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Thinking of living at LE9 2DX? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Leys Community Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Kirby Muxloe Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 82% met the expected standard |
| New Lubbesthorpe Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Fossebrook Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| The Winstanley School | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 29.9 · 1.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bosworth Academy | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 48.6 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brookvale Groby Learning Campus | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 49.5 · 11.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Herewoode Academy | Secondary | 4.1 km | – |
| Brockington College | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.8 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Emmanuel Christian School | Independent | 3.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Educ8 Leicestershire | Independent | 3.5 km | – |
| Clovelly House School | Independent | 5.8 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Leicester Forest East Tennis Club | 640 m | 12 |
| Swimming | Winstanley Community College | 3.2 km | 7 |
| Fitness | Tarzan Bars | 2.2 km | 6 |
| Cycling | Marina Park | 3.9 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Kirby Muxloe Bowls Club | 750 m | 4 |
| Squash | Sport In Desford | 4.0 km | 3 |
| Golf | Kirby Muxloe Golf Club | 430 m | 2 |
| Cricket | Leicester Ivanhoe Cricket Club | 640 m | 2 |
| Rugby union | Leicester Forest Rugby Football Club | 550 m | 1 |
| Rugby | Old Newtonians Rugby Football Club | 790 m | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Football | Kingsway Rangers F. C. | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Braunstone Grove | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Braunstone Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Braunstone Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Trampoline | Braunstone Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. 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 Narborough, a drive away (6.2 km), with 294k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leicester.
The nearest bus stop is Hinckley Road, 500 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 158, 148).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Stafford Leys Community Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Winstanley School, 3.3 km away; Attainment 8: 29.9 · 1.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 950 m away, with Kirby Select closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hunters Lodge Medical Centre (650 m), with Regent Health Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, High Styles is 950 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 6.8 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Wild Coffee And Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Kirby Muxloe Golf Club (Wet Sales) the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 19 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 59% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 119 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Thorpe Astley Park & Playing Field, 2.1 km away; for exercise, David Lloyd (3.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 24 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 39 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
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.
19 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.