LE1 7BN

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE1 7ER 43 m
LE1 7EA 76 m
LE1 7DT 81 m
LE1 7DS 84 m
LE1 7DQ 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE1 7BN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 7
Latitude
52.628756
Longitude
-1.126798
British National Grid easting
459,200
British National Grid northing
303,800

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
E00168093
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 040E · E01034019
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

    230 m
  2. Sparkenhoe Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    548 m
  3. The Children's Hospital School

    Foundation special school

    551 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,455
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,637
  • Public order 2,284
  • Shoplifting 2,068
  • Anti social behaviour 1,409
  • Other theft 1,355

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE1 7 residents
1,307

Age bands in LE1 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
2.6%

33 residents

Age 15 to 24
68.6%

868 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.6%

261 residents

Age 45 to 64
5.5%

70 residents

Age 65 and over
2.6%

33 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

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    560 m

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    584 m

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    584 m

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    584 m

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    640 m

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    932 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    975 m

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    993 m

  • 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

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.4 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    1.5 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    1.5 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    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

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    1.8 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

    CATHERINE HOUSE, 2B STOUGHTON DRIVE NORTH, LEICESTER, LE5 5UB

    ODS code C82088

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 55 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Prebend Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Prebend Street

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    0.2 miles
  • Rail Station

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles
  • Leicester Rail Station

    RSE · Leicester

    0.2 miles
  • Station Street

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 040E, 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

3,981 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.

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 230 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,455 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,454.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,637 events.

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