# LE2 7JS: area report for a postcode in Leicester

LE2 7JS 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 7JS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) › [LE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2) › [LE2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-7)

## Around this postcode

- **44 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Leicester 040C: 151 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1367,52.6209,LE27JS
- **Leicester, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1367,52.6209,LE27JS
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1367,52.6209,LE27JS
- **No property in LE2 7JS 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=-1.1367,52.6209,LE27JS
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 040C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1367,52.6209,LE27JS
- **£226,881 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1367,52.6209,LE27JS
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1367,52.6209,LE27JS
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1367,52.6209,LE27JS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE2 7JS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1367,52.6209,LE27JS
- **Loud road and rail noise at LE2 7JS**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1367,52.6209,LE27JS
- **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=-1.1367,52.6209,LE27JS
- **13.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1367,52.6209,LE27JS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hazel Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazel-community-primary-school-e120071) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leicester College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leicester-college-e131863) | Sixth form and further education | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Children's Hospital School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-childrens-hospital-school-e120363) | Special | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | – |
| [WQE and Regent College Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wqe-and-regent-college-group-e130756) | Sixth form and further education | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Knighton Mead Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knighton-mead-primary-academy-e142848) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leicester Therapeutic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leicester-therapeutic-school-e152346) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Mary's Fields Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-fields-academy-e150622) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2023, before the school changed | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beauchamp City Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beauchamp-city-sixth-form-e147837) | Sixth form and further education | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £142,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| June 2024 | £124,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| January 2024 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| March 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 530 m |
| January 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 570 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WALNUT ST MED CTR (440 m); DE MONTFORT SURGERY (910 m)
- Pharmacies: RIVERSIDE PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTAL WELLNESS CENTRE (260 m); COMMUNITY DENTAL GA SERVICE (660 m); TIME FOR TEETH HMP LEICESTER (810 m); AYLESTONE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Knighton Leicester (220 m, Morrisons); Lidl Upperton Road West Bridge Leicester (790 m, Lidl)

## 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 040C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.7** (2025). Leicester 040C has a deprivation score of 26.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,023rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 3,529** (2021). Leicester 040C had 3,529 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 41st 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: 94.9%** (January 2026). In Leicester 040C, 94.9% 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: 3.7%** (August 2026). In Leicester 040C, 3.7% 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: 52.6209, -1.1367

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=-1.1367,52.6209,LE27JS

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