LE3 2AF

Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE3 1AA 119 m
LE3 1LA 121 m
LE3 1AT 140 m
LE3 1JE 142 m
LE3 1JH 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 2AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 2
Latitude
52.625406
Longitude
-1.160844
British National Grid easting
456,900
British National Grid northing
303,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester West · E14001328
Output area
E00068855
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 028E · E01013641
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 028 · E02002854

Postcode source versions

Explore LE3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
118
Primary
74
Secondary
14
  1. Imperial Avenue Infant School

    Community school

    150 m
  2. Fullhurst Community College

    Foundation school

    251 m
  3. Cherryleas Assessment Centre

    Miscellaneous

    560 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,282
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,220
  • Anti social behaviour 677
  • Criminal damage and arson 627
  • Public order 583
  • Other theft 428

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE3 2 residents
15,428

Age bands in LE3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

2,663 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,595 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.1%

4,569 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

3,804 residents

Age 65 and over
16.9%

2,570 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

50

within 5 km straight-line

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    509 m

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    620 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    747 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    747 m

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    778 m

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    824 m

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    889 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    1.4 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

    FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE, 334 FOSSE ROAD NORTH, LEICESTER, LE3 5RR

    ODS code C82086

    1.4 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.5 km

  • HOCKLEY FARM MED PRACT (A NANA)

    39 HOCKLEY FARM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 1HN

    ODS code C82053

    1.7 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    2.1 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

    CHARLES BERRY HOUSE, 45 EAST BOND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 4SX

    ODS code C82670

    2.1 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

    CHARLES BERRY HOUSE, 45 EAST BOND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 4SX

    ODS code Y00344

    2.1 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    2.2 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    2.3 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    2.4 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    2.6 km

  • THE PARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (B HAINSWORTH)

    340 AIKMAN AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 9PW

    ODS code C82610

    2.6 km

  • LLR SAS PROVIDER

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

    ODS code Y03584

    2.7 km

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Nearby transport

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    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
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    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Guthridge Crescent

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Guthridge Crescent

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Fosse Road South

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 028E, 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

6,347 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 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 74 primary and 14 secondary schools. Imperial Avenue Infant School is the nearest published school at 150 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,282 published events cover 12 months, averaging 523.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,220 events.

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