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LE1 6HJ

Castle

Leicester

Overview

Postcode LE1 6HJ is located in an urban city, within the Castle ward of Leicester in the East Midlands region , and forms part of the Leicester City Centre area. It has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 664.7 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Leicester City Centre is £39,700 per year. The nearest station is Leicester located about 0.2 miles away. There are 8 primary and 3 secondary schools in the area. There are 6 parks nearby, closest medium park is Nelson Mandela Park.

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
665
Deprivation level
9/10
Income level
5/10
Social housing
11.5%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
Moderate

Deprivation level

9/10

Leicester City Centre has a very high level of deprivation, ranked at position 5,785 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 18% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

10/10

Leicester City Centre has a very high crime rate, with approximately 664.7 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

11.5%

Approximately 11.5% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 17.5% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

5/10

The average income of residents in Leicester City Centre is £39,700 per year.

Noise Level

Moderate

Moderate noise level (65.0-69.9 dB) from road, approximately 226 ft away from LE1 6HJ.

Flood risk

No risk

Leicester City Centre near LE1 6HJ has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Leicester located about 0.2 miles away. There are 1 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.2 mi

Leicester

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.6 miVictoria ParkLarge
0.3 miNelson Mandela ParkMedium
0.6 miThirlmere Street GardensSmall

Schools

In the LE1 6HJ postcode area, located within Leicester City Centre, there are 8 primary and 3 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.1 mi16 plusBeauchamp City Sixth FormFree schools 16 to 19

Outstanding

0.4 miPrimarySparkenhoe Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter

Good

0.4 miNot applicableThe Children's Hospital SchoolFoundation special school

Outstanding