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AREA GUIDES
Leicester Area Guide
LE3 2ET · Leicester · England
A clearer picture of local life, the housing market and the things that shape your day.
LE3 2ETChange
WEATHER
Weather this week
Forecast for LE3 2ET.
OVERVIEW
Overview
A concise snapshot before the detail below.
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE
Around Leicester
LE3 2ET is in the Leicester local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Leicester, about 1.8 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.
HOUSING MARKET
Explore house prices →Housing market
Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.
19 Sep 2025 – 27 Jul 2026
June 2026
June 2026 compared with a year earlier
The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.
What could that cost each month?
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PLANNING
View all planning →Planning
Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.
Folville Rise, Folville Junior SchoolInstallation of one door at entrance of school (Class F1)Awaiting decision›107 Braunstone Close Braunstone Town Leicester Leicestershire LE3 2GWErection of a single storey side and rear extensionAwaiting decision›11 Lyncote RoadConstruction of two storey extension at rear; alterations to dwellinghouse (Class C3)Awaiting decision3 Sep 2026›5 The Crossway Braunstone Town Leicester Leicestershire LE3 2GRChange of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to residential children's home (Use Class C2) to accommodate a maximum of three childrenAwaiting decision›
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LOCAL LIFE
Places to eat, drink, shop and spend time nearby
We’re still building the local directory for this area.
Local-life coverage is still growing here.Restaurants, cafés, shops, attractions and other useful places will appear as the open-data directory expands.
LIVING HERE
Living here
Schools, population, reported crime and employment.
- Folville Junior SchoolPrimary · Ages 7–110.4 mi
- Ellesmere CollegeCommunity special school · Ages 4–190.4 mi
- Caldecote Community Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–110.5 mi
- Imperial Avenue Infant SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–70.5 mi
Population of the small statistical area surrounding LE3 2ET—not the whole town. 2024.
What area does this cover?
Leicester 029B (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.
Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.
Unemployment estimate for Leicester · Latest available period.
REPRESENTATION
Who represents this area?
Current representation and recent general-election history for Leicester West.
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.
GETTING AROUND
Getting around
Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.
NEARBY CAR PARKS
View all →Nearby car parks
The closest useful mapped car parks.
Nearby fuel prices
View allUp to four forecourts within 5 miles of LE3 2ET, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.
- MACKS GARAGE LTD2.6 mi Unleaded (E10)165.9p26 AugDiesel184.9p26 Aug
- SAINSBURYS LEICESTER NORTH4.2 mi Unleaded (E10)167.9p18 SepDiesel188.9p18 Sep
- ASDA LEICESTER ABBEY LANE SUPERSTORE2.7 mi Unleaded (E10)168.7p15 SepDiesel189.9p16 Sep
- SAINSBURYS FOSSE PARK1.6 mi Unleaded (E10)168.9p19 SepDiesel185.9p19 Sep
Official UK Fuel Finder data
EV CHARGING
View all →Nearby EV charging
Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.
No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.
NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT
East Midlands Airport
About 16.4 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.
No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.
View airport map & nearby parking →NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS
Nearby places & outdoors
Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.
Useful nearby places
His Majesty's Prison Leicester1.4 miles away
Green space and walks
- Brocks Hill3.3 mi
- Watermead4.3 mi
- Bradgate Park And Swithland Wood5.0 mi
Vets near this area
Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around LE3 2ET.
Nearby practice cards are unavailable for this location right now. You can still search Vet Reviews directly.
Find and compare vets near LE3 2ETCoverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around LE3 2ET
EE
EEIndoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
ThreeIndoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
O2Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
VodafoneIndoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND
Utilities & broadband
BIN DAYS
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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources
Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.
How to read the figures
Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.
Dataset dates
- Weather: 19 Sep 2026, 04:03
- Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 27 Jul 2026
- Reported crime: 2026-07