The postcode LE2 9LQ is located in Leicester It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LE2 9LQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
LE2 9LQ is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.8 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of LE2 9LQ as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.
The closest road name to LE2 9LQ is Caversham Road which is centered 47 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Swinford Avenue and is 195 m away. The closest railway station is South Wigston Rail Station, 1.45 km away.
The closest primary school to LE2 9LQ (for ages 11 and under) is Rolleston Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on October 18, 2018.
The local pub for residents of LE2 9LQ is The Fairfield Inn and is 1.42 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 29, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Olympus Fish Bar and is 1.3 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 1, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 155 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 96.2% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for LE2 9LQ is covered by the Leicestershire police force association and Leicester City is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to LE2 9LQ and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to LE2 9LQ, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode LE2 9LQ
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from LE2 9LQ - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolleston Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Requires improvement (October 18, 2018) | 442 m |
| Eyres Monsell Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (May 23, 2018) | 590 m |
| Glen Hills Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (October 3, 2018) | 1.05 km |
| Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School | Academy | 2-16 | Good (November 3, 2021) | 1.35 km |
| South Wigston High School | Academy | 11-16 | Requires improvement (May 1, 2019) | 1.43 km |
| Parkland Primary School South Wigston | Academy | 3-11 | Good (February 28, 2018) | 1.43 km |
| Montrose School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (November 28, 2018) | 1.47 km |
| Fairfield Community Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (September 16, 2021) | 1.64 km |
| Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | 1.69 km | |
| Marriott Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (March 28, 2017) | 1.9 km |
| Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 1.94 km | |
| Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (December 14, 2017) | 2.03 km |
| Foxfields Academy | Special school | 4-16 | 2.03 km | |
| Granby Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (October 25, 2017) | 2.18 km |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone | Academy | 5-11 | 2.38 km | |
| Wigston College | Academy | 14-18 | Good (March 8, 2017) | 2.44 km |
| Water Leys Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (September 13, 2018) | 2.53 km |
| Wigston Academy | Academy | 11-16 | Requires improvement (September 26, 2018) | 2.6 km |
| Wigston Birkett House Community Special School | Special school | 4-19 | Outstanding (November 13, 2019) | 2.6 km |
| Ellesmere College | Special school | 4-19 | Good (May 4, 2017) | 2.71 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LE2 9LQ - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Salvation Army Centre | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good September 21, 2020 | 896 m | |
| Pete's Treats | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good February 26, 2022 | 928 m | |
| Shell | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 26, 2022 | 928 m | |
| Busy Bees Leicester South Wigston | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 24, 2021 | 944 m | |
| RR Donnelley | Exempt January 22, 2019 | 1.12 km | |
| The Sandwich Bar At RRD | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 18, 2019 | 1.12 km | |
| J F Milner | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 30, 2019 | 1.3 km | |
| News And Booze | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 28, 2019 | 1.3 km | |
| Olympus Fish Bar | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 1, 2019 | 1.3 km | |
| One Stop Stores Limited | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 30, 2021 | 1.3 km | |
| Royal Garden | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory November 26, 2019 | 1.3 km | |
| Soul Cuisine | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good November 16, 2021 | 1.3 km | |
| 31 Coffee | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 22, 2018 | 1.31 km | |
| Holmes Court | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 16, 2021 | 1.38 km | |
| Holmes House | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 21, 2021 | 1.38 km | |
| Shane Varney Karate School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 18, 2019 | 1.4 km | |
| The Fairfield Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 29, 2022 | 1.42 km | |
| Parkland County Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 28, 2020 | 1.43 km | |
| Parkland Pre-school | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 28, 2019 | 1.43 km | |
| South Wigston High School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 18, 2019 | 1.43 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LE2 9LQ - Data from Apr 2022
| Swinford Avenue | 195 m | |
| Featherstone Drive | 277 m | |
| Henray Avenue | 393 m | |
| Silsden Rise | 413 m | |
| Garnett Crescent | 415 m | |
| South Wigston Rail Station | 1.45 km | |
| Narborough Rail Station | 3.81 km | |
| Leicester Rail Station | 5.21 km | |
| East Midlands Airport | 29.1 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LE2 9LQ - Data from Dec 2021
| Grange Spinney | 168 m | |
| Alexandra Clump | 363 m | |
| Her Ladyship's Covert | 424 m | |
| Lattice Coppice | 576 m | |
| Two Acre Spinney | 662 m | |
| Sir John's Wood | 778 m | |
| Aylestone Holt | 1.08 km | |
| Diamond Jubilee Covert | 1.3 km | |
| Black Spinney | 1.75 km | |
| Goldhill Spinney | 2 km | |
| Mill Stream | 2.09 km | |
| New Spinney | 2.63 km | |
| The Osiers | 2.81 km | |
| Ash Spinney | 2.81 km | |
| Johnstone Spinney | 2.86 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for LE2 9LQ - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 93.5 Mbps | 155 Mbps | 593 Mbps |
| Upload | 14.8 Mbps | 17.2 Mbps | 39 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 5 | 1 |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 30-300 Mbps | 3.8% | 100% | 89 | 13.9 |
| 300+ Mbps | 96.2% | 96.2% | 461 | 36.8 |
Energy usage data for LE2 9LQ - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| Latitude | 52.58751700 |
| Longitude | -1.15384000 |
| OS Easting | 457424 |
| OS Northing | 0299193 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Leicestershire |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Leicester South |
| Electoral Ward | Eyres Monsell |
| Local Authority District | Leicester |
| Region / Government Office Region | East Midlands |
| European Electoral Region | East Midlands |
| Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Leicester and Leicestershire Secondary: |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | Leicestershire |
| International Territorial Level Code | E06000016 |
| Travel To Work Area | Leicester |
| NHS England Region | Midlands |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Leicester City |
| Cancer Alliance | East Midlands |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
East Midlands |
| Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Leicester City CCG |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Urbanites Group: Urban professionals and families Subgroup: Multi-ethnic professionals with families |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
| Built-Up Area | Leicester BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Leicester BUASD |
| Workplace Zone | E33015566 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Leicester 036 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Leicester 036D |
| Output Area / Small Area | 5A2 |