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Thinking of living at LE2 1HQ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medway Community Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy | Primary | 600 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Uplands Infant School | Primary | 600 m | – |
| Sparkenhoe Community Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| St John the Baptist CofE Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Madani Girls' School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 61.4 · 32.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Madani Boys School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 52.2 · 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moat Community College | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 44.6 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Crown Hills Community College | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 47.4 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lancaster Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 37.5 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Crispin's School | Independent | 450 m | 1.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Avicenna School | Independent | 550 m | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Victoria Park (Leicester) | 240 m | 31 |
| Swimming | Danielle Brown Sports Centre | 1.0 km | 15 |
| Bowls | Brookfield Bowling & Social Club | 800 m | 9 |
| Football | Ball Park | 1.3 km | 8 |
| Cycling | Leicester Cycle Speedway Club | 2.5 km | 6 |
| Rugby | Mattioli Woods Welford Road | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Abbey Sports & Leisure Club | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Squash | Leicester Squash & Racketball Club | 330 m | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Bannatyne Health Club | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Golf | American Golf | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Horse racing | Hospitality and Club | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Trampoline | Boost Trampoline Parks | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Leicester Tigers | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Exercise | Syn | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Syn | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Axe throwing | Game of Throwing | 1.6 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 30. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Leicester, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 5.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is St Stephens Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 15, 22, 22A, 81); 131 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Medway Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 64% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Madani Girls' School, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 61.4 · 32.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The City of Leicester College (2.8 km) and Castle Mead Academy (3.1 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's Local, 350 m away, with Mayfield News closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Highfields Surgery (R Wadhwa) (550 m), with Beacon Pharm the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Cameron's Cutz is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 2.2 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 29 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Kabul Rose is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Old Horse the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (19 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 22% flats and 16% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Victoria Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Danielle Brown Sports Centre (1.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 28 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 47 km.
Many neighbours rent: 37% of households rent privately and 9% socially.
56 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Every primary near LE2 1HQ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
It's young: 26% of residents are aged 15–29.
There's a sizeable student population: 17% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is University of Leicester, 900 m away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.