CHARLES STREET, LE1 1LH House Prices & Local Information

LE1 1LH 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. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a administrative centres zone — high status management and administration, especially public sector. Average age 27 — a clear signal of a student and young renter community, typically with strong café and nightlife culture nearby. 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 (548 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: With prices averaging £117k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area.

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