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Thinking of living at LE2 2AL? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John the Baptist CofE Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 800 m | 88% met the expected standard |
| Avenue Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Evington Valley Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Mayflower Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Madani Girls' School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 61.4 · 32.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Madani Boys School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 52.2 · 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Crown Hills Community College | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 47.4 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lancaster Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 37.5 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sir Jonathan North Girls' College | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 52.6 · 20.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leicester Preparatory School | Independent | 150 m | – |
| Leicester Islamic Academy | Independent | 150 m | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Victoria Tennis Club | 150 m | 28 |
| Swimming | Danielle Brown Sports Centre | 1.4 km | 12 |
| Football | Friar Lane and Epworth Football Club | 2.0 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Brookfield Bowling & Social Club | 440 m | 7 |
| Golf | American Golf | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Aylestonians Rugby Football Club | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Horse racing | Hospitality and Club | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Leicester Cycle Speedway Club | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Squash | The Leicestershire Tennis And Squash Club | 560 m | 2 |
| Horse riding | Parade Ring | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Leicester Tigers | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Leicester Electricity Sports Cricket Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | Bannatyne Health Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Exercise | Syn | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Axe throwing | Game of Throwing | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Abbey Sports & Leisure Club | 3.7 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 28. 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, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 5.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Toller Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 31, 31A, X31); 31 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is St John the Baptist CofE Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 61% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Hazel Community Primary School (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Madani Girls' School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 61.4 · 32.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Castle Mead Academy (3 km) and The City of Leicester College (3.8 km).
Few families with young children: only 11% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 550 m away, with Angus And Wagyu closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Horizon Healthcare (600 m), with Stoneycroft Chemist the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Gentlemens Barbers is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 1.8 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 52 restaurants and cafés and 9 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Dupe is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Victoria Tennis Club the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (22 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 111 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 33% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Stoneygate, Knighton Village).
There are 18 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 37% flats and 10% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 53% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Clarendon Park Community Garden, 800 m away; for exercise, Danielle Brown Sports Centre (1.4 km).
41 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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| Miller House School | Independent | 250 m | – |
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Every primary near LE2 2AL, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 28 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 46 km.
Many neighbours rent: 48% of households rent privately and 6% socially.
It's young: 36% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 49% of adults have a degree.
This is a student area: 27% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is University of Leicester, 1.4 km 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.