LE2 0TR Leicester
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Wycliffe. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Willow Court, Leicester: 13 addresses
- Moon Close, Leicester: 1 address
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 (89% of about 610 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
- 44 Conduit Street, permissioned (280 m)
- 100 London Road, permissioned (380 m)
- 2 Regent Street, permissioned (450 m)
- 140-142 New Walk, permissioned (460 m)
- 14 West Walk, permissioned (520 m)
- 57 The Oval - New Walk, permissioned (530 m)
- 127-133 Granby Street, permissioned (630 m)
- 67-75 Princess Road East, permissioned (660 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 14 addresses are between 73 m and 75 m above sea level (74 m on average).
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 | 430 m |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Lincoln Street Highfields | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Charles Street Leicester | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Leicester Station Car Park | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest HMP Leicester | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 26.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Shefa Medical Practice | 60 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Highem Pharmacy | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Damira Leicester | 440 m |
| Hospital | Leicester Royal Infirmary | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Mansfield House Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Prebend Gardens 1,890 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 28 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 18 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 44 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Melbourne Hall Evangelical Free Church and attached former Memorial Schools, a listed building (Grade II*), 420 m south-east. 123 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Hall Evangelical Free Church and attached former Memorial Schools | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m south-east |
| New Walk, Leicester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 580 m south-west |
| Lodges and Gates North East of War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m south |
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m north-west |
| 1-14, The Crescent including 56 King Street and 38 Regent Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m west |
| Victoria Park, Leicester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south |
| Greyfriars, Leicester | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Freemens Common | Wood | 1.6 km south-west |
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-west |
| Old Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-west |
| Rally Bank | Wood | 2.3 km east |
| Flat Spinney | Wood | 2.5 km south-east |
| Shoulder of Mutton Hill | Hill | 3.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 14 |
2 of the postcode's 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 56% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 16% | 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 Willow Court.