LE1 5SB

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 5XZ 84 m
LE1 5AN 91 m
LE1 5SP 97 m
LE1 5JP 112 m
LE1 5JQ 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE1 5SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 5
Latitude
52.631539
Longitude
-1.138564
British National Grid easting
458,400
British National Grid northing
304,100

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
E00178635
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 041B · E01032868
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
133
Primary
80
Secondary
18
  1. De Montfort University

    Higher education institutions

    63 m
  2. The Children's Hospital School

    Foundation special school

    485 m
  3. King Richard III Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    681 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,592
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,684
  • Public order 2,212
  • Shoplifting 2,046
  • Anti social behaviour 1,428
  • Other theft 1,427

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

51

within 5 km straight-line

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    372 m

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    406 m

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    666 m

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    666 m

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    767 m

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    772 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    912 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    912 m

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    992 m

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.0 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    1.1 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.3 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    1.3 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.3 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.3 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.4 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    1.6 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    1.7 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    1.9 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 51 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Southgates

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Bonners Lane

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles
  • Bede House

    BCT · West Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • St Nicholas Circle

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles
  • Pocklingtons Walk

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 041B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,936 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 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

133 open schools are in scope, including 80 primary and 18 secondary schools. De Montfort University is the nearest published school at 63 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,592 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,466 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,684 events.

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