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Transport in LE1 2LA

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near LE1 2LA, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
St Matthews & Highfields North
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,438 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LE1 2LA is

74 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from LE1 2LA itself. 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
74
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Madras Road, 118 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

9% of working residents in the LE1 2LA area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 39.4% drive to work.

LE1 2LAEngland
Work from home9%31.5%
Drive39.4%44.5%
Car passenger10.4%3.9%
Bus or coach10.6%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot23.1%7.6%
Bicycle2.7%2.1%
Other4.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

46.3% of households in the LE1 2LA area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

LE1 2LAEngland
No car or van46.3%23.5%
143.4%41.3%
28.3%26.1%
3 or more1.9%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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