LE1 3AB

Abbey · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Abbey
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE1 3ER 66 m
LE1 3BW 74 m
LE1 3BX 108 m
LE1 3BY 108 m
LE1 3AE 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE1 3AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 February 2018
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 3
Latitude
52.641947
Longitude
-1.135773
British National Grid easting
458,575
British National Grid northing
305,260

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Abbey · E05010458
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester West · E14001328
Output area
E00169497
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 008G · E01034011
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 008 · E02002834

Postcode source versions

Explore LE1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
137
Primary
85
Secondary
17
  1. Slater Primary School

    Community school

    475 m
  2. Castle Mead Academy

    Free schools

    896 m
  3. Taylor Road Primary School

    Academy converter

    917 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,987
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,777
  • Shoplifting 1,896
  • Public order 1,855
  • Anti social behaviour 1,258
  • Other theft 1,212

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE1 3 residents
1,522

Age bands in LE1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.3%

154 residents

Age 15 to 24
27.1%

371 residents

Age 25 to 44
46.6%

638 residents

Age 45 to 64
12.9%

177 residents

Age 65 and over
2%

28 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

54

within 5 km straight-line

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    513 m

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    513 m

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    1.0 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    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

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    1.3 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    1.5 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    1.7 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.7 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.7 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    1.7 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.7 km

  • DR U K ROY

    FOSSE FAMILY PRACTICE, 16 FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0QD

    ODS code C82114

    1.7 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    1.7 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    1.8 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    1.8 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.8 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.8 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 54 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Margaret's Pastures

    BCT · Abbey Park

    0.1 miles
  • St Margaret's Pastures

    BCT · Abbey Park

    0.1 miles
  • Pasture Lane

    BCT · Frog Island

    0.2 miles
  • St Margaret's Bus Station

    BCS · Leicester

    0.2 miles
  • St Margaret's Bus Station

    BCS · Leicester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 008G, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,415 of 33,755

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

137 open schools are in scope, including 85 primary and 17 secondary schools. Slater Primary School is the nearest published school at 475 m.

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

Recorded crime

14,987 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,248.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,777 events.

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