LE4 2EX

a postcode in Leicester

Introduced in January 1980

LE4 2EX	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with LE4 2EX

Rainsford Crescent - 31 properties, USRN 23102454

Canonsleigh Road - 1 property, USRN 23100584

Kirkstead Walk - 1 property, USRN 23101745

Rainsford Crescent - 1 property, USRN 23102455

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6612 / 52°39'40"N

Longitude: -1.1391 / 1°8'20"W

UTM Reference: 30U 625854 5836204

OS Easting: 458323

OS Northing: 307394

OS Grid: SK583073

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FF7.HX

Mapcode Global: WHDJB.GCSQ

Open Location Code: 9C4WMV66+F9

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92kp38

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 4b3

Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
Established Multi- Ethnic Communities
Inner Suburb Ethnic Group Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 3391 / 32844

2nd decile
much more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for LE4 2EX on Sunday 5 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:40
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:59
Sunrise	04:48
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:09
Sunset	21:29
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:18
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:37

Hours of daylight today	04:18 to 21:59
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:59 to 04:19
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	09:49
Moon Rises	22:44

For a full sun and moon calendar for LE4 2EX, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LE4 2EX

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
31 March 2023	31 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£240,000
6 December 2022	43 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£160,000
14 July 2022	37 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£282,500
13 September 2021	19 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£190,000
28 June 2021	15 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£186,000
18 May 2018	23 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£146,500
14 October 2016	51 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£117,000
30 October 2015	17 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£137,500
20 February 2015	17 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£100,000
17 October 2014	27 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£114,000
20 June 2014	41 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£110,000
4 December 2013	59 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£118,000
16 August 2010	39 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£107,000
9 May 2007	43 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£113,500
7 September 2006	53 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£89,000
17 March 2006	21 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£103,000
23 September 2005	39 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£92,000
12 July 2005	3 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£95,000
9 January 2004	45 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£50,000
6 September 2002	19 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£56,000
25 January 2002	17 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£44,000
25 June 1999	25 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£31,000
15 December 1998	39 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£20,000
27 January 1995	47 Rainsford Crescent, Leicester LE4 2EX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£20,000

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 LE4 2EX

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Leicester West

MP

Liz Kendall Labour

Leicester City Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Abbey

Councillors

Nags Agath Independent

Charleigh Barnes Conservative

Annette Byrne Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LE4 2EX

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00068657		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01013604	Leicester 003E	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02002829	Leicester 003	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05010458	Abbey	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
E33015419		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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