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Transport in LE3 5GD

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near LE3 5GD, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Abbey Park
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,167 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LE3 5GD is

84 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from LE3 5GD 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
84
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Soar Lane, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

23.3% of working residents in the LE3 5GD area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 34.2% drive to work.

LE3 5GDEngland
Work from home23.3%31.5%
Drive34.2%44.5%
Car passenger8.1%3.9%
Bus or coach8.8%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot16.9%7.6%
Bicycle4.2%2.1%
Other3.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

43.4% of households in the LE3 5GD area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

LE3 5GDEngland
No car or van43.4%23.5%
144.3%41.3%
211%26.1%
3 or more1.4%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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