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LE2 1DR · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 16 JUN 2026

LE2 1DR

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
48/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 2/10, ranked 4,264 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around LE2 1DR.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools41/100
14Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

47 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 81 schools in total

Medway Community Primary SchoolGood · 0.1 miAl-Islamia Institute for Education0.1 miUplands Infant SchoolGood · 0.2 miUplands Junior L.E.A.D. AcademyGood · 0.2 miHighfields Primary School0.2 miSparkenhoe Community Primary SchoolGood · 0.3 mi

Nearest top-rated: Medway Community Primary School (Good) — 0.1 mi

Safety45/100
76crimes last month

IMD crime decile 4/10 · 76 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 60.3)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare75/100
54GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 3/10 · 51 GP, 3 hospitals, 29 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE — 0.0 mi

Transport76/100
Leicester Rail Station0.5 mi

45 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space63/100
28green spaces

IMD environment decile 2/10 · 17.1 ha total — no proper park nearby

Nearest: Allotments (700 m²) — 0.0 mi

Amenities87/100
36supermarkets

36 supermarkets within 2 mi — Sainsburys, Tesco, Aldi, Iceland… — nearest 0.3 mi — library 0.2 mi

Nearest: Sainsburys Leicester London Road Local — 0.3 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near LE2 1DR.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
15.5µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseModerate
57dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75

About LE2 1DR

LE2 1DR scores 48/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Sainsburys Leicester London Road Local about 5 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its schools score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.