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LE2 3WU

Knighton · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Knighton
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE2 3WT 2 m
LE2 3WG 68 m
LE2 3WS 89 m
LE2 3WR 114 m
LE2 6ER 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 3WU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 September 2003
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 3
Latitude
52.606780
Longitude
-1.117666
British National Grid easting
459,848
British National Grid northing
301,363

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
E00069193
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 032D · E01013707
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 032 · E02002858

Postcode source versions

Explore LE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
120
Primary
69
Secondary
19

  1. Leicester Partnership School

    Pupil referral unit

    469 m

  2. Sir Jonathan North Girls' College

    Academy converter

    469 m

  3. Overdale Junior School

    Academy converter

    508 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,852
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,353
  • Public order 422
  • Criminal damage and arson 421
  • Shoplifting 349
  • Anti social behaviour 297

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE2 3 residents
11,400

Age bands in LE2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,763 residents

Age 15 to 24
17%

1,984 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

2,933 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

3,057 residents

Age 65 and over
16.6%

1,937 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

51

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    588 m

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    1.4 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    1.7 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    2.0 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    2.4 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    2.4 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    2.5 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    2.5 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    2.6 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    2.6 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

    672 AYLESTONE ROAD, FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE2 8PR

    ODS code C82669

    2.6 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

    TWO STEEPLES MED CENTRE, ABINGTON CLOSE, WIGSTON, LE18 2EW

    ODS code C82013

    2.6 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

    TWO STEEPLES MEDICAL CENTRE, 10 ABINGTON CLOSE, WIGSTON, LE18 2EW

    ODS code C82071

    2.6 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    2.6 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    2.7 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    2.7 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    2.7 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    2.8 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    2.8 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 51 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Knighton

    0.1 miles

  • Muston Gardens

    BCT · Knighton

    0.1 miles

  • Muston Gardens

    BCT · Knighton

    0.2 miles

  • Northfold Road

    BCT · Knighton

    0.2 miles

  • Meadvale Road

    BCT · Knighton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 032D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,251 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

120 open schools are in scope, including 69 primary and 19 secondary schools. Leicester Partnership School is the nearest published school at 469 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,852 published events cover 12 months, averaging 321 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,353 events.

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