LE1 4SP

Castle · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Castle
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE1 4ST 18 m
LE1 4LD 24 m
LE1 4NN 63 m
LE1 4LB 83 m
LE1 4PF 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE1 4SP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2016
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 4
Latitude
52.635296
Longitude
-1.139658
British National Grid easting
458,321
British National Grid northing
304,517

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
E00169500
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 041E · E01034022
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 041 · E02006851

Postcode source versions

Explore LE1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Vaughan Way, Leicester, LE1 4SP 22 August 2016 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
135
Primary
83
Secondary
17
  1. De Montfort University

    Higher education institutions

    386 m
  2. Castle Mead Academy

    Free schools

    434 m
  3. King Richard III Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    701 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,470
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,673
  • Public order 2,230
  • Shoplifting 1,957
  • Other theft 1,421
  • Anti social behaviour 1,419

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.

GP practices

53

within 5 km straight-line

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    330 m

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    330 m

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    510 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    752 m

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    860 m

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    995 m

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.0 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    1.1 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    1.1 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.1 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.2 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    1.2 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    1.5 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.5 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.5 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.5 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.6 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    1.8 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    1.9 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 53 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Nicholas Circle

    BCT · Leicester

    0.0 miles
  • St Nicholas Circle

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • St Nicholas Circle

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • St Nicholas Circle

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Southgates

    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

135 open schools are in scope, including 83 primary and 17 secondary schools. De Montfort University is the nearest published school at 386 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,470 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,455.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,673 events.

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