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LE2 1EJ

Knighton · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Knighton
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE2 3TW 29 m
LE2 3TN 124 m
LE2 3TJ 135 m
LE2 3DD 139 m
LE2 3DQ 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 1EJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 1
Latitude
52.614264
Longitude
-1.112317
British National Grid easting
460,200
British National Grid northing
302,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Knighton · E05010468
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester South · E14001327
Output area
E00069208
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 030E · E01013702
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 030 · E02002856

Postcode source versions

Explore LE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
135
Primary
81
Secondary
18

  1. St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    325 m

  2. Leicester Islamic Academy

    Other independent school

    461 m

  3. Avenue Primary School

    Community school

    466 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
4,009
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,379
  • Criminal damage and arson 426
  • Public order 417
  • Anti social behaviour 401
  • Shoplifting 337

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE2 1 residents
14,465

Age bands in LE2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

2,664 residents

Age 15 to 24
24.7%

3,512 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.2%

4,296 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.8%

2,536 residents

Age 65 and over
8.5%

1,215 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

50

within 5 km straight-line

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    716 m

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

    CATHERINE HOUSE, 2B STOUGHTON DRIVE NORTH, LEICESTER, LE5 5UB

    ODS code C82088

    1.1 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    1.5 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    1.7 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.7 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.9 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

    ST. PETERS HEALTH CENTRE, SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82659

    1.9 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.9 km

  • ST PETER'S MED CENTRE (MANSINGH & MEHRA)

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.9 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    2.0 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    2.1 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

    264-266 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5FD

    ODS code C82037

    2.2 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    2.4 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

    29-31 BOWLING GREEN STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 6AS

    ODS code Y02686

    2.5 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

    STUDENT HEALTH CENTRE, 100 MILL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 7HX

    ODS code C82020

    2.5 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    2.6 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    2.7 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    2.9 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    2.9 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 50 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Gainsborough Road

    BCT · Clarendon Park

    0.2 miles

  • Gainsborough Road

    BCT · Clarendon Park

    0.2 miles

  • Thomas Moore Primary School

    BCT · Knighton

    0.2 miles

  • Thomas Moore Primary School

    BCT · Knighton

    0.2 miles

  • Toller Road

    BCT · Stoneygate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 030E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,469 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

135 open schools are in scope, including 81 primary and 18 secondary schools. St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 325 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,009 published events cover 12 months, averaging 334.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,379 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.