LE2 7EN postcode in Leicester, England

LE2 7EN is a postcode in Leicester, in the Castle ward. It is in the Leicester South parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since September 2020.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Typical price £165,000 Homes sold in LE2 7, last 12 months. ▼ 14.2% on the year before Nearest school The Children's Hospital School 250 m in a straight line Nearest station Leicester 850 m in a straight line

Where LE2 7EN is, and what is near it

Map of LE2 7EN and what is near it Map of LE2 7EN: its centre point, with the 203 other postcodes in the LE2 7 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE2 7AA: also in LE2 7LE2 7AB: also in LE2 7LE2 7AD: also in LE2 7LE2 7AE: also in LE2 7LE2 7AF: also in LE2 7LE2 7AG: also in LE2 7LE2 7AJ: also in LE2 7LE2 7AQ: also in LE2 7LE2 7AS: also in LE2 7LE2 7AU: also in LE2 7LE2 7AX: also in LE2 7LE2 7AY: also in LE2 7LE2 7BA: also in LE2 7LE2 7BB: also in LE2 7LE2 7BU: also in LE2 7LE2 7BY: also in LE2 7LE2 7DA: also in LE2 7LE2 7DB: also in LE2 7LE2 7DD: also in LE2 7LE2 7DE: also in LE2 7LE2 7DF: also in LE2 7LE2 7DH: also in LE2 7LE2 7DJ: also in LE2 7LE2 7DN: also in LE2 7LE2 7DP: also in LE2 7LE2 7DR: also in LE2 7LE2 7DS: also in LE2 7LE2 7DT: also in LE2 7LE2 7DU: also in LE2 7LE2 7DX: also in LE2 7LE2 7DZ: also in LE2 7LE2 7EA: also in LE2 7LE2 7EB: also in LE2 7LE2 7ED: also in LE2 7LE2 7EE: also in LE2 7LE2 7EF: also in LE2 7LE2 7EG: also in LE2 7LE2 7EH: also in LE2 7LE2 7EL: also in LE2 7LE2 7EQ: also in LE2 7LE2 7ER: also in LE2 7LE2 7ES: also in LE2 7LE2 7ET: also in LE2 7LE2 7EX: also in LE2 7LE2 7EY: also in LE2 7LE2 7EZ: also in LE2 7LE2 7FA: also in LE2 7LE2 7FB: also in LE2 7LE2 7FD: also in LE2 7LE2 7FF: also in LE2 7LE2 7FG: also in LE2 7LE2 7FH: also in LE2 7LE2 7FJ: also in LE2 7LE2 7FN: also in LE2 7LE2 7FR: also in LE2 7LE2 7FS: also in LE2 7LE2 7FU: also in LE2 7LE2 7FW: also in LE2 7LE2 7FZ: also in LE2 7LE2 7GB: also in LE2 7LE2 7GD: also in LE2 7LE2 7GE: also in LE2 7LE2 7GF: also in LE2 7LE2 7GG: also in LE2 7LE2 7GH: also in LE2 7LE2 7GJ: also in LE2 7LE2 7GL: also in LE2 7LE2 7GN: also in LE2 7LE2 7GP: also in LE2 7LE2 7GQ: also in LE2 7LE2 7GR: also in LE2 7LE2 7GS: also in LE2 7LE2 7GT: also in LE2 7LE2 7GU: also in LE2 7LE2 7GX: also in LE2 7LE2 7GY: also in LE2 7LE2 7GZ: also in LE2 7LE2 7HA: also in LE2 7LE2 7HD: also in LE2 7LE2 7HG: also in LE2 7LE2 7HH: also in LE2 7LE2 7HJ: also in LE2 7LE2 7HL: also in LE2 7LE2 7HN: also in LE2 7LE2 7HP: also in LE2 7LE2 7HQ: also in LE2 7LE2 7HR: also in LE2 7LE2 7HT: also in LE2 7LE2 7HW: also in LE2 7LE2 7HX: also in LE2 7LE2 7JD: also in LE2 7LE2 7JE: also in LE2 7LE2 7JF: also in LE2 7LE2 7JG: also in LE2 7LE2 7JH: also in LE2 7LE2 7JJ: also in LE2 7LE2 7JL: also in LE2 7LE2 7JN: also in LE2 7LE2 7JT: also in LE2 7LE2 7LA: also in LE2 7LE2 7LD: also in LE2 7LE2 7LE: also in LE2 7LE2 7LL: also in LE2 7LE2 7NS: also in LE2 7LE2 7NU: also in LE2 7LE2 7NW: also in LE2 7LE2 7PT: also in LE2 7LE2 7PY: also in LE2 7LE2 7QS: also in LE2 7LE2 7QW: also in LE2 7LE2 7QY: also in LE2 7LE2 7TR: also in LE2 7 Blink 950 mCastle Mead Academy 1.0 kmSaffron LE2 7EN Map of LE2 7EN and what is near it Map of LE2 7EN: its centre point, with the 203 other postcodes in the LE2 7 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Saffron LE2 7EN
  • LE2 7EN
  • Other postcodes in LE2 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.6288, longitude -1.1373)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LE2 7EN?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LE2 7EN?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for LE2 7EN. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at LE2 7EN?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for LE2 7EN.

Check the bin days for LE2 7EN on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LE2 7EN at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LE2 7EN.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Leicester

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LE2 7EN: 5,224 properties in Leicester are at high risk (3.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Leicester

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LE2 7EN is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LE2 7EN?

Homes in LE2 7 sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 41 sales, down 14.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£165,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£192,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 14.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £225,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £183,500 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £100,250 18 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LE2 district: a typical £257,000 from 811 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in LE2 7EN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE2 7EN from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LE2 7EN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 2,160 homes in the neighbourhood around LE2 7EN. Over half of them (80%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (36%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LE2 7EN

Band D in Leicester for 2026‑27: £2,529. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,686 (band A) to £3,091 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,686.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 1,720 (80%)£1,686
Band Babout 100 (5%)£1,967
Band Cabout 170 (8%)£2,248
Band Dabout 160 (7%)£2,529
Band Eabout 10 (under 1%)£3,091
Band Fwithheld£3,653
Band Gfewer than 5£4,215
Band Hfewer than 5£5,058

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 36% 1983 to 1999
  7. 22% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Leicester before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LE2 7EN is in (ONS area E01034020), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LE2 7EN?

The nearest open schools to LE2 7EN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE2 7EN, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to LE2 7EN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE2 7EN is Leicester Rail Station, 850 metres away in a straight line.

  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • South Wigston Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Henshaw Street, 101 m away.

More stations near LE2 7EN, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near LE2 7EN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE2 7EN, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LE2 7EN?

2 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE2 7EN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Leicester City Council Charging point · No details mapped 350 mWalk
  • Blink Charging point · No details mapped 950 mWalk
  • Highcross Electric Car Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LE2 7EN?

The nearest to the centre of LE2 7EN, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LE2 7EN?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LE2 7EN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE2 7EN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LE2 7EN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE2 7EN, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LE2 7EN?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE2 7EN on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LE2 7EN in a conservation area?

The centre of LE2 7EN is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LE2 7EN?

Police.uk records 1,785 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE2 7EN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences528 reports
Shoplifting250 reports
Anti-social behaviour226 reports
Public order168 reports
Criminal damage and arson130 reports
Other theft114 reports

Also: drugs 99, vehicle crime 69, bicycle theft 47, burglary 43, robbery 39, possession of weapons 25, other crime 24, theft from the person 23.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for LE2 7EN

Ward
Castle
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Leicester
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
September 2020

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

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LE2 7DP20 mLE2 7NS50 mLE2 7NT50 mLE2 7DN70 mLE2 7EL70 mLE2 7ED80 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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