LE2 8BE
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Property report — LE2 8BE
Open-data due diligence for LE2 8BE and the area around it.
LE2 8BE in brief: 42 recorded sales (£25,000–£307,500) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LE2 8BE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | £65,000 | FLAT 18, 114 KNIGHTON LANE | Flat |
| 2025-10-17 | £307,500 | 90 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2025-03-14 | £168,000 | 106 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2025-02-13 | £125,000 | FLAT 16, 114 KNIGHTON LANE | Flat |
| 2024-08-16 | £110,000 | FLAT 5, 110 KNIGHTON LANE | Flat |
| 2023-08-21 | £290,000 | 90 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2023-04-25 | £300,000 | 92 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2022-11-22 | £125,000 | FLAT 6, 110 KNIGHTON LANE | Flat |
| 2021-12-13 | £130,000 | FLAT 3, 110 KNIGHTON LANE | Flat |
| 2021-11-23 | £130,000 | 68 KNIGHTON LANE | Detached |
| 2021-03-05 | £122,000 | FLAT 2, 110 KNIGHTON LANE | Flat |
| 2020-12-18 | £122,000 | FLAT 4, 110 KNIGHTON LANE | Flat |
| 2020-01-31 | £110,000 | FLAT 3, 110 KNIGHTON LANE | Flat |
| 2019-10-24 | £150,000 | 74 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2018-11-01 | £210,000 | 92 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2018-03-16 | £100,000 | FLAT 2, 110 KNIGHTON LANE | Flat |
| 2018-02-23 | £122,711 | 78 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2017-08-25 | £103,500 | FLAT 16, 114 KNIGHTON LANE | Flat |
| 2015-10-16 | £111,500 | FLAT 19, 114 KNIGHTON LANE | Flat |
| 2014-10-29 | £105,000 | FLAT 1, 108 KNIGHTON LANE | Detached |
| 2014-09-02 | £102,000 | 102 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2013-04-19 | £107,000 | 74 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2012-01-05 | £165,000 | 62 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2010-02-26 | £64,125 | FLAT 16, 114 KNIGHTON LANE | Flat |
| 2009-03-27 | £31,000 | FLAT 6, 110 KNIGHTON LANE | Flat |
| 2007-10-19 | £95,200 | 106 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-04-05 | £125,000 | 86 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-04-05 | £120,000 | 84 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-07-21 | £157,750 | 90 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2005-09-30 | £121,000 | 108 KNIGHTON LANE | Detached |
| 2005-03-22 | £25,000 | 104B KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-04-23 | £84,000 | 68 KNIGHTON LANE | Detached |
| 2002-11-21 | £89,950 | 96 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-08-30 | £59,000 | 82 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-07-12 | £75,000 | 90 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-09-07 | £66,950 | 94 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-06-29 | £38,000 | 78 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-03-30 | £75,000 | 92 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 2000-12-08 | £72,950 | 88 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 1999-10-13 | £38,000 | 90 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 1997-01-31 | £34,000 | 76 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
| 1995-08-08 | £36,000 | 96 KNIGHTON LANE | Terraced |
42 recorded sales on LE2 8BE. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knighton Mead Primary Academy | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Granby Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Marriott Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Sir Jonathan North Girls' College | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Montrose School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Lancaster Academy | 0.7 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.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE (0.6 mi) · SAFFRON GROUP PRACTICE (0.6 mi) · THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE (0.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: STONEYGATE EYE HOSPITAL (1.6 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) (0.4 mi) · GAS WORKS GATEHOUSE WITH CLOCKTOWER (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · AYLESTONE HALL (Grade II*) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: VILLAGE PHARMACY HUB (0.6 mi) · SPIRIT PHARMACY LIMITED (0.6 mi) · INTERPHARM (LEICS) CHEMISTS (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Leicester (1.6 mi) · South Wigston (1.9 mi) · Narborough (3.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Food Plus (0.2 mi) · Heron Foods (0.4 mi) · Aldi (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–Apr 26, average 105/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LE2 8BE 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 8BE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £299,416 | £228,970 | £114,027 |
| 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% | 100% |
| 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.
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Report generated 2 July 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
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.