LE1 4PL

Abbey · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Abbey
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE1 4PH 67 m
LE1 4NF 69 m
LE1 4QS 107 m
LE3 5DD 111 m
LE3 5BQ 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE1 4PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2017
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 4
Latitude
52.638795
Longitude
-1.141156
British National Grid easting
458,215
British National Grid northing
304,905

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

Explore LE1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
176, Highcross Street, Leicester, LE1 4PL 15 December 2021 £515,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
134
Primary
82
Secondary
16
  1. Slater Primary School

    Community school

    369 m
  2. Castle Mead Academy

    Free schools

    391 m
  3. Fosse Mead Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    732 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,758
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,434
  • Public order 2,161
  • Shoplifting 1,961
  • Anti social behaviour 1,369
  • Other theft 1,362

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

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

53

within 5 km straight-line

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    378 m

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    378 m

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    779 m

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    841 m

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    883 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    1.1 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.2 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

    1.3 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    1.3 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.3 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    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

  • 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

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.8 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.9 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 53 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Cumberland Street

    BCT · Black Friars

    0.0 miles
  • Soar Lane

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • The New Joiners

    BCT · Frog Island

    0.1 miles
  • Soar Lane

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Pasture Lane

    BCT · Frog Island

    0.2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £515,000 from 1 recorded sale in LE1 4PL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Leicester is £228,618 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

134 open schools are in scope, including 82 primary and 16 secondary schools. Slater Primary School is the nearest published school at 369 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,758 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,396.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,434 events.

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