFFRON HEALTH (540 m); SPIRIT PHARMACY LIMITED (660 m); WARWICK HUB (780 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (680 m); 598 SAFFRON LANE [DENTAL PRACTICE] (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Leicester Saffron Express (490 m, Tesco); Heron Aylestone Leicester (490 m, Heron); Spar - Saffron Lane (570 m, Spar); Iceland Saffron Lane (600 m, Iceland); Tesco Leicester Aberdale Rd Express (950 m, Tesco)

## 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 035C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 63.5** (2025). Leicester 035C has a deprivation score of 63.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 679th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,772** (2021). Leicester 035C had 1,772 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,800th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Leicester 035C, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.0%** (August 2026). In Leicester 035C, 9.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 52.6016, -1.1333

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=-1.1333,52.6016,LE26LQ

## How to cite

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