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Transport in LE

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near LE, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Population
1,166,015 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LE is

99 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of LE. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

Good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
99
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Leicester Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Leicester North (Great Central Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 03
    Great Central Railway
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: St Margaret's Pastures, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

27.5% of working residents in LE mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 50.6% drive to work.

LEEngland
Work from home27.5%31.5%
Drive50.6%44.5%
Car passenger5.1%3.9%
Bus or coach3.2%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot8.8%7.6%
Bicycle2.2%2.1%
Other2.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

18.8% of households in LE have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

LEEngland
No car or van18.8%23.5%
139.7%41.3%
230.4%26.1%
3 or more11.1%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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