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Transport in Leicester

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

Council: Leicester
Region: East Midlands
Population: 429,041 (2024)

LeicesterCity

Transport

How well connected Leicester is

125 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of Leicester. 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

125

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Leicester Rail Station
Rail station
0.3 miles
02
Leicester North (Great Central Railway)
Metro, tram or underground
2.3 miles
03
Great Central Railway
Metro, tram or underground
2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Rutland Street, 56 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19.9% of working residents in Leicester mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 44.8% drive to work.

LeicesterEngland

Work from home19.9%31.5%

Drive44.8%44.5%

Car passenger8.4%3.9%

Bus or coach6.5%4.3%

Train0.5%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%

On foot12.9%7.6%

Bicycle3.4%2.1%

Other3.5%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

30.9% of households in Leicester have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

LeicesterEngland

No car or van30.9%23.5%

141%41.3%

221.1%26.1%

3 or more6.9%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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