LE3 2BU postcode in Leicester, England

LE3 2BU is a postcode in Leicester, in the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields ward. It is in the Leicester West parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 12 of 81 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at LE3 2BU can get it Across Leicester: 98% Typical price £259,500 Homes sold in LE3 2, last 12 months. ▲ 5.9% on the year before Nearest station Leicester 2.2 km in a straight line

Where LE3 2BU is, and what is near it

Map of LE3 2BU and what is near it Map of LE3 2BU: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the LE3 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE3 2AA: also in LE3 2LE3 2AB: also in LE3 2LE3 2AD: also in LE3 2LE3 2AE: also in LE3 2LE3 2AG: also in LE3 2LE3 2AH: also in LE3 2LE3 2AJ: also in LE3 2LE3 2AL: also in LE3 2LE3 2AQ: also in LE3 2LE3 2AR: also in LE3 2LE3 2AT: also in LE3 2LE3 2BA: also in LE3 2LE3 2BB: also in LE3 2LE3 2BD: also in LE3 2LE3 2BE: also in LE3 2LE3 2BF: also in LE3 2LE3 2BG: also in LE3 2LE3 2BH: also in LE3 2LE3 2BJ: also in LE3 2LE3 2BL: also in LE3 2LE3 2BN: also in LE3 2LE3 2BP: also in LE3 2LE3 2BQ: also in LE3 2LE3 2BS: also in LE3 2LE3 2BT: also in LE3 2LE3 2BW: also in LE3 2LE3 2BX: also in LE3 2LE3 2BY: also in LE3 2LE3 2DA: also in LE3 2LE3 2DB: also in LE3 2LE3 2DH: also in LE3 2LE3 2EA: also in LE3 2LE3 2EB: also in LE3 2LE3 2EE: also in LE3 2LE3 2EF: also in LE3 2LE3 2EG: also in LE3 2LE3 2EN: also in LE3 2LE3 2EP: also in LE3 2LE3 2ET: also in LE3 2LE3 2EU: also in LE3 2LE3 2EW: also in LE3 2LE3 2EX: also in LE3 2LE3 2FR: also in LE3 2LE3 2FS: also in LE3 2LE3 2FT: also in LE3 2LE3 2RA: also in LE3 2LE3 2RB: also in LE3 2 GP 750 m2 schools, 900 m2 places, 1.1–2.2 kmEllesmere College 1.3 kmBraunstone Millfield LE3 2BU Map of LE3 2BU and what is near it Map of LE3 2BU: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the LE3 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 750 mSouth Wigston station 4.1 kmBraunstone Millfield LE3 2BU
  • LE3 2BU
  • Other postcodes in LE3 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 52.6179, longitude -1.1498)

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 LE3 2BU?

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 LE3 2BU?

Every home and business at LE3 2BU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

LE3 2BU 100% Leicester 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

LE3 2BU 100% Leicester Over 99%
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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 LE3 2BU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Leicester City Council's days for LE3 2BU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE3 2BU 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 LE3 2BU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 81 homes and businesses at LE3 2BU. 12 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 40 more at a lower risk.

81 homes and businesses at LE3 2BU High: 12Medium: 39Low: 1Not in an area at risk: 29

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 LE3 2BU: 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 LE3 2BU 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 LE3 2BU?

Homes in LE3 2 sold for a typical £259,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 128 sales, up 5.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£259,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£245,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £324,000 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £265,000 71 sales
  • Terraced £197,000 37 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole LE3 district: a typical £250,000 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 LE3 2BU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE3 2BU 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

Food hygiene ratings at LE3 2BU

The Food Standards Agency lists 5 food businesses at LE3 2BU. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LE3 2BU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 780 homes in the neighbourhood around LE3 2BU. Over half of them (81%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (63%). 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 LE3 2BU

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 £2,529 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,686.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 630 (81%)£1,686
Band Babout 110 (14%)£1,967
Band Cabout 20 (3%)£2,248
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,529
Band Ewithheld£3,091
Band Ffewer than 5£3,653
Band Gfewer than 5£4,215
Band Hfewer than 5£5,058

When the homes were built

  1. 21% Before 1900
  2. 63% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 2020 or later: 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 LE3 2BU is in (ONS area E01034016), 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 LE3 2BU?

The nearest open schools to LE3 2BU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE3 2BU, 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 LE3 2BU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE3 2BU is Leicester Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • South Wigston 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.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near LE3 2BU, 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 LE3 2BU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE3 2BU, 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 LE3 2BU?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE3 2BU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Leicester City Council Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 kmCycle
  • Blink Charging point · No details mapped 2.4 kmCycle
  • Highcross Electric Car Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 2.4 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 LE3 2BU?

The nearest to the centre of LE3 2BU, 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 LE3 2BU?

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 LE3 2BU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE3 2BU, 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 LE3 2BU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE3 2BU, 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 LE3 2BU?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE3 2BU 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 LE3 2BU in a conservation area?

The centre of LE3 2BU 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 LE3 2BU?

Police.uk records 630 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE3 2BU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences230 reports
Anti-social behaviour84 reports
Criminal damage and arson66 reports
Public order55 reports
Shoplifting33 reports
Vehicle crime31 reports

Also: other theft 31, drugs 27, bicycle theft 20, other crime 16, burglary 15, possession of weapons 10, theft from the person 6, robbery 6.

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 LE3 2BU

Ward
Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields
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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