Watling Street, Hinckley, LE10 3AR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LE10 3AR has a slightly higher male population, with 50% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.9%	50%	-1.9%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	48.1%	50%	1.9%	49.0%	1.0%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	31.5%	36.1%	4.6%	37.9%	-1.8%
Married: Opposite sex	50.4%	47.1%	-3.3%	44.2%	2.9%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	3.2%	2%	-1.2%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	10.5%	11.5%	1.0%	9.1%	2.4%
Widowed	4.4%	2.9%	-1.5%	6.1%	-3.2%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	57%	52.2%	-4.8%	48.4%	3.8%
Good health	30%	34.1%	4.1%	33.6%	0.5%
Fair health	9.3%	9.2%	-0.1%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	3.1%	3.7%	0.6%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	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	23.3%	14.5%	-8.8%	18.2%	-3.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.6%	9%	-0.6%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.6%	16.4%	-0.2%	13.4%	3.0%
Apprenticeship	5.8%	5.7%	-0.1%	5.3%	0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.2%	17.8%	5.6%	16.9%	0.9%
Degree or Similar	28.6%	34%	5.4%	33.8%	0.2%
Other	3.8%	2.5%	-1.3%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 92.9% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1%	1.0%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	0.2%	1.3%	1.1%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	0%	0.5%	0.5%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.6%	-1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	95.6%	92.9%	-2.7%	81.4%	11.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0%	1%	1.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	1.6%	-1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 94.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	98.5%	94.5%	-4.0%	83.2%	11.3%
European Union	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	6.1%	-4.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.2%
Middle East and Asia	0.2%	2.8%	2.6%	5.6%	-2.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	1.3%	-1.1%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	97.8%	94.3%	-3.5%	83.2%	11.1%
10+ Years	0%	4%	4.0%	9.8%	-5.8%
5-10 Years	0%	0.5%	0.5%	2.9%	-2.4%
2-5 Years	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	2.2%	-1.7%
Less than 2 years	1.8%	0.6%	-1.2%	1.9%	-1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.4%	76.7%	8.7%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	0.2%	1.5%	-1.3%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
No passport held	13%	13.5%	-0.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.6%	37.2%	10.4%
Christian	42.2%	46.2%	-4.0%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Muslim	2.9%	6.5%	-3.6%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is Watling Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Watling Street was 63.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 44.7% higher than the Burbage Sketchley and Stretton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Watling Street has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Burbage Sketchley and Stretton and the 125th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 24.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -30.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 63% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,400

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in LE10 3AR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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 Watling Street are based on 56 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Blaby.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Watling Street, Hinckley, LE10 3AR

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE10 3AR

Average Price
£770,935

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£770,935

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Watling Street

Average Price
£562,880

Semi-Detached
£322,782

Terraced
£460,394

Detached
£681,146

Flats/Maisonettes
£322,017

Other
£1,054,210

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Watling Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Airfield House Watling Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire Detached, a newly built property	£430,000	2007-07-26	£745,918
The White House Watling Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire Detached, an established residential building	£270,000	2001-11-02	£868,770

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE10 3AR

Employment

LE10 3AR area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

LE10 3AR 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	189
Retired	81
Self-Employed	81
Part-Time Employee	58
Student (economically inactive)	23
Looking after home or family	19
Other	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Unemployed	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	46
Manufacturing	31
Education	20
Human health and social work activities	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Construction	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Other	11
Transport and storage	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	7
Information and communication	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Mining and quarrying	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage Sketchley Road , Burbage LE10 2DY	- not rated	3,465 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Burbage Church of England Infant School Grove Road , Burbage LE10 2AE	3out of 4	3,107 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Burbage Junior School Grove Road , Burbage LE10 2AD	2out of 4	3,107 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage Sketchley Road , Burbage LE10 2DY	3out of 4	3,511 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wolvey CofE Primary School Bulkington Road , Wolvey LE10 3LA	2out of 4	3,728 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sharnford Church of England Primary School Henson Way , Sharnford LE10 3PN	3out of 4	3,991 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hastings High School St Catherine's Close , Burbage LE10 2QE	3out of 4	4,085 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hinckley Academy and John Cleveland Sixth Form Centre Butt Lane , LE10 1LE	- not rated	5,323 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sketchley School Manor Way , Sketchley LE10 3HT	- not rated	3,949 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
R.E.A.L Independent Schools Hinckley 27 Station Road , Hinckley LE10 1AP	- not rated	4,974 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodfield School The Dutch Barn , Main Street LE17 5EE	- not rated	5,426 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

We haven't found any places rated by Food Standards Agency in LE10 3AR area.

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near LE10 3AR postcode.

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	12.5%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	12.5%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	100.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	100.0%

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

Overview of LE10 3AR