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LE2 7RZ

Saffron · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Saffron
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE2 7NR 80 m
LE2 7ND 84 m
LE2 7SX 119 m
LE2 7SZ 129 m
LE2 7NA 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 7RZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 7
Latitude
52.615338
Longitude
-1.135927
British National Grid easting
458,600
British National Grid northing
302,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Saffron · E05010471
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester South · E14001327
Output area
E00178626
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 031D · E01013688
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 031 · E02002857

Postcode source versions

Explore LE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
130
Primary
77
Secondary
18

  1. Knighton Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    391 m

  2. Millgate School

    Academy special converter

    804 m

  3. Leicester College

    Further education

    852 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,961
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,447
  • Public order 924
  • Criminal damage and arson 667
  • Shoplifting 537
  • Anti social behaviour 532

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE2 7 residents
11,539

Age bands in LE2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.1%

1,199 residents

Age 15 to 24
46.9%

5,072 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

2,990 residents

Age 45 to 64
10.7%

1,159 residents

Age 65 and over
3.7%

395 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

54

within 5 km straight-line

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.1 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    1.2 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    1.5 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    1.6 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.6 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    1.6 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    1.7 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    1.7 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    1.8 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.8 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    1.9 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    2.0 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    2.0 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    2.0 km

  • DR U K ROY

    FOSSE FAMILY PRACTICE, 16 FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0QD

    ODS code C82114

    2.1 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    2.1 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    2.1 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    2.1 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    2.1 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 54 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Hawkins Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.1 miles

  • Hawkins Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.1 miles

  • Aylestone Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.2 miles

  • Lothair Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.2 miles

  • Aylestone Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 031D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,637 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

130 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 18 secondary schools. Knighton Mead Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 391 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,961 published events cover 12 months, averaging 580.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,447 events.

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