LE2 8FT

Aylestone · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE2 6LX 38 m
LE2 6UF 84 m
LE2 8FQ 99 m
LE2 8AJ 106 m
LE2 8FN 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 8FT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2015
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 8
Latitude
52.607041
Longitude
-1.138557
British National Grid easting
458,433
British National Grid northing
301,375

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Aylestone · E05010459
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester West · E14001328
Output area
E00068707
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 031A · E01013613
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
118
Primary
69
Secondary
17
  1. Marriott Primary School

    Community school

    593 m
  2. Knighton Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    601 m
  3. Granby Primary School

    Community school

    807 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,312
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,590
  • Criminal damage and arson 522
  • Public order 506
  • Anti social behaviour 351
  • Drugs 245

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

49

within 5 km straight-line

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    666 m

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    954 m

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    1.2 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    1.6 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    1.8 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    1.9 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    1.9 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    2.0 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    2.0 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    2.2 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    2.4 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    2.4 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    2.5 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    2.5 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    2.6 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    2.8 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    2.8 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    2.9 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    2.9 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 49 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Wren Close

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.0 miles
  • Wren Close

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.1 miles
  • Manners Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.1 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.1 miles
  • Manners Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 031A, 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

5,744 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

118 open schools are in scope, including 69 primary and 17 secondary schools. Marriott Primary School is the nearest published school at 593 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,312 published events cover 12 months, averaging 359.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,590 events.

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