LE2 postcode area · Leicester

The LE2 postcode district spans 26 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blaby, Harborough, Leicester, Oadby and Wigston. Area Scores range from 2 to 95 across them. Every full LE2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

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.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,644a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime112per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)35
Owner-occupied56%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LE2 district

£258,000median home sold over the past year · +17.3% over 5 years · -0.8% over the year · 969 sales
Detached£420,700
Semi-detached£275,000
Terraced£220,500
Flat£132,500
Leicester£241,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
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

People living in LE2 Census 2021

Residents256,224
Median age (est.)35
Density1,870per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above32%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 19%25–44 27%45–64 22%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 15%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 10%Other: 20%
One person 28%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 10%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Elementary15%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%

Ethnic group

White: 49%Asian: 37%Black: 6%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 49%Asian 37%Black 6%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 28% · No religion 26% · Muslim 23%

Born outside the UK: 34%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in LE2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LE2 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LE2.

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