LE1 9HX

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE5 3AS 12 m
LE1 3PL 52 m
LE5 0AR 54 m
LE5 3GW 63 m
LE1 1SZ 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE1 9HX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE1
Postcode sector
LE1 9
Latitude
52.636846
Longitude
-1.126638
British National Grid easting
459,200
British National Grid northing
304,700

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
E00169533
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 041C · E01032872
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 041 · E02006851

Postcode source versions

Explore LE1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
138
Primary
83
Secondary
19
  1. Moat Community College

    Community school

    614 m
  2. Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd

    Other independent school

    624 m
  3. Beauchamp City Sixth Form

    Free schools 16 to 19

    682 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,526
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,481
  • Public order 2,118
  • Shoplifting 1,879
  • Anti social behaviour 1,449
  • Other theft 1,308

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

54

within 5 km straight-line

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    608 m

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    644 m

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    644 m

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    821 m

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    821 m

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    821 m

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    990 m

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    1.0 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    1.2 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    1.3 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    1.3 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

    MERLYN VAZ H&S CARE CTR, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code Y02469

    1.3 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MERLYN VAZ CENTRE, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code C82642

    1.3 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

    MERLYN VAZ HEALTH CENTRE, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code C82667

    1.3 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    1.3 km

  • AL-WAQAS MEDICAL CENTRE

    91 ST PETERS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1DJ

    ODS code C82099

    1.5 km

  • THE PRACTICE-SAYEED

    352 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

    ODS code C82060

    1.5 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    1.5 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.6 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    1.7 km

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Nearby transport

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    BCT · Leicester

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    BCT · Leicester

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    BCT · Leicester

    0.0 miles
  • Humberstone Gate

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Humberstone Gate

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 041C, 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

6,424 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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 83 primary and 19 secondary schools. Moat Community College is the nearest published school at 614 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,526 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,377.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,481 events.

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