LE1 6WU maps, stats, and open data

LE1 6WU lies on Tower Street in Leicester. LE1 6WU is located in the Castle electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Leicester and the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester South. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 04C and the police force is Leicestershire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

LE1 6WU maps

LE1 6WU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
LE1 6WU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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LE1 6WU geodata

Easting458998
Northing303627
Latitude52.627223
Longitude-1.129813

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LE1 6WU?

StreetTower Street
Town/CityLeicester
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictLE1
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LE1 6WU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LE1 6WU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation70m230ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardCastle
ConstituencyLeicester South

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LE1 6WU

June 2022Vehicle crimeOn or near West Street53m
June 2022BurglaryOn or near Newtown Street62m
June 2022DrugsOn or near Newtown Street62m
➜ Tower Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LE1 6WU

Nelson Mandela Park (Welford Road)Leicester218m
Nelson Mandela Park (Welford Road)Leicester230m
Nelson Mandela Park (Welford Road)Leicester242m
Royal Infirmary Hospital (Infirmary Road)Leicester260m
Regent Road (Welford Road)Leicester271m

Nearest railway stations to LE1 6WU

Leicester Station0.6km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE1 6WU

Broadband access in LE1 6WU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in LE1 6WU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed90.0Mbps
Average download speed114.4Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed7.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LE1 6WU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LE1 6WU

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LE1 6WU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LE1 6WU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)165,056
Meter count11
Mean (kWh/meter)15,005
Median (kWh/meter)14,368

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)74,624
Meter count20
Mean (kWh/meter)3,731
Median (kWh/meter)3,483
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LE1 6WU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in LE1 6WU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

83.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than LE1 6WU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LE1 6WU (meters)

Amey
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Howard House
118m
Sodexo Government Services At Howard House
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Howard House
118m
Michael Wood Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
53 Regent Road
118m

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Nearest post box to LE1 6WU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
King Street18:3012:00310m
Wellington Street18:3012:00418m
Welford Place18:3012:00421m

Nearest sports facilities to LE1 6WU

FacilityDistance
The Regents Sport & Social Club
Regent Road, Leicester
Sports Hall
261m
Regent College
Regent Road, Leicester
Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Health and Fitness Gym
353m
Bannatyne Health Club (Leicester)
Welford Road, Leicester
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
359m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LE1 6WU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
The Children's Hospital School
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, LE1 5WW
Not applicable344m
Beauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, Leicester, LE1 6JL
16 plus417m
Leicester College
Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 7LW
16 plus542m

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LE1 6WU ITL and LE1 6WU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for LE1 6WU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLFEast Midlands (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLF2Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLF21Leicester
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000016Leicester

LE1 6WU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for LE1 6WU:

CodeName
OAE00068884
LSOAE01013646Leicester 040A
MSOAE02006850Leicester 040

Nearest postcodes to LE1 6WU

LE1 6WTTower Street33m
LE1 6XNWest Street44m
LE1 6XQWest Street59m
LE1 6XPWest Street59m
LE1 6WLNewtown Street67m
LE1 6WJNewtown Street76m
LE1 7ATLower Hastings Street80m
LE1 6YGRegent Road82m
LE1 6XLWest Street84m
LE1 6YTLancaster Road92m