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Transport in LE2 3YL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near LE2 3YL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
West Knighton
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,740 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LE2 3YL is

34 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from LE2 3YL itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
34
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    South Wigston Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 02
    Leicester Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Palmerston Way, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31.1% of working residents in the LE2 3YL area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 49.5% drive to work.

LE2 3YLEngland
Work from home31.1%31.5%
Drive49.5%44.5%
Car passenger5.4%3.9%
Bus or coach2.9%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot6%7.6%
Bicycle2.5%2.1%
Other2.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

12.4% of households in the LE2 3YL area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

LE2 3YLEngland
No car or van12.4%23.5%
140%41.3%
236.2%26.1%
3 or more11.4%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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