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Transport in LE5 5AA

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near LE5 5AA, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Highfields South
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,565 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LE5 5AA is

55 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from LE5 5AA 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
55
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Leicester Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 02
    Leicester North (Great Central Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.8 miles
  • 03
    Great Central Railway
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Cork Street, 98 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

18.1% of working residents in the LE5 5AA area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 42% drive to work.

LE5 5AAEngland
Work from home18.1%31.5%
Drive42%44.5%
Car passenger11.1%3.9%
Bus or coach4.6%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot19.5%7.6%
Bicycle1.4%2.1%
Other2.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

33.1% of households in the LE5 5AA area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

LE5 5AAEngland
No car or van33.1%23.5%
140.2%41.3%
220.5%26.1%
3 or more6.2%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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