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Transport in LE5 5LE

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near LE5 5LE, 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 5LE is

60 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from LE5 5LE 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
60
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
    2.9 miles
  • 03
    Great Central Railway
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Shipley Road, 12 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

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

LE5 5LEEngland
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 5LE area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

LE5 5LEEngland
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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