LE2 8PH postcode in Leicester, England

LE2 8PH is a postcode in Leicester, in the Aylestone ward. It is in the Leicester West parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 Gigabit broadband 70% of homes and businesses can get it. Leicester: 98% Typical price £237,750 Homes sold in LE2 8, last 12 months. ▲ 5.7% on the year before Nearest station South Wigston 2.6 km in a straight line

Where LE2 8PH is, and what is near it

Map of LE2 8PH and what is near it Map of LE2 8PH: its centre point, with the 201 other postcodes in the LE2 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. LE2 8BU: also in LE2 8LE2 8BW: also in LE2 8LE2 8BX: also in LE2 8LE2 8BY: also in LE2 8LE2 8DN: also in LE2 8LE2 8LD: also in LE2 8LE2 8LE: also in LE2 8LE2 8LF: also in LE2 8LE2 8LH: also in LE2 8LE2 8LJ: also in LE2 8LE2 8LL: also in LE2 8LE2 8LN: also in LE2 8LE2 8LQ: also in LE2 8LE2 8LR: also in LE2 8LE2 8LS: also in LE2 8LE2 8LW: also in LE2 8LE2 8LY: also in LE2 8LE2 8NE: also in LE2 8LE2 8NF: also in LE2 8LE2 8NG: also in LE2 8LE2 8PA: also in LE2 8LE2 8PB: also in LE2 8LE2 8PE: also in LE2 8LE2 8PF: also in LE2 8LE2 8PQ: also in LE2 8LE2 8PR: also in LE2 8LE2 8PS: also in LE2 8LE2 8PX: also in LE2 8LE2 8SE: also in LE2 8LE2 8SG: also in LE2 8LE2 8SL: also in LE2 8LE2 8SP: also in LE2 8LE2 8SQ: also in LE2 8LE2 8SR: also in LE2 8LE2 8ST: also in LE2 8LE2 8TG: also in LE2 8LE2 8TH: also in LE2 8LE2 8TJ: also in LE2 8LE2 8TL: also in LE2 8LE2 8TN: also in LE2 8LE2 8TS: also in LE2 8 Bus stop 350 mSchool 1.6 kmAylestone LE2 8PH Map of LE2 8PH and what is near it Map of LE2 8PH: its centre point, with the 201 other postcodes in the LE2 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.6 kmAylestone LE2 8PH
  • LE2 8PH
  • Other postcodes in LE2 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 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 52.6003, longitude -1.1588)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LE2 8PH?

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 8PH?

Every home and business at LE2 8PH can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 70% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)70% can get it

Leicester: 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Leicester: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Leicester.

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 8PH?

BinDayBuddy has not read Leicester City Council's days for LE2 8PH today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE2 8PH 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 8PH 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 8PH.

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 8PH: 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 8PH 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 8PH?

Homes in LE2 8 sold for a typical £237,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 124 sales, up 5.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£237,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£225,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £417,500 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £253,750 50 sales
  • Terraced £195,000 53 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £127,500 5 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 8PH

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in LE2 8PH from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 July 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

Food hygiene ratings at LE2 8PH

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at LE2 8PH. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LE2 8PH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around LE2 8PH. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (30%). 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 8PH

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 £4,215 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,967.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 180 (21%)£1,686
Band Babout 290 (34%)£1,967
Band Cabout 200 (23%)£2,248
Band Dabout 130 (15%)£2,529
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£3,091
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,653
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,215
Band Hfewer than 5£5,058

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 30% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 12% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 8PH is in (ONS area E01013609), 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 8PH?

The nearest open schools to LE2 8PH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE2 8PH, 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 8PH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE2 8PH is South Wigston Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • South Wigston Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Marsden Lane, 85 m away.

More stations near LE2 8PH, 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 8PH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE2 8PH, 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 8PH?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE2 8PH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 8 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
  • Leicester Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.6 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2, CHAdeMO · up to 160 kW 2.0 kmCycle

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 8PH?

The nearest to the centre of LE2 8PH, 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 8PH?

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 8PH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE2 8PH, 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 8PH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE2 8PH, 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 8PH?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE2 8PH 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 8PH in a conservation area?

The centre of LE2 8PH 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 8PH?

Police.uk records 360 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE2 8PH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences119 reports
Criminal damage and arson51 reports
Anti-social behaviour48 reports
Shoplifting38 reports
Public order24 reports
Other theft19 reports

Also: vehicle crime 14, drugs 13, burglary 12, bicycle theft 8, other crime 6, robbery 4, possession of weapons 3, theft from the person 1.

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 8PH

Ward
Aylestone
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
January 1980

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

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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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