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LE2 8AH

Saffron · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Saffron
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE2 8AX 39 m
LE2 8BB 60 m
LE2 8BD 66 m
LE2 8BA 73 m
LE2 8AY 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 8AH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 8
Latitude
52.611519
Longitude
-1.141083
British National Grid easting
458,256
British National Grid northing
301,871

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
E00069120
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 031C · E01013687
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
119
Primary
72
Secondary
15

  1. Knighton Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    434 m

  2. Granby Primary School

    Community school

    829 m

  3. Millgate School

    Academy special converter

    934 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5,009
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,808
  • Criminal damage and arson 575
  • Public order 564
  • Anti social behaviour 416
  • Other theft 314

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

7 female, 13 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.2
LE2 8 residents
11,759

Age bands in LE2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

2,128 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,294 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.4%

3,537 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

2,854 residents

Age 65 and over
15.7%

1,827 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE2 8 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

53

within 5 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    1.0 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    1.1 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    1.4 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.5 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    1.6 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.7 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    1.7 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    1.9 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    1.9 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    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

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    2.3 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    2.3 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    2.3 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    2.4 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    2.5 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    2.5 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    2.5 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 53 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

  • Cavendish Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.1 miles

  • Cavendish Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.1 miles

  • Grace Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.1 miles

  • Grace Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.2 miles

  • Lothair Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 031C, 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

5,034 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

119 open schools are in scope, including 72 primary and 15 secondary schools. Knighton Mead Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 434 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,009 published events cover 12 months, averaging 417.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,808 events.

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