LE2 8PU

Aylestone · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE2 9EA 65 m
LE2 9ED 139 m
LE2 9EB 145 m
LE2 8UP 149 m
LE2 8PG 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 8PU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 8
Latitude
52.594923
Longitude
-1.157396
British National Grid easting
457,173
British National Grid northing
300,012

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
E00068731
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 034D · E01013611
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 034 · E02002860

Postcode source versions

Explore LE2

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, The Firs, Aylestone, Leicester, LE2 8PU 7 February 2025 £335,000
3, The Firs, Aylestone, Leicester, LE2 8PU 26 January 2024 £575,000
3, The Firs, Aylestone, Leicester, LE2 8PU 10 May 2019 £435,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
85
Primary
51
Secondary
11
  1. Eyres Monsell Primary School

    Community school

    580 m
  2. Montrose School

    Community school

    836 m
  3. Rolleston Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,823
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,357
  • Shoplifting 524
  • Criminal damage and arson 392
  • Anti social behaviour 366
  • Public order 326

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.1% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

36

within 5 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    827 m

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    876 m

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    1.1 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    1.2 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    1.3 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    1.8 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    2.1 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    2.4 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    2.5 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    2.8 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    2.8 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    3.0 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    3.0 km

  • LLR SAS PROVIDER

    SPECIAL ALLOCATION, PO BOX 11058, LEICESTER, LE1 8FL

    ODS code Y03584

    3.2 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    3.3 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    3.5 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 LEICESTER ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE19 2DU

    ODS code C82055

    3.7 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    3.7 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    3.7 km

  • ENDERBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHORTRIDGE LANE, ENDERBY, LEICESTER, LE19 4LY

    ODS code C82631

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 36 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

  • Whitteney Drive

    BCT · Eyres Monsell

    0.0 miles
  • Whitteney Drive

    BCT · Eyres Monsell

    0.1 miles
  • Lutterworth Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.1 miles
  • Gilmorton Avenue

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Lutterworth Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 034D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,354 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Property market

The five-year median is £455,000 from 2 recorded sales in LE2 8PU. 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

85 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 11 secondary schools. Eyres Monsell Primary School is the nearest published school at 580 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,823 published events cover 12 months, averaging 318.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,357 events.

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