High deprivation
IMD England
65
Crime · May '26
£135,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for LE2 8AL
Postcode
LE2 8AL
Coordinates
52.6093, -1.1419
Grid reference
SK582016
Easting
458,203
Northing
301,624
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WJV55+P6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Leicester
Travel to Work
Leicester
ITL Region
Leicester
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
7914
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7914 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · LE2 8AL
HM Land Registry · Leicester
Average price
£135,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £135,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '24 – Sep '25Sep '25: 1 sales · avg £120,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£150k£135k£120k
Sep '24Sep '25
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Police Recorded Crime near LE2 8AL
Crime trends · near LE2 8AL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
463320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY -46%
ASB
23157
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +22%
Vehicle Crime
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -67%
Burglary
851
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
17103
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -50%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.63.8%
Other White10.5%
African5.6%
Indian4.7%
White & Black Caribbean2.8%
+ 6 other groups · 12.6%
Religion
No religion46.2%
Christian34.8%
Muslim7.3%
Not answered7.2%
Hindu2.2%
+ 2 other religions · 2.3%
Age groups
25–3423.6%
35–4921.4%
50–6413.6%
20–248.0%
≤47.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.7%
Households
Other30.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.6%
+ 8 other households · 30.1%
Administrative Information
Leicester
Local Authority
Council AreaLeicester West E14001328
Constituency
E14001328Leicestershire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Aylestone
Constituency code
E14001328
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Leicester, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Leicester
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandEast Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Leicester City
Sub ICB Location
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 04C
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Leicester 031A E01013613
E01013613MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Leicester 031 E02002857
E02002857LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Leicester 031A E01013613
E01013613MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Leicester 031 E02002857
E02002857Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:25 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:25 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LE2 8AL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 7914
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01013613 and MSOA E02002857 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE2 8AL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LE2 8AL
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Knighton Mead Primary Academy
Leicester · LE2 6LG
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Granby Primary School
Leicester · LE2 8LP
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Marriott Primary School
Leicester · LE2 6NE
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Millgate School
Leicester · LE2 6DW
Outstanding
0.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–16
Montrose School
Leicester · LE2 8TN
Not judged
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Lancaster Academy
Leicester · LE2 6FU
Good
0.7 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Leicester · LE2 6FU
Outstanding
0.7 mi
SecondaryStateGirls · Ages 11–16
St Mary's Fields Primary School
Leicester · LE3 2DH
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Mary's Fields Academy
Leicester · LE3 2DH
Requires improvement
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Leicester College
Leicester · LE2 7LW
1.0 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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