CHARLES STREET, LE1 1LE House Prices & Local Information

LE1 1LE is an up-and-coming urban area on Charles Street, 0.4km from Leicester in Leicester. Administratively it sits within Castle ward and the Leicester South constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a young professional neighbourhood — career-focused, mobile, mostly renting. During the day, high status management and administration, especially public sector. It has a young, student-heavy population (average age 27) — lively, but with high tenant turnover. 83% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 56% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Leicester.

Safety: Crime rates are high (569 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: With prices averaging £133k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area.

Census 2021 statistics for LE1 1LE are sourced from Output Area E00169489 (shared with 14 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.