LE1 postcode district
LE1 holds 721 live postcodes around Leicester, in Leicester, Blaby.
Towns and villages with their centre in LE1
| # | Place | County / council | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester | City of Leicester | 368,600 |
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Castle | 74% |
| Wycliffe | 11% |
| Abbey | 9% |
| Thorpe Astley & St Mary's | 4% |
| Belgrave | 1% |
Westminster constituencies
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Leicester South | 85% |
| Leicester West | 9% |
| Mid Leicestershire | 4% |
| Leicester East | 1% |
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 2 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 88% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 4% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the LE area
LE2 · LE3 · LE4 · LE5 · LE6 · LE7 · LE8 · LE9 · LE10 · LE11 · LE12 · LE13 · LE14 · LE15 · LE16 · LE17 · LE18 · LE19 · LE21 · LE41 · LE65 · LE67 · LE87 · LE94 · LE95
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode data is the ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026 edition; counts are live postcodes with a usable location. Northern Ireland postcodes carry a separate licence and are not included; Scotland joins when the site's Scottish coverage does.