LE2 8AL
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Property report — LE2 8AL
Open-data due diligence for LE2 8AL and the area around it.
LE2 8AL in brief: 32 recorded sales (£20,500–£191,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby · nearest GP rated good.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LE2 8AL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LE2 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£228,970
Population
23,472
Crimes recorded
106
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
98%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LE2 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (48 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | £120,000 | 1 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2024-09-13 | £150,000 | 1 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2023-02-10 | £191,000 | 20 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2021-02-26 | £152,000 | 6 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2020-07-01 | £143,000 | 26 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2020-04-24 | £150,000 | 26 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-07-12 | £119,500 | 4 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2017-07-17 | £125,000 | 10 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2013-11-13 | £98,000 | 2 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2011-07-21 | £93,000 | 10 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2010-11-16 | £82,500 | 1 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-09-28 | £101,000 | 6 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-08-11 | £110,000 | 26 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-05-02 | £101,750 | 8 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-04-13 | £105,000 | 20 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-07-28 | £106,000 | 2 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-06-11 | £99,000 | 16 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-11-22 | £69,950 | 8 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-10-18 | £45,000 | 24 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-02-01 | £48,000 | 6 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-09-21 | £50,000 | 26 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-03-02 | £39,850 | 10 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-02-05 | £42,000 | 4 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-07-21 | £39,000 | 2 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-06-30 | £29,000 | 24 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-02-21 | £31,500 | 16 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-04-06 | £36,000 | 2 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-02-12 | £25,000 | 6 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-12-08 | £20,500 | 16 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-03-07 | £34,250 | 10 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-08-09 | £35,500 | 26 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-04-19 | £34,950 | 8 HAROLD STREET | Terraced |
32 recorded sales on LE2 8AL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Energy performance (EPC)
| Address | EPC | Potential | Floor area | Type | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Harold Street | E | E | 95 m² | Ground-floor flat | 2026 |
| 22 Harold Street, LEICESTER | D | B | 65 m² | Mid-terrace house | 2025 |
| Flat 2, LEICESTER | C | B | 71 m² | Top-floor flat | 2024 |
| Flat 1, LEICESTER | D | C | 71 m² | Mid-floor flat | 2024 |
| 1 Harold Street, LEICESTER | D | B | 62 m² | End-terrace house | 2024 |
| 18 Harold Street, LEICESTER | C | B | 67 m² | Mid-terrace house | 2022 |
| 20 Harold Street, LEICESTER | D | B | 69 m² | Mid-terrace house | 2022 |
| 10 HAROLD STREET, LEICESTER | D | B | 64 m² | Mid-terrace house | 2021 |
| 6 HAROLD STREET, LEICESTER | D | B | 66 m² | Mid-terrace house | 2020 |
| 26, Harold Street, LEICESTER | D | B | 69 m² | end-terrace house | 2019 |
| 4, Harold Street, LEICESTER | D | C | 65 m² | Mid-terrace house | 2019 |
| 8, Harold Street, LEICESTER | D | B | 63 m² | Mid-terrace house | 2018 |
12 certificates for LE2 8AL. "Potential" = the rating after recommended improvements. Source: Energy Performance of Buildings Register.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knighton Mead Primary Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Granby Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Marriott Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Montrose School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Sir Jonathan North Girls' College | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Lancaster Academy | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
Care & GP surgeries
| Name | Type | Distance | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Grace Road Limited - 9 Grace Road (17 beds) | Care home | 0.0 mi | Inadequate |
| Alston House (19 beds) | Care home | 0.1 mi | Good |
| Venetia House (10 beds) | Care home | 0.1 mi | Good |
| Saffron Health | GP surgery | 0.6 mi | Good |
| Walnut Medical Centre | GP surgery | 1.1 mi | Good |
| Narborough Road Surgery | GP surgery | 1.2 mi | Good |
Nearest CQC-rated care homes and GP surgeries, straight-line distance from the postcode (England only). Source: Care Quality Commission.
What's nearby
Nearest hospitals: STONEYGATE EYE HOSPITAL (1.7 mi) · LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.9 mi) · LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (2.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: FORMER GAS WORKERS COTTAGES AND MANAGERS HOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · GAS WORKS GATEHOUSE WITH CLOCKTOWER (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · AYLESTONE HALL (Grade II*) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: SPIRIT PHARMACY LIMITED (0.5 mi) · INTERPHARM (LEICS) CHEMISTS (0.6 mi) · SAFFRON LANE PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Leicester (1.7 mi) · South Wigston (1.9 mi) · Narborough (3.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Food Plus (0.3 mi) · Aldi (0.4 mi) · Heron Foods (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 36
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 33%
- Households
- 9,456
Owned 54% · Social rent 17% · Private rent 28%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LE2 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LE2 8 (May 24–Jun 26, average 104/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LE2 8AL in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictLE2 | SectorLE2 8 | PostcodeLE2 8AL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £299,416 | £228,970 | £82,102 |
| Population | 161,617 | 23,472 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 858 | 106 | — |
| Schools | 43 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 97% | 98% | 82% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LE2 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom · Care Quality Commission.
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Report generated 27 August 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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