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LE1 5FA

Castle · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5EB 25 m
LE1 5GX 26 m
LE1 5GW 35 m
LE1 5ET 50 m
LE1 5AE 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE1 5FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 5
Latitude
52.635579
Longitude
-1.134066
British National Grid easting
458,699
British National Grid northing
304,553

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
E00169505
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 041E · E01034022
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 041 · E02006851

Postcode source versions

Explore LE1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
137
Primary
84
Secondary
18

  1. De Montfort University

    Higher education institutions

    550 m

  2. Beauchamp City Sixth Form

    Free schools 16 to 19

    688 m

  3. Castle Mead Academy

    Free schools

    795 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,332
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,687
  • Public order 2,219
  • Shoplifting 1,951
  • Anti social behaviour 1,451
  • Other theft 1,405

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.

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

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    240 m

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    240 m

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    289 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    914 m

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    1.1 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.1 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.1 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    1.2 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.3 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.3 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

    1.4 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.4 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.4 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    1.4 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    1.4 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    1.5 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    1.6 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    1.6 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 53 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

  • Town Hall Square

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • St Peter's Lane

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • St Peter's Lane

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Granby Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles

  • Town Hall Square

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
13
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

137 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 18 secondary schools. De Montfort University is the nearest published school at 550 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,332 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,444.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,687 events.

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