LE3 2YS

Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe · Blaby · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Blaby
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE3 3US 216 m
LE3 3UT 244 m
LE3 3UR 270 m
LE3 3AJ 308 m
LE3 3UL 344 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 2YS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 2
Latitude
52.615814
Longitude
-1.203861
British National Grid easting
454,000
British National Grid northing
302,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Blaby · E07000129
Parish or community
E04005356
Westminster constituency
South Leicestershire · E14001488
Output area
E00187355
Lower layer super output area
Blaby 006B · E01025626
Middle layer super output area
Blaby 006 · E02005338

Postcode source versions

Explore LE3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
41
Secondary
7
  1. Fossebrook Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    846 m
  2. The Winstanley School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Stafford Leys Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,544
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 621
  • Criminal damage and arson 174
  • Anti social behaviour 170
  • Vehicle crime 126
  • Public order 119

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

26

within 5 km straight-line

  • LLR SAS PROVIDER

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

    ODS code Y03584

    686 m

  • FOREST MEDICAL GROUP

    WARREN LANE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, LE3 3LW

    ODS code C82066

    1.6 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    2.2 km

  • HOCKLEY FARM MED PRACT (A NANA)

    39 HOCKLEY FARM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 1HN

    ODS code C82053

    2.2 km

  • OAKMEADOW SURGERY (GJ INGRAMS)

    87 TATLOW ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8NF

    ODS code C82008

    2.7 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    3.0 km

  • ENDERBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHORTRIDGE LANE, ENDERBY, LEICESTER, LE19 4LY

    ODS code C82631

    3.2 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    3.5 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

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

    ODS code C82669

    3.6 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    3.7 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    3.8 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    3.8 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    3.8 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    3.8 km

  • THE PARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (B HAINSWORTH)

    340 AIKMAN AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 9PW

    ODS code C82610

    3.9 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    4.0 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    4.2 km

  • THE GLENFIELD SURGERY

    111 STATION ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8GS

    ODS code C82056

    4.4 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    4.5 km

  • RATBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A DESFORD LANE, RATBY, LEICESTER, LE6 0LE

    ODS code C82634

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Tuffleys Way

    BCT · Thorpe Astley

    0.2 miles
  • Tuffleys Way

    BCT · Thorpe Astley

    0.2 miles
  • Isobella Road

    BCT · Thorpe Astley

    0.2 miles
  • Isobella Road

    BCT · Thorpe Astley

    0.2 miles
  • Murby Way

    BCT · Thorpe Astley

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blaby 006B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,843 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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

56 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 7 secondary schools. Fossebrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 846 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,544 published events cover 12 months, averaging 128.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 621 events.

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