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LE1 6AU

Castle · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Castle
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE1 6AF 26 m
LE1 6EH 31 m
LE1 6EJ 55 m
LE1 1DE 57 m
LE1 6SL 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE1 6AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 6
Latitude
52.633580
Longitude
-1.131150
British National Grid easting
458,899
British National Grid northing
304,333

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
E00178575
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 041D · E01032873
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 041 · E02006851

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Property

At this postcode

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54 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Old Post Office, 4, Bishop Street, Leicester, LE1 6AU 4 June 2024 £293,000
The Old Post Office, 4, Flat 3, Bishop Street, Leicester, LE1 6AU 4 June 2024 £221,948
The Old Post Office, 4, Flat 29, Bishop Street, Leicester, LE1 6AU 1 February 2024 £90,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
135
Primary
81
Secondary
19

  1. Beauchamp City Sixth Form

    Free schools 16 to 19

    391 m

  2. De Montfort University

    Higher education institutions

    589 m

  3. The Children's Hospital School

    Foundation special school

    685 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,114
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,620
  • Public order 2,195
  • Shoplifting 1,914
  • Anti social behaviour 1,448
  • Other theft 1,371

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE1 6 residents
2,804

Age bands in LE1 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
4.9%

130 residents

Age 15 to 24
51.2%

1,367 residents

Age 25 to 44
30%

800 residents

Age 45 to 64
9.7%

260 residents

Age 65 and over
4.2%

112 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

NHS ODS

GP practices

54

within 5 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    145 m

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    537 m

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    537 m

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    864 m

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    864 m

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    864 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    877 m

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    968 m

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.1 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    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

    1.5 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.5 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    1.5 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    1.5 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.5 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    1.5 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    1.6 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.7 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 54 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Granby Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.0 miles

  • Rutland Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Town Hall Square

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Charles Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Charles Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 041D, 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

4,270 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
1 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £155,974 from 6 recorded sales in LE1 6AU. 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

Published establishments

135 open schools are in scope, including 81 primary and 19 secondary schools. Beauchamp City Sixth Form is the nearest published school at 391 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

17,114 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,426.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,620 events.

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