LE2 8SF

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 8TF 70 m
LE2 8LX 102 m
LE2 8DR 105 m
LE2 8BS 135 m
LE2 8NJ 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 8SF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 8
Latitude
52.605694
Longitude
-1.152464
British National Grid easting
457,493
British National Grid northing
301,214

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
E00068710
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 034E · E01013612
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 034 · E02002860

Postcode source versions

Explore LE2

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
19, Hall Lane, Leicester, LE2 8SF 2 August 2021 £186,000
21, Hall Lane, Leicester, LE2 8SF 1 April 2021 £170,000
23, Hall Lane, Leicester, LE2 8SF 18 April 2019 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
111
Primary
67
Secondary
15
  1. Granby Primary School

    Community school

    178 m
  2. Montrose School

    Community school

    653 m
  3. Ellesmere College

    Community special school

    967 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,460
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,361
  • Anti social behaviour 371
  • Criminal damage and arson 359
  • Public order 336
  • Vehicle crime 227

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
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 0.1% 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+
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

48

within 5 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    0 m

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    376 m

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    906 m

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    1.6 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    1.6 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    1.7 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    1.8 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    2.1 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    2.3 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    2.4 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    2.5 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    2.6 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    2.6 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    2.7 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    2.7 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    2.8 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    2.9 km

  • LLR SAS PROVIDER

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

    ODS code Y03584

    3.0 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    3.2 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 48 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

  • Hall Lane

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.0 miles
  • Hall Lane

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.0 miles
  • Hampshire Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.2 miles
  • Wigston Lane

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.2 miles
  • Aylestone Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 034E, 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

12,429 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
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 £186,000 from 1 recorded sale in LE2 8SF. 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

111 open schools are in scope, including 67 primary and 15 secondary schools. Granby Primary School is the nearest published school at 178 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,460 published events cover 12 months, averaging 288.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,361 events.

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