# LE2

Postcode district covering Leicester and Oadby, in Leicester and Oadby and Wigston.

LE2 is a postcode district covering Leicester and Oadby, in Leicester and Oadby and Wigston. Median sale price £260,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code LE2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [LE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LE2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=LE2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 53% of people in LE2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=LE2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,081 homes were sold in LE2 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=LE2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LE2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=LE2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LE2 had 122,029 usual residents at the census.

## How LE2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | LE2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £260,000 | joint 5th cheapest | 21 postcode districts, LE · 2025 |
| Population | 122,029 | most populated | 23 postcode districts, LE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 53% | 10th most people in radon Affected Areas | 23 postcode districts, LE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.3% | joint 5th highest | 23 postcode districts, LE · Jan 2026 |

## Is LE2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LE2 at a rate of 99.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across the LE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 1,230 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LE2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (4,843), other crime (2,731) and anti-social behaviour (1,497).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LE2 was 106.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in LE2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LE2 has no single figure. Of its 70 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 14 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 14 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in LE2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Blaby 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby/neighbourhood/e01025657) | 1,965 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.9% |
| [Blaby 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby/neighbourhood/e01025660) | 1,671 | 42.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Blaby 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby/neighbourhood/e01025658) | 1,778 | 28.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.8% |
| [Leicester 017G](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013745) | 1,703 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Leicester 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013742) | 1,819 | 33.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Leicester 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013744) | 1,865 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Leicester 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013746) | 1,844 | 171.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.5% |
| [Leicester 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013748) | 1,917 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Leicester 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013751) | 1,980 | 52.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Leicester 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013753) | 1,784 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Leicester 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013760) | 1,906 | 227.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.8% |
| [Leicester 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013761) | 2,037 | 67.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Leicester 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013756) | 2,048 | 81.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| [Leicester 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013763) | 2,244 | 105.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |
| [Leicester 027F](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013765) | 1,875 | 126.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Leicester 029E](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01034015) | 1,429 | 116.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.2% |
| [Leicester 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013642) | 1,710 | 77.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Leicester 030B](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013643) | 1,856 | 52.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Leicester 030C](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013649) | 1,318 | 189.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.2% |
| [Leicester 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013650) | 1,759 | 158.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Leicester 030E](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013702) | 1,644 | 47.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.7% |
| [Leicester 030F](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013710) | 1,409 | 94.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.5% |
| [Leicester 030G](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013711) | 1,636 | 69.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.2% |
| [Leicester 031A](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013613) | 1,874 | 84.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| [Leicester 031B](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013614) | 1,726 | 157.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.4% |
| [Leicester 031C](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013687) | 1,655 | 74.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| [Leicester 031D](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013688) | 1,996 | 403.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% |
| [Leicester 032A](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013703) | 1,304 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Leicester 032B](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013704) | 1,451 | 67.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.5% |
| [Leicester 032C](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013706) | 1,700 | 32.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.5% |
| [Leicester 032D](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013707) | 1,569 | 32.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| [Leicester 032E](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013712) | 1,300 | 200.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.0% |
| [Leicester 034A](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013608) | 1,586 | 71.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.6% |
| [Leicester 034B](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013609) | 1,563 | 99.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.5% |
| [Leicester 034C](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013610) | 1,731 | 103.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Leicester 034D](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013611) | 1,670 | 54.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.0% |
| [Leicester 034E](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013612) | 1,792 | 147.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.3% |
| [Leicester 035A](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013678) | 1,772 | 136.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| [Leicester 035B](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013679) | 1,585 | 79.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Leicester 035C](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013691) | 1,772 | 119.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Leicester 035D](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013692) | 1,494 | 110.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Leicester 035E](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013693) | 1,653 | 89.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Leicester 036A](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013673) | 1,674 | 79.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Leicester 036B](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013674) | 1,556 | 295.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Leicester 036C](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013675) | 1,730 | 81.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Leicester 036D](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013676) | 2,181 | 143.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Leicester 036E](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013677) | 1,510 | 124.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Leicester 038A](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013689) | 2,005 | 84.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.3% |
| [Leicester 038B](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013690) | 2,323 | 139.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.7% |
| [Leicester 038C](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013705) | 1,638 | 69.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Leicester 038D](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013709) | 1,649 | 32.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Leicester 038E](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01032599) | 1,617 | 69.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.3% |
| [Leicester 040C](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01013648) | 3,529 | 151.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.9% |
| [Leicester 040E](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01034019) | 1,770 | 340.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.8% |
| [Leicester 040F](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/neighbourhood/e01034020) | 3,525 | 440.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.1% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025970) | 1,735 | 57.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.8% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025971) | 1,207 | 60.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025972) | 1,328 | 66.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025976) | 1,365 | 59.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.1% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025977) | 1,535 | 161.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025978) | 1,652 | 74.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025974) | 2,042 | 57.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.5% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025980) | 1,391 | 22.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025973) | 2,590 | 28.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.5% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025975) | 1,420 | 61.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.0% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025984) | 1,410 | 33.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025982) | 1,969 | 24.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025979) | 1,418 | 25.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025983) | 1,255 | 48.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Oadby and Wigston 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/neighbourhood/e01025981) | 1,713 | 30.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Leicester South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-south): Shockat Adam (Independent), MP since July 2024. 59% of the people here.
- [Harborough, Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harborough-oadby-and-wigston): Neil O'Brien (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 24% of the people here.
- [Leicester West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-west): Liz Kendall (Labour), MP since July 2024. 11% of the people here.
- [South Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-leicestershire): Alberto Costa (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 5.2% of the people here.
- [Rutland and Stamford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rutland-and-stamford): Alicia Kearns (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.3% of the people here.
- [Mid Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-leicestershire): Mr Peter Bedford (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in LE2

[Aylestone North & Saffron Fields](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/aylestone-north-and-saffron-fields), [Aylestone South](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/aylestone-south), [Clarendon Park & Stoneygate South](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/clarendon-park-and-stoneygate-south), [Eyres Monsell](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/eyres-monsell), [Highfields South](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/highfields-south), [Knighton](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/knighton), [Leicester City South](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/leicester-city-south), [Oadby East](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/oadby-east), [Oadby North](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/oadby-north), [Oadby South & West](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston/oadby-south-and-west), [Saffron Lane](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/saffron-lane), [St Matthews & Highfields North](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/st-matthews-and-highfields-north), [West Knighton](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester/west-knighton)

## Postcode sectors in LE2

[LE2 0 (155 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-0), [LE2 1 (208 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-1), [LE2 2 (139 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-2), [LE2 3 (214 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-3), [LE2 4 (229 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-4), [LE2 5 (199 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-5), [LE2 6 (252 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-6), [LE2 7 (204 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-7), [LE2 8 (202 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-8), [LE2 9 (260 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2-9)

## Councils LE2 covers

[Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester), [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston)

## Towns in LE2

[Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester), [Oadby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/oadby), [Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wigston)

## Postcode districts next to LE2

[LE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le1), [LE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le3), [LE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le5), [LE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7), [LE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8), [LE18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le18), [LE19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le19), [LE21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le21)

## Nearest rail stations

[South Wigston (4.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.1341,52.5822), [Leicester (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.1253,52.6314)

## More in the LE postcode area

[All LE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## LE2 in brief

LE2 is a postcode district covering Leicester and Oadby, in Leicester and Oadby and Wigston.
About 129,948 people lived in LE2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £260,000 in 2025 across 1,081 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 99.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LE2 was £260,000 in 2025.
LE2 had 122,029 usual residents at the census.
About 53% of people in LE2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LE2, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LE2
- Postcode area: [LE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le)
- Constituency: [Leicester South †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-south)
- Council: [Leicester †](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester)
- Area: 38.01 km²
- People, mid-2024: 129,948*
- Neighbourhoods: 70
- Output areas: 350

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[LE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8), [LE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le5), [LE18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le18), [LE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le3), [LE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le1), [LE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7)

## Latest updates for LE2

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/LE2

## How to cite

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