| Postcode | LE2 3NA | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Leicester | 
| Nearest station | Leicester (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | Shirley Road (S) Shirley Road (N) London Road (W) London Road (E) Holbrook Road (SE) Guildford Road (NW) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 40 View | 
| Known addresses | 4 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 6 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 8 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 14 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 16 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 18 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 20 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 22 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 24 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 26 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 28 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 32 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 38 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 38A Shirley Avenue, Leicester 40 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 42 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 44 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 48 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 56 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 58 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 60 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 62 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 66 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 68 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 70 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 72 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 72A Shirley Avenue, Leicester 74 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 76 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 78 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 52.608562 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.102346 | |
| Easting | 460884 | |
| Northing | 301576 | |
| Grid reference | SK608015 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 628494 5830418 | |
| what3words | cove.drives.news | |
| FixPhrase | crock macaw scouting unsigned | |
| Plus code | 9C4WJV5X+C3 | |
| Altitude | 84 metres (276 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:00 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:38 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 83.4 KMs (51.8 miles) | 
| Parish | Leicester, unparished area | E43000015 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Knighton | E05010468 | 
| Unitary Authority | Leicester | E06000016 | 
| County | Leicestershire | E10000018 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Leicester South | E14001327 | 
| MP | Shockat Adam | Independent | 
| Police force | Leicestershire | |
| Water company | Severn Trent | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Leicester | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East Midlands | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 94 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 39 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Leicester | E63009743 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00069166 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Leicester 032B | E01013704 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Leicester 032B | E01013704 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Knighton | E02002858 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Knighton | E02002858 | 
| Travel to work area | Leicester | E30000230 | 
| Average property price in Leicester | £280,147 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.9% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 72A Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2025 | £420,000 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | Dec 2009 | £250,000 | |
| 8 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2025 | £575,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2019 | £495,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2000 | £165,000 | |
| 60 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2024 | £455,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | May 1997 | £77,500 | |
| 24 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2024 | £613,000 | 
| 22 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2019 | £536,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 1998 | £185,000 | |
| 56 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2018 | £385,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2006 | £265,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2001 | £160,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 1998 | £105,100 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 1995 | £76,500 | |
| 44 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2018 | £550,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2015 | £235,000 | |
| 4 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2018 | £530,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2017 | £565,000 | |
| 38 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2016 | £350,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 1999 | £102,000 | |
| 78 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2016 | £340,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2006 | £269,500 |