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Transport in LE5 5BL

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

Neighbourhood
Crown Hills
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,600 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LE5 5BL is

57 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from LE5 5BL 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
57
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Kedleston Road, 128 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

17.4% of working residents in the LE5 5BL area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 38.6% drive to work.

LE5 5BLEngland
Work from home17.4%31.5%
Drive38.6%44.5%
Car passenger8%3.9%
Bus or coach4.6%4.3%
Train0.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot26%7.6%
Bicycle2.2%2.1%
Other2.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

25.1% of households in the LE5 5BL area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

LE5 5BLEngland
No car or van25.1%23.5%
142.6%41.3%
224.1%26.1%
3 or more8.1%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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