LE1 2PP Leicester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wycliffe. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Everest Court, Spinney Hills: 34 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Leicester in 2026-27: Band D £2,529 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,686 | £1,967 | £2,248 | £2,529 | £3,091 | £3,653 | £4,215 | £5,058 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (96% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 4 Wheat Street: up to 34 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- 233 Belgrave Gate, permissioned (520 m)
- Lee Circle Fleet House, permissioned (520 m)
- 21 Morledge Street, permissioned (520 m)
- Leicester House - Lee Circle, permissioned (560 m)
- 99 Burleys Way - Thames Tower, permissioned (690 m)
- 44 Abbey Street, permissioned (780 m)
- 24 Rutland Street, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 12 at medium risk and 18 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 55 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Manitoba Road Leicester | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Charles Street Leicester | 730 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ncp National Car Parks Leicester, Lee Circle | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Blink | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 25.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cossington Park Surgery | 840 m |
| Pharmacies | 26 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest St Matthews Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 760 m |
| Hospital | Leicester Royal Infirmary | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Mansfield House Police Station | 720 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 17 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 20 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 23 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 20 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.0 ha | 850 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 720 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 17 parks and gardens, 4.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Church of St Mark, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m north-west. 50 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Church of St Mark | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north-west |
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m south-west |
| Church of St Saviour | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m east |
| Tomb of Andrew Lord Rollo to the North East of St Margaret's Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km west |
| Abbey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km north-west |
| Greyfriars, Leicester | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| New Walk, Leicester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km south |
| Leicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardens | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km west |
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km west |
| Rally Bank | Wood | 2.3 km east |
| Freemens Common | Wood | 2.5 km south |
| Hermitage Wood | Wood | 3.2 km north |
| Shoulder of Mutton Hill | Hill | 3.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 34 | 34 |
None of the postcode's 34 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 31% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 65% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 55% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 15% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Everest Court.