Eyres Monsell is a south‑west suburban ward of Leicester, developed as a large post‑war council estate on former farmland and named after local landowner and politician Bolton Eyres‑Monsell. Built mainly in the late 1940s and 1950s to address housing shortages after the war, it lies a few miles from the city centre and was planned with a mix of streets, green spaces and local shops.
Today Eyres Monsell retains a strong community feel with a community centre, schools, parks and grassroots sports clubs; the housing stock is a mix of social and privately owned homes and the area has seen ongoing regeneration and housing‑improvement programmes. Traditionally working class, it has active voluntary groups and local initiatives that shape much of the neighbourhood’s social and cultural life.
Postcode districts covering Eyres Monsell
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Coventry 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Nuneaton 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Tamworth 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Rugby 15 miles24.2 km
- Loughborough 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Kettering 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Kettering Town 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Corby 20.4 miles32.8 km
- West Bridgford 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Long Eaton 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Hinckley 10.5 miles16.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Glen Parva Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- South Wigston Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Aylestone Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Wigston Fields Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Wigston Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Blaby Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Saffron Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Wigston All Saints Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Knighton Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Wigston St. Wolstan's Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Braunstone Millfield Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Blaby and Whetstone Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Eyres Monsell
LE2 6SR, LE2 9SB, LE2 9LD, LE2 9FH, LE2 9RT, LE2 6SJ, LE2 6TL, LE2 9FL, LE2 6TX … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Birmingham International Airport 27.1 miles43.6 km
- South Wigston Railway Station 0.6 miles1 km
- Narborough Railway Station 2.8 miles4.6 km
Schools in Eyres Monsell
- Eyres Monsell Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Rolleston Primary School Primary
- Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A C of E School All ages
Local points of interest
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 2.1 miles3.4 km
- University of Leicester University 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Highcross Shopping centre 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Belgrave Library Library 4.3 miles7 km
- Bradgate House Historic site 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Liberty Way Stadium 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 13.7 miles22 km
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 18 miles29 km