Wycliffe is an inner‑city ward of Leicester, England, situated close to the city centre. It is largely residential with a mix of Victorian terraces, interwar housing and more recent developments, offering easy access to the city’s shops and services.
Like much of inner‑city Leicester, the area is culturally diverse with active community groups, small independent shops and local schools, and has been the focus of regeneration projects to improve housing and public spaces. Good bus links and proximity to the centre make it practical for commuters, while its streets retain echoes of the city’s industrial expansion in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Postcode districts covering Wycliffe
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 0.7 miles
- Coventry 22.5 miles
- Nottingham 23.2 miles
- Derby 24.1 miles
- Burton upon Trent 24.8 miles
- Nuneaton 17.4 miles
- Tamworth 23.7 miles
- Rugby 18.5 miles
- Loughborough 10 miles
- Kettering 23.8 miles
- Kettering Town 23.9 miles
- Corby 20.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Leicester Built-up area 0.7 miles
- North Evington Ward 0.8 miles
- Castle Ward 0.8 miles
- Spinney Hills Ward 0.9 miles
- Stoneygate Ward 1 mile
- Belgrave Ward 1 mile
- Fosse Ward 1.4 miles
- Westcotes Ward 1.5 miles
- Abbey Ward 1.6 miles
- Rushey Mead Ward 1.7 miles
- Saffron Ward 1.8 miles
- Troon Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Wycliffe
LE1 2EL, LE1 2FU, LE2 0TU, LE1 2HB, LE2 0DT, LE2 0UG, LE1 2GZ, LE1 2FP, LE1 2DG … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 16 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 29.3 miles
- Leicester Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Leicester North Railway Station 2.3 miles
Hotels near Wycliffe Ad
- St Martins Lodge 4 0.8 miles
- Novotel Leicester 4 0.9 miles
- Voco Leicester 4 1 mile
- Belmont Hotel Leicester 4 0.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Leicester 4 1 mile
- Winstanley House 4 2.5 miles
- Ibis Leicester City 3 0.3 miles
- Ramada Encore by Wyndham Leicester City Centre 3 0.5 miles
- Castle Hotel by Greene King Inns 4 4.6 miles
- Abbey Hotel by Trivelles 1.2 miles
Schools in Wycliffe
- Al-Islamia Institute for Education Independent - primary
- Charnwood Primary School Primary
- Highfields Primary School Primary
- Moat Community College Secondary
- Taylor Road Primary School Primary
- Uplands Infant School Primary
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Highcross Shopping centre 0.8 miles
- Belgrave Library Library 1 mile
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 1.1 miles
- University of Leicester University 1.1 miles
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 1.5 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 2.9 miles
- Bradgate House Historic site 5.2 miles
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 11.2 miles
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 12.4 miles
- Liberty Way Stadium 15.8 miles
- Donington Park Recreation 17 miles
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 17.2 miles