LE87 2FP

Castle · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Postcode district
LE87
Postcode sector
LE87 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE87 2BB 0 m
LE1 7HA 97 m
LE1 7HF 97 m
LE1 7GF 101 m
LE1 7DG 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE87 2FP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE87
Postcode sector
LE87 2
Latitude
52.626500
Longitude
-1.126873
British National Grid easting
459,198
British National Grid northing
303,549

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Castle · E05010463
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester South · E14001327
Output area
E00169446
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 040G · E01034021
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 040 · E02006850

Postcode source versions

Explore LE87

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
140
Primary
86
Secondary
19
  1. Beauchamp City Sixth Form

    Free schools 16 to 19

    476 m
  2. University of Leicester

    Higher education institutions

    549 m
  3. The Children's Hospital School

    Foundation special school

    557 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,241
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,591
  • Public order 2,265
  • Shoplifting 2,066
  • Anti social behaviour 1,360
  • Other theft 1,331

GP practices

56

within 5 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    647 m

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

    ST. PETERS HEALTH CENTRE, SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82659

    734 m

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    734 m

  • ST PETER'S MED CENTRE (MANSINGH & MEHRA)

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    734 m

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    833 m

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    841 m

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    970 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    997 m

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    1.1 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    1.3 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    1.4 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    1.4 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.5 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    1.5 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    1.7 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.7 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    1.7 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

    264-266 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5FD

    ODS code C82037

    1.7 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

    CATHERINE HOUSE, 2B STOUGHTON DRIVE NORTH, LEICESTER, LE5 5UB

    ODS code C82088

    1.8 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 56 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lancaster Road Fire Station

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Regent Road

    BCT · Southfields

    0.2 miles
  • Regent Road

    BCT · Southfields

    0.2 miles
  • University

    BCT · Leicester

    0.3 miles
  • University

    BCT · Leicester

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 040G, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,106 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

140 open schools are in scope, including 86 primary and 19 secondary schools. Beauchamp City Sixth Form is the nearest published school at 476 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,241 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,436.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,591 events.

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