LE2 2DF

Knighton · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE2 2ED 63 m
LE2 2DR 75 m
LE2 2DH 76 m
LE2 2EE 85 m
LE2 2PN 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 2DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 2
Latitude
52.614152
Longitude
-1.102113
British National Grid easting
460,891
British National Grid northing
302,196

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
E00069213
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 032E · E01013712
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 032 · E02002858

Postcode source versions

Explore LE2

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Elmsleigh Avenue, Stoneygate, Leicester, LE2 2DF 27 March 2025 £1,100,000
4, Elmsleigh Avenue, Stoneygate, Leicester, LE2 2DF 12 November 2021 £875,000
6, Elmsleigh Avenue, Stoneygate, Leicester, LE2 2DF 25 March 2021 £499,999

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
132
Primary
78
Secondary
18
  1. Miller House School

    Other independent special school

    280 m
  2. Leicester Islamic Academy

    Other independent school

    521 m
  3. Leicester High School for Girls

    Other independent school

    609 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,703
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 962
  • Anti social behaviour 312
  • Criminal damage and arson 226
  • Shoplifting 225
  • Public order 215

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

14 female, 16 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.7
LE2 2 residents
7,269

Age bands in LE2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.2%

805 residents

Age 15 to 24
27.7%

1,983 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.9%

1,500 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.9%

1,567 residents

Age 65 and over
18.2%

1,306 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE2 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

51

within 5 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    915 m

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    1.3 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    1.7 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    1.7 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.9 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    2.0 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    2.2 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    2.2 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    2.2 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    2.2 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    2.2 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    2.2 km

  • WILLOWS HEALTH

    184 COLEMAN ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4LJ

    ODS code Y00137

    2.6 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    2.6 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    2.6 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    2.7 km

  • DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY

    155 DOWNING DRIVE, EVINGTON, LEICESTER, LE5 6LP

    ODS code C82030

    2.9 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    3.0 km

  • SEVERN SURGERY

    159 UPLANDS ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4NW

    ODS code C82112

    3.0 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 51 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Knighton Road

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Guildford Road

    BCT · Stoneygate

    0.1 miles
  • Guildford Road

    BCT · Stoneygate

    0.1 miles
  • Knighton Road

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • London Road

    BCT · South Knighton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 032E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,693 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £987,500 from 2 recorded sales in LE2 2DF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Leicester is £228,618 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

132 open schools are in scope, including 78 primary and 18 secondary schools. Miller House School is the nearest published school at 280 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,703 published events cover 12 months, averaging 225.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 962 events.

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