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LE1 6BL

Castle · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE1 5JT 34 m
LE1 5XH 38 m
LE1 6BT 48 m
LE1 5JE 49 m
LE1 5AR 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE1 6BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 6
Latitude
52.632979
Longitude
-1.135004
British National Grid easting
458,639
British National Grid northing
304,263

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
E00169457
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 041B · E01032868
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 041 · E02006851

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
132
Primary
79
Secondary
18

  1. De Montfort University

    Higher education institutions

    321 m

  2. Beauchamp City Sixth Form

    Free schools 16 to 19

    552 m

  3. The Children's Hospital School

    Foundation special school

    573 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,479
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,718
  • Public order 2,210
  • Shoplifting 1,961
  • Anti social behaviour 1,451
  • Other theft 1,408

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.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

53

within 5 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    129 m

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    491 m

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    491 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    643 m

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    962 m

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    1.1 km

  • 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

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.2 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    1.2 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.2 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    1.2 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    1.3 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.3 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    1.5 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.6 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    1.6 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    1.8 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 53 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

  • Town Hall Square

    BCT · Leicester

    0.0 miles

  • Pocklingtons Walk

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Town Hall Square

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Welford Place

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Welford Place

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

132 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 18 secondary schools. De Montfort University is the nearest published school at 321 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

17,479 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,456.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,718 events.

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