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LE3 2SL

Braunstone Ravenhurst · Blaby · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Braunstone Ravenhurst
Local authority
Blaby
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE3 2GT 86 m
LE3 2SU 89 m
LE3 2SW 98 m
LE3 2GJ 105 m
LE3 2GW 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 2SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 2
Latitude
52.615498
Longitude
-1.173485
British National Grid easting
456,057
British National Grid northing
302,288

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Blaby · E07000129
Electoral ward
Braunstone Ravenhurst · E05015262
Parish or community
E04012264
Westminster constituency
Mid Leicestershire · E14001364
Output area
E00130169
Lower layer super output area
Blaby 005D · E01025653
Middle layer super output area
Blaby 005 · E02005337

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Fairbourne Road, Leicester, LE3 2SL 23 July 2025 £210,000
8, Fairbourne Road, Leicester, LE3 2SL 31 May 2024 £240,000
21, Fairbourne Road, Leicester, LE3 2SL 17 February 2023 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
93
Primary
59
Secondary
12

  1. Caldecote Community Primary School

    Community school

    154 m

  2. Ravenhurst Primary School

    Academy converter

    499 m

  3. Folville Junior School

    Community school

    660 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,188
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,284
  • Criminal damage and arson 369
  • Anti social behaviour 359
  • Public order 282
  • Vehicle crime 223

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

31 female, 33 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE3 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

44

within 5 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    1.0 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    1.1 km

  • LLR SAS PROVIDER

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

    ODS code Y03584

    1.5 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.7 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    1.8 km

  • HOCKLEY FARM MED PRACT (A NANA)

    39 HOCKLEY FARM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 1HN

    ODS code C82053

    1.9 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    1.9 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    2.1 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    2.1 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    2.2 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    2.2 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    2.2 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    2.6 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    2.6 km

  • SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE

    509 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL

    ODS code C82046

    2.7 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    2.8 km

  • OAKMEADOW SURGERY (GJ INGRAMS)

    87 TATLOW ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8NF

    ODS code C82008

    3.1 km

  • THE HEDGES MEDICAL CENTRE (SA BAILEY)

    PASLEY ROAD, EYRES MONSELL, LEICESTER, LE2 9BU

    ODS code C82100

    3.2 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    3.4 km

  • STURDEE ROAD HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    182 STURDEE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 9DB

    ODS code C82019

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 44 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fairbourne Road

    BCT · Braunstone

    0.1 miles

  • Fairbourne Road

    BCT · Braunstone

    0.1 miles

  • Reynolds Place

    BCT · Braunstone

    0.2 miles

  • Reynolds Place

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles

  • Ayston Road

    BCT · Braunstone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blaby 005D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,677 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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
13
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £215,000 from 3 recorded sales in LE3 2SL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Blaby is £282,918 in June 2026, up 0.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

93 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 12 secondary schools. Caldecote Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 154 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,188 published events cover 12 months, averaging 265.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,284 events.

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