LE1 5DL

Castle · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE1 5WW 0 m
LE2 7HD 106 m
LE2 7HL 116 m
LE1 5WX 139 m
LE2 7HQ 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE1 5DL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 5
Latitude
52.626800
Longitude
-1.135953
British National Grid easting
458,583
British National Grid northing
303,575

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
E00068870
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 040F · E01034020
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 040 · E02006850

Postcode source versions

Explore LE1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
134
Primary
83
Secondary
18
  1. The Children's Hospital School

    Foundation special school

    139 m
  2. Hazel Community Primary School

    Community school

    378 m
  3. Leicester College

    Further education

    481 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,833
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,772
  • Public order 2,292
  • Shoplifting 2,030
  • Anti social behaviour 1,416
  • Other theft 1,398

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE1 5 residents
4,150

Age bands in LE1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
1.8%

88 residents

Age 15 to 24
74.6%

3,684 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.1%

844 residents

Age 45 to 64
5%

249 residents

Age 65 and over
1.5%

72 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

52

within 5 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    307 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    407 m

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    721 m

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    865 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    1.0 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.0 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    1.2 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    1.2 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.2 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.2 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    1.2 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    1.2 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.2 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.2 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.3 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    1.4 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    1.6 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    1.6 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

    MERRIDALE MEDCIAL CENTRE, 5 FULLHURST AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 1BL

    ODS code C82073

    1.8 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 52 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Winifred Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Martindale Close

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Henshaw Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Infirmary Hospital

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Infirmary Hospital

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 040F, 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

4,712 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

134 open schools are in scope, including 83 primary and 18 secondary schools. The Children's Hospital School is the nearest published school at 139 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,833 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,486.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,772 events.

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