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Transport in LE5 5GP

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

Neighbourhood
Highfields South
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,873 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LE5 5GP is

56 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from LE5 5GP 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
    2.9 miles
  • 03
    Great Central Railway
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Ashover Road, 39 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

17.7% of working residents in the LE5 5GP area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 37.8% drive to work.

LE5 5GPEngland
Work from home17.7%31.5%
Drive37.8%44.5%
Car passenger7.3%3.9%
Bus or coach8.6%4.3%
Train1.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot19.8%7.6%
Bicycle2%2.1%
Other5.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

41.6% of households in the LE5 5GP area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

LE5 5GPEngland
No car or van41.6%23.5%
137.5%41.3%
215.6%26.1%
3 or more5.3%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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