New Walk, Leicester, LE1 6TA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LE1 6TA, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.5% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	57.2%	52.5%	-4.7%	51.0%	1.5%
Male	42.8%	47.5%	4.7%	49.0%	-1.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around LE1 6TA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 83.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	84.5%	83.8%	-0.7%	37.9%	45.9%
Married: Opposite sex	4.5%	5.1%	0.6%	44.2%	-39.1%
Separated	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	5%	7.3%	2.3%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	4.5%	2.7%	-1.8%	6.1%	-3.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	54.1%	43.2%	-10.9%	48.4%	-5.2%
Good health	31.5%	38.2%	6.7%	33.6%	4.6%
Fair health	7.9%	13.7%	5.8%	12.7%	1.0%
Bad health	4.9%	4.1%	-0.8%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.8%	11.4%	-0.4%	18.2%	-6.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.6%	5.7%	-6.9%	9.6%	-3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.5%	10.3%	-0.2%	13.4%	-3.1%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	1.9%	1.4%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	40.3%	40.8%	0.5%	16.9%	23.9%
Degree or Similar	14.2%	25.4%	11.2%	33.8%	-8.4%
Other	10%	4.6%	-5.4%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.1% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	3.6%	0.8%	-2.8%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	10.5%	9.3%	-1.2%	3.1%	6.2%
Pakistani	1.8%	4.1%	2.3%	2.7%	1.4%
Other Asian	2.1%	2.8%	0.7%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	2.6%	10.3%	7.7%	2.5%	7.8%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	1%	-1.3%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	2.8%	2.0%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	2.1%	0.5%	-1.6%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	68.2%	61.1%	-7.1%	81.4%	-20.3%
Arab	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	2.1%	3.6%	1.5%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.7%	62.6%	3.9%	83.2%	-20.6%
European Union	29%	17.7%	-11.3%	6.1%	11.6%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	3.3%	9.1%	5.8%	2.7%	6.4%
Middle East and Asia	6.9%	8.1%	1.2%	5.6%	2.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	1%	0.0%	1.3%	-0.3%
Oceania	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.7%	62.1%	4.4%	83.2%	-21.1%
10+ Years	21.5%	10.8%	-10.7%	9.8%	1.0%
5-10 Years	12.6%	3.6%	-9.0%	2.9%	0.7%
2-5 Years	1.8%	3.1%	1.3%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	6.4%	20.4%	14.0%	1.9%	18.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.5%	76.7%	-13.2%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Poland	3.9%	1.3%	2.6%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	9.8%	1.5%	8.3%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
No passport held	9.8%	13.5%	-3.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.5%	37.2%	-1.7%
Christian	35.8%	46.2%	-10.4%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	2.8%	1.7%	1.1%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	11.1%	6.5%	4.6%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	11.4%	6.0%	5.4%

Safety

Is New Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around New Walk was 448.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 10.5% lower than the Castle average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

New Walk has the 27th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle and the 43rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 180.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -24.9%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,300

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in LE1 6TA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on New Walk are based on 62 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Leicester.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for New Walk, Leicester, LE1 6TA

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE1 6TA

Average Price
£517,782

Semi-Detached
£517,782

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for New Walk

Average Price
£617,161

Semi-Detached
£873,911

Terraced
£638,495

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£174,795

Other
£1,208,643

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on New WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
23 New Walk, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2009-12-17	£535,565

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE1 6TA

Employment

LE1 6TA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in LE1 6TA area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)	178
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	66
Retired	44
Full-Time Employee	34
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	12
Part-Time Employee	11
Self-Employed	4
Looking after home or family	3
Unemployed	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Education	13
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Manufacturing	8
Human health and social work activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Other	2
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Information and communication	1
Construction	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School Saxby Street , LE2 0TD	4out of 4	900 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hazel Community Primary School Hazel Street , LE2 7JN	3out of 4	929 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Highfields Primary School Pluto Close , Highfields LE2 0UU	4out of 4	1,231 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School Andrewes Street , LE3 5PA	3out of 4	1,265 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Medway Community Primary School St Stephens Road , Highfields LE2 1GH	3out of 4	1,290 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moat Community College Maidstone Road , LE2 0TU	3out of 4	936 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brook Mead Academy 31 St Augustine Road ,	- not rated	1,098 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Castle Mead Academy Richard III Road , LE3 5QT	- not rated	1,283 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Fullhurst Community College Imperial Avenue , LE3 1AH	3out of 4	2,299 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madani Girls' School 77 Evington Valley Road , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	2,359 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	295 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leicester College Welford Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	923 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WQE and Regent College Group University Road , LE1 7RJ	- not rated	1,472 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gateway Sixth Form College Colin Grundy Drive , LE5 1GA	- not rated	5,029 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Avanti Fields School 21 Furrow View , LE5 0BX	- not rated	1,562 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, 50 Trenant Road , LE2 6UA	1out of 4	4,411 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Children's Hospital School University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust , Leicester Royal Infirmary LE1 5WW	4out of 4	384 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
De Montfort University The Gateway , LE1 9BH	- not rated	595 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mulberry School St George's House, William Street , LE1 1RW	- not rated	1,030 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Islamia Institute for Education 5-7 Evington Street , LE2 0SA	- not rated	1,126 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Leicester University Road , LE1 7RH	- not rated	1,176 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bukhoor	Car Park, Edward Street	125 yd
SMASHing Kitchen	50 New Walk, Leicester	135 yd
Koben	19 King Street, Leicester	183 yd
La Foret Cafe	11 King Street, Leicester	183 yd
Makaron	7 - 9 King Street, Leicester	183 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Grand Union	24 King Street, Leicester	132 yd
The Kings Head (Black Country Ales)	Kings Head, 36 King Street	132 yd
Revolution	6B New Walk, Leicester	135 yd
Kings Head	36 King Street, Leicester	139 yd
Dover Castle	The Dover Castle, 34 Dover Street	197 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mr Browns	54A King Street, Leicester	132 yd
The Fruitory	7 - 9 King Street, Leicester	183 yd
Bread And Honey	15 King Street, Leicester	183 yd
Wok In Wok Out	48 Welford Road, Leicester	236 yd
D Chulo Limited	46 Welford Road, Leicester	236 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	157 Granby Street, Leicester	338 yd
Tesco Express	Welford House, 7 Welford Place	352 yd
Tesco Express	50 - 52 London Road, Leicester	496 yd
Tesco	Tesco Store, 40 Granby Street	500 yd
Marks & Spencer	18 - 26 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester	670 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Olympia Conditioning Centre (Closed) Pilot House Pilot House King Street	health and fitness suite	163 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Leicester) WELFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	209 yd
The Y EAST STREET	health and fitness suite	320 yd
The Regents Sport & Social Club REGENT ROAD		448 yd
Pure Gym (Leicester St George'S Way) 1C 1C ST. GEORGES WAY	health and fitness suite	482 yd
Regent College REGENT ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	625 yd
University Of Leicester Squash Courts 107-111 107-111 PRINCESS ROAD EAST	squash courts	648 yd
Dw Gym Group (Leicester) HAYMARKET TOWERS HAYMARKET TOWERS HUMBERSTONE GATE	health and fitness suite	726 yd
Leicester Tigers (Welford Road Stadium) AYLESTONE ROAD	grass pitches	772 yd
Moat Community College MAIDSTONE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	819 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of LE1 6TA