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Transport in LE2 5WS

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near LE2 5WS, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Leicester City Centre
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,391 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LE2 5WS is

83 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from LE2 5WS 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
83
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Leicester Rail Station
    Rail station
    88 yards
  • 02
    Leicester North (Great Central Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 03
    Great Central Railway
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Station Street, 103 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.1% of working residents in the LE2 5WS area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 16.6% drive to work.

LE2 5WSEngland
Work from home30.1%31.5%
Drive16.6%44.5%
Car passenger5.5%3.9%
Bus or coach13.7%4.3%
Train2.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot25.7%7.6%
Bicycle2.3%2.1%
Other3.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

73.3% of households in the LE2 5WS area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

LE2 5WSEngland
No car or van73.3%23.5%
122.9%41.3%
23.2%26.1%
3 or more0.6%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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