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Transport in LE5 5BA

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

Neighbourhood
Highfields South
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,977 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LE5 5BA is

56 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from LE5 5BA 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
56
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
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Laurel Road, 102 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

13.7% of working residents in the LE5 5BA area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 36.7% drive to work.

LE5 5BAEngland
Work from home13.7%31.5%
Drive36.7%44.5%
Car passenger13%3.9%
Bus or coach4.1%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot25.3%7.6%
Bicycle2.1%2.1%
Other3.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

32.9% of households in the LE5 5BA area have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

LE5 5BAEngland
No car or van32.9%23.5%
144.7%41.3%
217.7%26.1%
3 or more4.6%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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