LE2 8ZR

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 8UJ 55 m
LE2 8UN 110 m
LE2 8UH 114 m
LE2 8UQ 130 m
LE2 8UL 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE2 8ZR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE2
Postcode sector
LE2 8
Latitude
52.595680
Longitude
-1.152553
British National Grid easting
457,500
British National Grid northing
300,100

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
E00068730
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 034C · E01013610
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 034 · E02002860

Postcode source versions

Explore LE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
53
Secondary
11
  1. Eyres Monsell Primary School

    Community school

    427 m
  2. Montrose School

    Community school

    574 m
  3. Rolleston Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,705
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,502
  • Criminal damage and arson 410
  • Anti social behaviour 378
  • Public order 339
  • Shoplifting 194

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

41

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    627 m

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    789 m

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    850 m

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    989 m

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    1.1 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    2.0 km

  • NORTHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 VILLERS COURT, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4NS

    ODS code C82068

    2.3 km

  • SOUTH WIGSTON HEALTH CTR.

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

    ODS code C82079

    2.3 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LIMITED-ASQUITH

    693 WELFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FQ

    ODS code C82614

    2.5 km

  • HAZELMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    58 LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BLABY, LEICESTER, LE8 4DN

    ODS code C82098

    2.6 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    2.7 km

  • BUSHLOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82013

    2.8 km

  • WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82071

    2.8 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    3.2 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    3.4 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    3.4 km

  • LLR SAS PROVIDER

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

    ODS code Y03584

    3.5 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    3.6 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    3.7 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 41 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Glenhills Boulevard

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.1 miles
  • Glenhills Boulevard

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.1 miles
  • Whitteney Drive

    BCT · Eyres Monsell

    0.2 miles
  • Whitteney Drive

    BCT · Eyres Monsell

    0.2 miles
  • Seaford Road

    BCT · Aylestone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 034C, 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

4,026 of 33,755

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

89 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 11 secondary schools. Eyres Monsell Primary School is the nearest published school at 427 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,705 published events cover 12 months, averaging 308.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,502 events.

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