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LE1 6TL

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 6TR 56 m
LE1 6HJ 76 m
LE1 6UN 86 m
LE1 7HE 101 m
LE1 7NH 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE1 6TL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 6
Latitude
52.628971
Longitude
-1.127858
British National Grid easting
459,128
British National Grid northing
303,823

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
E00169444
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
138
Primary
84
Secondary
19

  1. Beauchamp City Sixth Form

    Free schools 16 to 19

    198 m

  2. The Children's Hospital School

    Foundation special school

    486 m

  3. Sparkenhoe Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    604 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,574
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,664
  • Public order 2,300
  • Shoplifting 2,045
  • Anti social behaviour 1,421
  • Other theft 1,366

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

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

55

within 5 km straight-line

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    576 m

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    629 m

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    640 m

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    640 m

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    640 m

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    883 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    904 m

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    1.1 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    1.1 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    1.1 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    1.2 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    1.3 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    1.4 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.5 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    1.6 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    1.6 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.6 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

    264-266 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5FD

    ODS code C82037

    1.7 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    1.7 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 55 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Prebend Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles

  • Station Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles

  • Rail Station

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles

  • Leicester Rail Station

    RSE · Leicester

    0.2 miles

  • Rail Station

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 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

138 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 19 secondary schools. Beauchamp City Sixth Form is the nearest published school at 198 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,574 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,464.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,664 events.

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