Latitude: 52.6397 / 52°38'23"N
Longitude: -1.1269 / 1°7'36"W
OS Eastings: 459181
OS Northings: 305020
OS Grid: SK591050
Mapcode National: GBR FJH.5M
Mapcode Global: WHDJB.NXL6
Plus Code: 9C4WJVQF+V7
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92kp43
What Three Birds: cisticola.pelican.knot
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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LE1 2BU is a non-residential postcode in Leicester. It was first introduced in January 1980.
Commercial rateable values range from £0 to £40,000 with an average of £7,700. The most common recorded business types are Factory and Warehouse.
Leicester is a city, which had a population of 443,760 in the 2011 census.
LE1 2BU is in the Leicester travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Leicester City Primary Care Trust.
LE1 2BU is approximately 59m (194ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing LE1 2BU
3b3: Ethnicity Central - Endeavouring Ethnic Mix - Multi-Ethnic Professional Service Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for LE1 2BU
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
10/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near LE1 2BU include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of LE1 2BU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Leicester City Council
Ward
Castle
Councillors
Danny Myers (Labour)
Dr Deborah Sangster (Labour)
Mick Gregg (Green)
Liz Sahu (Green)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Leicester South
MP
Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op))
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for LE1 2BU.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near LE1 2BU.
Taylor Road Primary School
Taylor Road, Abbey Park, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 2JP
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Charnwood Primary School
Nedham Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 0HE
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Catherine Junior School
Brandon Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 6AZ
Community School
Ages 7 - 11
Needs improvement
Slater Primary School
Slater Street, Frog Island, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 5AS
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Highfields Primary School
Pluto Close, Highfields, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 0UU
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Moat Community College
Maidstone Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 0TU
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Rushey Mead Academy
Melton Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 7AN
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 5LL
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Madani Boys School
77 Evington Valley, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 5LL
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
English Martyrs Catholic School
Anstey Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 0FJ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 19
Good
Soar Valley College
Gleneagles Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 7GY
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Crown Hills Community College
Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 5FT
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Fullhurst Community College
Imperial Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 1AH
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Beaumont Leys School
Anstey Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 0FL
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Babington Community College
Strasbourg Drive, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 0SZ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.