LE2 8LG

a postcode in Leicester

Introduced in March 1988

LE2 8LG	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 8LG

Riverside Drive - 41 properties, USRN 23102522

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 23102523

Braunstone Lane East - 1 property, USRN 23104798

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6038 / 52°36'13"N

Longitude: -1.1598 / 1°9'35"W

UTM Reference: 30U 624621 5829789

OS Easting: 457001

OS Northing: 300999

OS Grid: SK570009

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR F8X.ZH

Mapcode Global: WHDJJ.4TZ7

Open Location Code: 9C4WJR3R+G3

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ko04

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 17321 / 32844

6th decile
slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for LE2 8LG on Wednesday 1 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:35
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:56
Sunrise	04:45
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:08
Sunset	21:31
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:21
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:42

Hours of daylight today	04:15 to 22:01
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:01 to 04:16
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	04:37
Moon Rises	21:51

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

Residential Property Sales in LE2 8LG

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
9 February 2024	10 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£212,000
2 March 2023	8 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£255,000
7 May 2021	14 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£217,000
19 February 2021	6 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£182,000
1 July 2019	1 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£200,000
28 June 2019	1 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£205,000
3 March 2017	1 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£185,000
15 May 2015	7 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£163,000
2 April 2015	35 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£142,000
17 July 2014	38 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Detached	Freehold	£210,000
1 February 2013	13 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£161,000
18 January 2008	13 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£161,750
18 December 2007	30 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£160,000
29 June 2007	24 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£154,000
7 July 2006	34 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£132,000
29 November 2005	3 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
16 November 2005	35 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,950
31 August 2005	5 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,000
12 August 2005	28 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£164,950
1 June 2005	31 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
17 December 2004	38 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Detached	Freehold	£190,000
1 October 2004	9 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£120,500
6 December 2002	40 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Detached	Freehold	£197,500
15 August 2001	16 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£99,950
27 July 2001	30 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£62,750
30 March 2001	34 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£70,000
8 September 2000	5 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£70,000
7 July 2000	35 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£64,000
26 August 1999	14 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£66,950
4 December 1998	10 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£58,500
12 August 1998	31 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£49,000
9 August 1996	23 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Detached	Freehold	£72,500
15 March 1996	31 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£46,500
8 September 1995	26 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Detached	Freehold	£109,500
20 April 1995	35 Riverside Drive, Leicester LE2 8LG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£46,000

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 8LG

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 8LG

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00068717		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01013609	Leicester 034B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02002860	Leicester 034	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
E33015561		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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