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LE1 2AH

Castle · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE1 3BA 23 m
LE1 3AP 30 m
LE1 3AT 33 m
LE1 3AZ 42 m
LE1 3BR 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE1 2AH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 2
Latitude
52.638654
Longitude
-1.128080
British National Grid easting
459,100
British National Grid northing
304,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Castle · E05010463
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester South · E14001327
Output area
E00178591
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 041E · E01034022
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 041 · E02006851

Postcode source versions

Explore LE1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
139
Primary
84
Secondary
19

  1. Taylor Road Primary School

    Academy converter

    582 m

  2. Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd

    Other independent school

    613 m

  3. Moat Community College

    Community school

    825 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,254
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,339
  • Public order 2,096
  • Shoplifting 1,937
  • Anti social behaviour 1,403
  • Other theft 1,272

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE1 2 residents
5,066

Age bands in LE1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
29.1%

1,590 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.5%

903 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

1,461 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.3%

1,113 residents

Age 65 and over
7.4%

406 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

55

within 5 km straight-line

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

    CHARLES BERRY HOUSE, 45 EAST BOND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 4SX

    ODS code C82670

    563 m

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

    CHARLES BERRY HOUSE, 45 EAST BOND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 4SX

    ODS code Y00344

    563 m

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

    29-31 BOWLING GREEN STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 6AS

    ODS code Y02686

    711 m

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

    ST. PETERS HEALTH CENTRE, SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82659

    1.0 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.0 km

  • ST PETER'S MED CENTRE (MANSINGH & MEHRA)

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.0 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

    BELGRAVE HEALTH CENTRE, 52 BRANDON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6AW

    ODS code C82671

    1.1 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

    BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE, 52 BRANDON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6AW

    ODS code C82107

    1.1 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    1.2 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.2 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    1.3 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

    MERLYN VAZ H&S CARE CTR, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code Y02469

    1.3 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MERLYN VAZ CENTRE, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code C82642

    1.3 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

    MERLYN VAZ HEALTH CENTRE, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code C82667

    1.3 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

    STUDENT HEALTH CENTRE, 100 MILL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 7HX

    ODS code C82020

    1.4 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

    FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE, 334 FOSSE ROAD NORTH, LEICESTER, LE3 5RR

    ODS code C82086

    1.6 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    1.6 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.7 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

    264-266 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5FD

    ODS code C82037

    1.7 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 55 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Humberstone Gate

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

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    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Humberstone Gate

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Orchard Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Humberstone Gate

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 041E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,919 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

139 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 19 secondary schools. Taylor Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 582 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

16,254 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,354.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,339 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.