Best areas for families in Leicester
Leicester districts ranked for family life in 2026 — nursery quality, family score, green space, safety and property prices, all in one view. No other comparison combines them.
#1LE2 · Leicestershire
50 nurseries · 2 Outstanding
50
family score
#2LE3 · Leicestershire
48 nurseries · 1 Outstanding
49
family score
#3LE4 · Leicestershire
40 nurseries · 4 Outstanding
45
family score
#4LE1 · Leicester
17 nurseries
34
family score
#5LE5 · Leicester
28 nurseries · 2 Outstanding
32
family score
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What is the best area for families in Leicester?
Based on nursery quality, family score, green space, safety and property prices, LE2 (Leicestershire) ranks highest among Leicester districts we cover, with a family score of 50/100.
How are Leicester areas ranked for families?
Each district's family score combines nursery availability and Ofsted grades, local crime, green space, deprivation and property affordability into a single 0–100 figure, so you can compare parts of Leicester at a glance.
Inspection data sourced from Ofsted (England), Care Inspectorate (Scotland), and CIW (Wales), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. NurseryMatch is independent of Ofsted, the Care Inspectorate, CIW, and the UK Government.