| Postcode | LE2 3NB | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 28 View | 
| Known addresses | 5 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 9 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 11 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 15 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 17 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 19 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 23 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 27 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 35 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 41 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 43 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 45 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 47 Shirley Avenue, Leicester 51 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 52.608927 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.101969 | |
| Easting | 460909 | |
| Northing | 301617 | |
| Grid reference | SK609016 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 628519 5830459 | |
| what3words | activism.universally.gums | |
| FixPhrase | crock macaw scouting wasabi | |
| Plus code | 9C4WJV5X+H6 | |
| Altitude | 86 metres (282 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:00 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:38 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 83.3 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) | 67 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 26 | |
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2025 | £550,000 | 
| 47 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2023 | £560,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | May 1997 | £146,950 | |
| 11 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2022 | £560,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 2006 | £350,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 2003 | £288,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 1999 | £160,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 1996 | £120,000 | |
| 35 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | May 2022 | £550,000 | 
| 51 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2020 | £421,000 | 
| 17 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2019 | £527,000 | 
| 43 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2018 | £420,000 | 
| 5 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2016 | £335,000 | 
| 19 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | May 2014 | £380,000 | 
| 23 Shirley Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2010 | £320,000 |