LE2 6HS

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE2 6HT 88 m
LE2 6HR 96 m
LE2 6FB 147 m
LE2 6FE 150 m
LE18 1HU 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 6HS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 6
Latitude
52.596966
Longitude
-1.121761
British National Grid easting
459,584
British National Grid northing
300,268

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
E00069204
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 038E · E01032599
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 038 · E02006817

Postcode source versions

Explore LE2

24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
102, Shackerdale Road, Leicester, LE2 6HS 27 March 2025 £60,000
64, Shackerdale Road, Leicester, LE2 6HS 26 November 2021 £220,000
78, Shackerdale Road, Leicester, LE2 6HS 8 March 2019 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
104
Primary
58
Secondary
16
  1. The Goldhill Learning Foundation

    Other independent special school

    409 m
  2. Water Leys Primary School

    Community school

    439 m
  3. Overdale Infant School

    Academy converter

    899 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,748
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,080
  • Public order 278
  • Criminal damage and arson 258
  • Anti social behaviour 254
  • Shoplifting 221

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

25 female, 28 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.9
LE2 6 residents
17,071

Age bands in LE2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.7%

3,652 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.6%

2,956 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

4,604 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.2%

3,731 residents

Age 65 and over
11.3%

1,897 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE2 6 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+
96.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.6%
Gigabit-capable
96.6%
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

45

within 5 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    596 m

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    1.4 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    1.6 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    1.6 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    1.6 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    1.8 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

    80 BLABY ROAD, SOUTH WIGSTON, WIGSTON, LE18 4SE

    ODS code C82079

    1.9 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    2.3 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    2.3 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    2.5 km

  • ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY

    103 ROSEMEAD DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5PP

    ODS code C82048

    2.7 km

  • THE CENTRAL SURGERY

    BROOKSBY DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 5AA

    ODS code C82021

    2.7 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    3.1 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    3.3 km

  • THE CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 GLEN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, LE2 4PE

    ODS code C82067

    3.6 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    3.6 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

    MERRIDALE MEDCIAL CENTRE, 5 FULLHURST AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 1BL

    ODS code C82073

    3.6 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    3.7 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    3.7 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 45 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

  • Ramsbury Road

    BCT · Knighton

    0.0 miles
  • Ramsbury Road

    BCT · Knighton

    0.0 miles
  • Croft Drive

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.1 miles
  • Croft Drive

    BCT · Wigston Fields

    0.1 miles
  • Hylion Road

    BCT · Knighton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 038E, 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

21,915 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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
8
Medium risk addresses
5
Low risk addresses
16
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 £140,000 from 2 recorded sales in LE2 6HS. 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

104 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 16 secondary schools. The Goldhill Learning Foundation is the nearest published school at 409 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,748 published events cover 12 months, averaging 229 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,080 events.

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