LE2 postcode area

The LE2 postcode district spans 26 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blaby, Harborough, Leicester, Oadby and Wigston. Area Scores range from 2 to 95 across them.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LE2 district: Oadby North scores 95 out of 100 (#313 of 6,856 nationally) while Saffron Lane sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 93 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 10 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 13 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £116,750 in Leicester City Centre to £415,000 in Knighton — a 3.6× gap within the LE2 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Blaby, Harborough, Leicester and Oadby and Wigston — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Oadby NorthOadby and Wigston 31395 £413,950
Oadby EastOadby and Wigston 86287 £340,000
Kibworth & Great GlenHarborough 99985 £335,000
Houghton, Thurnby & ScraptoftHarborough 1,01985 £343,250
KnightonLeicester 1,08884 £415,000
Wigston NorthOadby and Wigston 1,29481 £278,000
Enderby & Glen ParvaBlaby 1,69875 £269,725
Blaby VillageBlaby 1,76774 £268,475
Thorpe AstleyBlaby 1,89772 £268,000
Oadby South & WestOadby and Wigston 2,22668 £315,000
EvingtonLeicester 2,91857 £355,000
Clarendon Park & Stoneygate SouthLeicester 3,40550 £250,000
West KnightonLeicester 4,11840 £242,500
Aylestone SouthLeicester 4,69432 £245,000
Rowley Fields & FaircharmLeicester 4,77630 £192,500
Crown HillsLeicester 5,16725 £275,000
Stoneygate NorthLeicester 5,31822 £254,500
Leicester City CentreLeicester 5,64018 £116,750
Leicester City SouthLeicester 5,66717 £158,800
West End & WestcotesLeicester 5,74316 £175,000
Aylestone North & Saffron FieldsLeicester 5,89314 £190,000
Spinney Hill RoadLeicester 6,12011 £235,000
St Matthews & Highfields NorthLeicester 6,4426 £225,000
Highfields SouthLeicester 6,4905 £235,000
Eyres MonsellLeicester 6,5175 £201,500
Saffron LaneLeicester 6,7022 £228,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LE2.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.