LE1 3BY

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 3BX 0 m
LE1 3EB 27 m
LE1 3AE 28 m
LE1 3EG 50 m
LE1 3ER 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE1 3BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 3
Latitude
52.641117
Longitude
-1.136603
British National Grid easting
458,520
British National Grid northing
305,167

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
E00169499
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
135
Primary
84
Secondary
17
  1. Slater Primary School

    Community school

    429 m
  2. Castle Mead Academy

    Free schools

    793 m
  3. Fosse Mead Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    898 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,057
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,186
  • Public order 2,131
  • Shoplifting 1,918
  • Anti social behaviour 1,308
  • Other theft 1,290

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

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    422 m

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    422 m

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    929 m

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    1.0 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    1.2 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    1.2 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    1.2 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    1.4 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.6 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    1.6 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    1.6 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.6 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.6 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    1.7 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    1.7 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.7 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    1.7 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.8 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    1.8 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 54 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

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

    0.1 miles
  • Pasture Lane

    BCT · Frog Island

    0.1 miles
  • St Margaret's Bus Station

    BCS · Leicester

    0.1 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

135 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 17 secondary schools. Slater Primary School is the nearest published school at 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,057 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,338.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,186 events.

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