Sharpley Road, Loughborough, LE11 4PN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LE11 4PN is primarily male, with 60.9% of the population 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	40.3%	39.1%	-1.2%	51.0%	-11.9%
Male	59.7%	60.9%	1.2%	49.0%	11.9%

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 LE11 4PN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 96.2% 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	95.7%	96.2%	0.5%	37.9%	58.3%
Married: Opposite sex	3%	2.6%	-0.4%	44.2%	-41.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Separated	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	2.2%	-2.0%
Divorced	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	9.1%	-8.5%
Widowed	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	6.1%	-5.7%

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 (94.4%) 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	66.4%	60%	-6.4%	48.4%	11.6%
Good health	30%	34.4%	4.4%	33.6%	0.8%
Fair health	3%	4.5%	1.5%	12.7%	-8.2%
Bad health	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	4.0%	-3.1%
Very bad health	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	1.2%	-1.0%

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.

In the area around LE11 4PN this area, 2% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 9.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	2.4%	2%	-0.4%	18.2%	-16.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	2.4%	0.9%	-1.5%	9.6%	-8.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.3%	3.5%	-2.8%	13.4%	-9.9%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	5.3%	-4.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	70.4%	81%	10.6%	16.9%	64.1%
Degree or Similar	12.3%	9.9%	-2.4%	33.8%	-23.9%
Other	5.8%	2.2%	-3.6%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 74.9% 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	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	9.3%	4.2%	-5.1%	0.7%	3.5%
Indian	4.8%	6.3%	1.5%	3.1%	3.2%
Pakistani	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	2%	3.1%	1.1%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	2.6%	3.7%	1.1%	2.5%	1.2%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%	0.5%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	1.7%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.8%	0.1%
White	75.3%	74.9%	-0.4%	81.4%	-6.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0%	0.0%	0.2%	-0.2%
Arab	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.3%	78.4%	1.1%	83.2%	-4.8%
European Union	4.6%	6.9%	2.3%	6.1%	0.8%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	2.9%	2.7%	-0.2%	2.7%	0.0%
Middle East and Asia	12.9%	9.6%	-3.3%	5.6%	4.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	1.2%	0.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.9%	78.4%	1.5%	83.2%	-4.8%
10+ Years	15.4%	4.4%	-11.0%	9.8%	-5.4%
5-10 Years	2.7%	2.2%	-0.5%	2.9%	-0.7%
2-5 Years	1.7%	2.3%	0.6%	2.2%	0.1%
Less than 2 years	3.3%	12.7%	9.4%	1.9%	10.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.2%	76.7%	4.5%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.1%	0.3%	-0.2%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Turkey	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Southern Asia	3.4%	1.2%	2.2%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central Asia	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
British Overseas Territories	0%	0.0%	0.0%
No passport held	2.5%	13.5%	-11.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.8%	37.2%	11.6%
Christian	27.4%	46.2%	-18.8%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	3.7%	1.7%	2.0%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	2.7%	6.5%	-3.8%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	15.1%	6.0%	9.1%

Safety

Is Sharpley Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sharpley Road was 23.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 55.9% lower than the Loughborough Ashby average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Sharpley Road has the 16th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Loughborough Ashby and the 105th lowest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 5.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 61.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,900

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in LE11 4PN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Sharpley Road are based on 139 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Charnwood.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Sharpley Road, Loughborough, LE11 4PN

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE11 4PN

Average Price
£188,269

Semi-Detached
£184,743

Terraced
£191,292

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sharpley Road

Average Price
£198,114

Semi-Detached
£198,286

Terraced
£199,245

Detached
£208,943

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£91,584

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sharpley Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
50 Sharpley Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£187,000	2023-11-24	£198,997
26 Sharpley Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire Terraced, an established residential building	£214,000	2022-09-06	£223,024
28 Sharpley Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£109,000	2021-03-18	£133,067
32 Sharpley Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2018-08-30	£177,787
62 Sharpley Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire Terraced, an established residential building	£149,000	2018-02-28	£212,740

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE11 4PN

Employment

LE11 4PN area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% 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 LE11 4PN 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)	2516
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	354
Full-Time Employee	73
Part-Time Employee	30
Retired	25
Other	10
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Self-Employed	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	106
Accommodation and food service activities	81
Education	60
Other	60
Human health and social work activities	21
Manufacturing	16
Administrative and support service activities	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Transport and storage	8
Construction	8
Information and communication	6
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Booth Wood Primary School Old Ashby Road , LE11 4PG	4out of 4	104 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thorpe Acre Junior School Alan Moss Road , LE11 4SQ	3out of 4	820 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thorpe Acre Infant School Alan Moss Road , LE11 4SQ	3out of 4	870 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holywell Primary School Berkeley Road , LE11 3SJ	4out of 4	1,136 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Mountfields Lodge School Epinal Way , LE11 3GE	3out of 4	1,808 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Charnwood College Thorpe Hill , LE11 4SQ	2out of 4	727 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire Thorpe Hill , LE11 4SQ	3out of 4	741 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodbrook Vale School Grasmere Road , LE11 2ST	3out of 4	2,728 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Limehurst Academy Bridge Street , LE11 1NH	3out of 4	2,826 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Iveshead School Forest Street , Shepshed LE12 9DB	3out of 4	3,131 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Loughborough College Radmoor Road , LE11 3BT	- not rated	1,630 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ashmount School Thorpe Hill , LE11 4SQ	4out of 4	612 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loughborough University Ashby Road , LE11 3TU	- not rated	959 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hardwick House School 190 Forest Road , Loughborough LE11 3HU	- not rated	1,799 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sense College Loughborough Radmoor Road , LE11 3BS	- not rated	1,829 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nanpantan Hall Nurture Centre The Coach House , Nanpantan Road LE11 3YF	- not rated	2,503 yd	Other independent special school	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
Village (Elvyn) Kitchen	Loughborough University, Elvyn Way	469 yd
Access Armstrong Building	10 Oakwood Drive	524 yd
Harvester Restaurant	New Ashby Road	559 yd
Sport Park Cafe	Oakwood Drive	624 yd
West Park Teaching Hub	West Park Teaching Hub, University Road	644 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Spot On	17 Kenilworth Avenue		1,058 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lokky's	11 Sharpley Road	45 yd
Lucky House	13 Sharpley Road	45 yd
Hey!chili	14 Derwent Drive	688 yd
SilverMoon Bar & Grill	60 Wordsworth Road	1,049 yd
Batter Days Ltd	62 Wordsworth Road	1,049 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Charnwood College CHARNWOOD COLLEGE CHARNWOOD COLLEGE THORPE HILL	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	663 yd
De Lisle College THORPE HILL	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	691 yd
Holywell Sports Complex Holywell Park Holywell Park	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	796 yd
Quality Living Health Club (Loughborough) (Closed) New Ashby Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	909 yd
Loughborough University	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	988 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	179.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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