Saffron is an inner‑city ward in Leicester, close to the city centre and characterised by a mix of Victorian terraces, council housing and more recent developments. The area is largely residential with local shopping parades, community facilities and good bus links that make the city’s shops and cultural venues easily accessible.
The ward takes its name from nearby Saffron Lane, best known locally for the Saffron Lane Athletics Centre, and has a history of working‑class communities with pockets of regeneration and active neighbourhood groups. It’s notable for its diverse population and a strong sense of local identity despite the pressures of change in the wider city.
Postcode districts covering Saffron
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 1.2 miles
- Coventry 20.7 miles
- Nottingham 24.7 miles
- Derby 24.9 miles
- Burton upon Trent 24.9 miles
- Nuneaton 16 miles
- Tamworth 22.9 miles
- Rugby 16.7 miles
- Loughborough 11.2 miles
- Kettering 23.3 miles
- Kettering Town 23.4 miles
- Corby 20.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Aylestone Ward 1 mile
- Castle Ward 1 mile
- Westcotes Ward 1.1 miles
- Knighton Ward 1.2 miles
- Leicester Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Stoneygate Ward 1.5 miles
- Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields Ward 1.6 miles
- Eyres Monsell Ward 1.6 miles
- Braunstone Ravenhurst Ward 1.6 miles
- Braunstone Millfield Ward 1.8 miles
- Wycliffe Ward 1.8 miles
- Wigston Fields Ward 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Saffron
LE2 7QU, LE2 7GL, LE2 6ND, LE2 7LZ, LE2 7HQ, LE2 6QX, LE2 6UD, LE2 6NR, LE2 7PR … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 17 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 27.9 miles
- Leicester Railway Station 1.4 miles
- South Wigston Railway Station 2.1 miles
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Schools in Saffron
- Hazel Community Primary School Primary
- Knighton Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Leicester College Further education
- Marriott Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 0.5 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 0.8 miles
- University of Leicester University 0.8 miles
- Highcross Shopping centre 1.6 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 2.1 miles
- Belgrave Library Library 2.7 miles
- Bradgate House Historic site 5.9 miles
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 11.3 miles
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 12.2 miles
- Liberty Way Stadium 14.3 miles
- Donington Park Recreation 17.8 miles
- Merevale Abbey Historic site 18.4 miles