The UK Postcode Database

LE2 8HX

a postcode in Leicester

Introduced in January 1980
LE2 8HX Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with LE2 8HX

Shropshire Road - 22 properties, USRN 23102713

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6045 / 52°36'16"N

Longitude: -1.1471 / 1°8'49"W

UTM Reference: 30U 625477 5829890

OS Easting: 457858

OS Northing: 301087

OS Grid: SK578010

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FCX.R7

Mapcode Global: WHDJJ.CS0P

Open Location Code: 9C4WJV33+R5

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ko25

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 5b1

  • Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
  • Suburban Professionals
  • Families in Multi-Ethnic Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 9182 / 32844

  • 3rd decile
  • more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for LE2 8HX on Tuesday 30 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:33
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:55
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:31
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:21
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:43
Hours of daylight today04:14 to 22:01
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:01 to 04:15
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 03:27
Moon Rises 21:28

For a full sun and moon calendar for LE2 8HX, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LE2 8HX

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
25 March 2024 15 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £195,000
18 December 2023 23 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £200,000
15 June 2022 11 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £220,000
16 November 2018 31 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £140,000
28 March 2018 13 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £158,000
26 January 2018 37 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £138,000
28 September 2016 27 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £100,000
11 December 2015 41 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £150,000
10 April 2015 25 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £128,000
30 August 2013 5 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £120,000
17 April 2013 17 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £113,000
16 November 2012 1 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £105,000
17 November 2006 43 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Semi-detached Freehold £133,500
8 November 2005 29 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
16 April 2004 13 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £102,000
31 January 2003 3 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
24 August 2001 3 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Semi-detached Freehold £54,950
26 February 1999 21 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £41,000
7 December 1998 33 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Semi-detached Freehold £40,521
9 April 1998 41 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £44,950
28 November 1997 13 Shropshire Road, Leicester LE2 8HX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £43,500

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for LE2 8HX

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Leicester West

MP

Liz Kendall Labour

Leicester City Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Aylestone

Councillors

Scott Kennedy-Lount Liberal Democrats

Nigel Porter Liberal Democrats

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LE2 8HX

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00068711 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01013614 Leicester 031B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002857 Leicester 031 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05010459 Aylestone Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 7 May 2015 DLUHC
E06000016 Leicester Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000004 East Midlands Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001328 Leicester West Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000021 Leicestershire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000230 Leicester Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33015547 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000021 Leicester and Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000097 NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 04C Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000011 Midlands NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E43000015 Leicester, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E54000015 Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000031 East Midlands Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2023 NHS England
E63009743 Leicester Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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