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LE2 7TG

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE2 7PP 166 m
LE2 7TF 184 m
LE2 6AG 189 m
LE2 7SJ 193 m
LE2 6AR 203 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 7TG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 7
Latitude
52.616916
Longitude
-1.129190
British National Grid easting
459,054
British National Grid northing
302,481

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
E00168096
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 038A · E01013689
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 038 · E02006817

Postcode source versions

Explore LE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
138
Primary
82
Secondary
21

  1. WQE and Regent College Group

    Further education

    498 m

  2. University of Leicester

    Higher education institutions

    667 m

  3. Knighton Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    671 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,696
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,769
  • Public order 999
  • Criminal damage and arson 700
  • Anti social behaviour 663
  • Other theft 551

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
478

234 female, 244 male

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

This postcode contained 4.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE2 7 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

54

within 5 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    716 m

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.1 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    1.5 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.6 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    1.7 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.7 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.7 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    1.8 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    1.8 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.8 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    1.9 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    1.9 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82088

    2.0 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    2.0 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    2.0 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    2.0 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    2.0 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    2.0 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    2.1 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 54 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

  • Dry Dock

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Westbury Road

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • University Road

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • University Road

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles

  • Welford Road Cemetery

    BCT · Southfields

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 038A, 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

13,462 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

Schools

138 open schools are in scope, including 82 primary and 21 secondary schools. WQE and Regent College Group is the nearest published school at 498 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,696 published events cover 12 months, averaging 641.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,769 events.

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