LE1 1TE Leicester
Live postcode, introduced March 1983. Ward: Castle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Burton Street, Leicester: 4 addresses
- Humberstone Road, Leicester: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Leicester in 2026-27: Band D £2,529 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,686 | £1,967 | £2,248 | £2,529 | £3,091 | £3,653 | £4,215 | £5,058 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (52% of about 960 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 21 Morledge Street, permissioned (80 m)
- Leicester House - Lee Circle, permissioned (350 m)
- 4 Wheat Street: up to 34 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- 2-4 Colton Street, permissioned (380 m)
- 24 Rutland Street, permissioned (390 m)
- Lee Circle Fleet House, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- 127-133 Granby Street, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- 44 Conduit Street, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 57 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 66 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ann Street Leicester | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Charles Street Leicester | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ncp National Car Parks Leicester, Lee Circle | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Blink | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 25.7 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 18 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shefa Medical Practice | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Matthews Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Dental Suite (Leicester) | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Leicester Royal Infirmary | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Mansfield House Police Station | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Easy Choice | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 7,030 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | St Margaret's Pastures 2.4 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 720 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 18 parks and gardens, 2.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St George, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m south-west. 175 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south-west |
| Former HSBC Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Corn Exchange | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| New Walk, Leicester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 890 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Greyfriars, Leicester | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Abbey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Old Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Freemens Common | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Rally Bank | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Flat Spinney | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Shoulder of Mutton Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 6 |
6 of the postcode's 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 69% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Burton Street.