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Transport in LE3 5LD

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

Neighbourhood
West End & Westcotes
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,781 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LE3 5LD is

50 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from LE3 5LD 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
50
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Thorpe Street, 99 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19% of working residents in the LE3 5LD area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 28.3% drive to work.

LE3 5LDEngland
Work from home19%31.5%
Drive28.3%44.5%
Car passenger11.4%3.9%
Bus or coach11.1%4.3%
Train0%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot23.4%7.6%
Bicycle3%2.1%
Other3.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

43.7% of households in the LE3 5LD area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

LE3 5LDEngland
No car or van43.7%23.5%
145.5%41.3%
29.4%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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