LE1 4BS

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE1 4PJ 0 m
LE1 4JT 38 m
LE1 4AX 57 m
LE1 4AY 57 m
LE1 4BA 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE1 4BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 4
Latitude
52.637567
Longitude
-1.140455
British National Grid easting
458,264
British National Grid northing
304,769

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
E00178602
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 008H · E01034012
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 008 · E02002834

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
135
Primary
82
Secondary
17
  1. Castle Mead Academy

    Free schools

    370 m
  2. Slater Primary School

    Community school

    514 m
  3. De Montfort University

    Higher education institutions

    642 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,178
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,557
  • Public order 2,202
  • Shoplifting 1,989
  • Anti social behaviour 1,401
  • Other theft 1,394

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE1 4 residents
1,657

Age bands in LE1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

132 residents

Age 15 to 24
27.5%

203 residents

Age 25 to 44
42.9%

316 residents

Age 45 to 64
9.6%

71 residents

Age 65 and over
2%

15 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

52

within 5 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    295 m

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    295 m

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    708 m

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    797 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    999 m

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    1.0 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.1 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    1.2 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    1.2 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    1.2 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.2 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.4 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

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    1.7 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    1.7 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.7 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.7 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 52 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Cumberland Street

    BCT · Black Friars

    0.1 miles
  • Causeway Lane

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Causeway Lane

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Causeway Lane

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Soar Lane

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 008H, 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

9,028 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

135 open schools are in scope, including 82 primary and 17 secondary schools. Castle Mead Academy is the nearest published school at 370 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

17,178 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,431.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,557 events.

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