LE2 1UL

Castle · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE2 1TW 25 m
LE2 3AH 28 m
LE2 1TR 45 m
LE2 1TG 71 m
LE2 1TS 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 1UL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 1
Latitude
52.617882
Longitude
-1.115198
British National Grid easting
460,000
British National Grid northing
302,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Castle · E05010463
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester South · E14001327
Output area
E00068892
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 030C · E01013649
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 030 · E02002856

Postcode source versions

Explore LE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
144
Primary
86
Secondary
22
  1. St John the Baptist CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    161 m
  2. St Crispin's School

    Other independent school

    332 m
  3. Avenue Primary School

    Community school

    428 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,651
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,989
  • Anti social behaviour 574
  • Public order 573
  • Criminal damage and arson 566
  • Shoplifting 421

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

53

within 5 km straight-line

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    307 m

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    1.0 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.3 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    1.3 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    1.5 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.5 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.5 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.6 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    1.6 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.8 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    1.8 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    1.9 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    2.1 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    2.1 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    2.2 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    2.5 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    2.6 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

    CHARLES BERRY HOUSE, 45 EAST BOND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 4SX

    ODS code C82670

    2.6 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

    CHARLES BERRY HOUSE, 45 EAST BOND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 4SX

    ODS code Y00344

    2.6 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

    MERLYN VAZ H&S CARE CTR, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code Y02469

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 53 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Clarendon Park Road

    BCT · Clarendon Park

    0.1 miles
  • Clarendon Park Road

    BCT · Clarendon Park

    0.1 miles
  • Howard Road

    BCT · Clarendon Park

    0.1 miles
  • East Avenue

    BCT · Clarendon Park

    0.1 miles
  • Howard Road

    BCT · Clarendon Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 030C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,779 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 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

144 open schools are in scope, including 86 primary and 22 secondary schools. St John the Baptist CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 161 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,651 published events cover 12 months, averaging 470.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,989 events.

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