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Pubs 138 Restaurants 849 Banks 14 Shops 1,042 Supermarkets 150 Takeaways 578 Cinemas 14 Attractions 97 Business services 3 Education 197 Health and beauty 134 Home improvement 164 Leisure 3 Property services 94




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County or areaLeicester
Postcode districtLE1
Telephone code0116
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:40 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:13 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,053 residentsin the Leicester City Centre census areaMedian age 22.73,679 households9% of homes owner-occupied4% owned outright18% social rented, 73% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting19.8% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,969 in work, 2% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 16%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 24% go by car, 16% take public transport, 31% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 73%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C661 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksOld Mill Streamriver · under a mileThe Poollake · 2.0 miOld Mill Racewater · under a mileShoulder of Mutton Hillhill · 1.8 miKing Lears Lakelake · 3.9 miFreemens Commonwoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAbbey Parkpark · under a mile · 36 haVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 28 haCastle Gardenspark · under a mileSt Margaret's Pasturesplaying field · under a mile · 2 haQueen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileGroby Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200244 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 18 · PM2.5 8.2 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,922 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation66 m217 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeicester Royal Infirmaryunder a mileGP surgeryBowling Green Street Surgery74 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots56 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist29 - 31 Bowling Green Street (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi82 schools49 primary, 11 secondary, 12 independent, 7 special, 1 sixth form, 2 otherSecondaryMoat Community Collegeages 11-16, 1,091 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCastle Mead Academyages 11-16, 1,223 pupilsunder a milePrimarySparkenhoe Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 450 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLeicester Collegeunder a mileUniversityDe Montfort Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA16 miRailway stationLeicesterunder a mileBus stationCharles StreetLeicesterunder a mileBus stops205 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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