LE2 1WW

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 1XG 24 m
LE2 1WN 50 m
LE2 1WP 52 m
LE2 1WQ 61 m
LE2 1AP 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 1WW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2002
Terminated
1 October 2003
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 1
Latitude
52.619153
Longitude
-1.116871
British National Grid easting
459,885
British National Grid northing
302,740

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
E00068893
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
142
Primary
83
Secondary
23
  1. St Crispin's School

    Other independent school

    210 m
  2. St John the Baptist CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    231 m
  3. WQE and Regent College Group

    Further education

    422 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,395
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,619
  • Public order 968
  • Anti social behaviour 673
  • Criminal damage and arson 668
  • Shoplifting 603

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

55

within 5 km straight-line

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    161 m

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    1.1 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.1 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    1.2 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    1.3 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.3 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.3 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.5 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    1.5 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.6 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    1.8 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    1.9 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    2.0 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    2.0 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    2.1 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    2.4 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    2.4 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    2.4 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    2.5 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MERLYN VAZ CENTRE, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code C82642

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 55 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Howard Road

    BCT · Clarendon Park

    0.0 miles
  • Howard Road

    BCT · Clarendon Park

    0.0 miles
  • St Marys Road

    BCT · Clarendon Park

    0.1 miles
  • St Marys Road

    BCT · Clarendon Park

    0.1 miles
  • Clarendon Park 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

142 open schools are in scope, including 83 primary and 23 secondary schools. St Crispin's School is the nearest published school at 210 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,395 published events cover 12 months, averaging 616.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,619 events.

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