LE1 6WT

Castle · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 6WU 33 m
LE1 6XP 38 m
LE1 7AS 43 m
LE1 6YG 59 m
LE1 6XQ 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE1 6WT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 6
Latitude
52.627201
Longitude
-1.129326
British National Grid easting
459,031
British National Grid northing
303,625

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
E00068869
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 040G · E01034021
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 040 · E02006850

Postcode source versions

Explore LE1

30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
70a, Tower Street, Leicester, LE1 6WT 29 January 2025 £158,800
36, Tower Street, Leicester, LE1 6WT 31 March 2021 £285,000
70a, Tower Street, Leicester, LE1 6WT 30 January 2017 £107,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
138
Primary
84
Secondary
19
  1. The Children's Hospital School

    Foundation special school

    377 m
  2. Beauchamp City Sixth Form

    Free schools 16 to 19

    410 m
  3. Leicester College

    Further education

    554 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,742
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,745
  • Public order 2,305
  • Shoplifting 2,105
  • Anti social behaviour 1,404
  • Other theft 1,367

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

20 female, 17 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE1 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
95.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.2%
Gigabit-capable
95.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
95.2%
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

55

within 5 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    699 m

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    701 m

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    767 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    818 m

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    818 m

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    818 m

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    818 m

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    1.1 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    1.2 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    1.2 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

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    1.4 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

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.6 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    1.7 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.7 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.7 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 55 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Nelson Mandela Park

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles
  • Nelson Mandela Park

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles
  • Tower Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles
  • Nelson Mandela Park

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles
  • Tower Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 040G, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,106 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £158,800 from 1 recorded sale in LE1 6WT. 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

138 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 19 secondary schools. The Children's Hospital School is the nearest published school at 377 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,742 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,478.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,745 events.

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