Biddulph Street, Leicester, LE2 1BF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LE2 1BF has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% 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	52.8%	49.2%	-3.6%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	47.2%	50.8%	3.6%	49.0%	1.8%

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	41.2%	39.6%	-1.6%	37.9%	1.7%
Married: Opposite sex	48.3%	49%	0.7%	44.2%	4.8%
Separated	1.9%	2.9%	1.0%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	3.1%	4.5%	1.4%	9.1%	-4.6%
Widowed	5.6%	3.9%	-1.7%	6.1%	-2.2%

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 (85.3%) 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	45.7%	56.8%	11.1%	48.4%	8.4%
Good health	37.8%	28.5%	-9.3%	33.6%	-5.1%
Fair health	11.3%	9.4%	-1.9%	12.7%	-3.3%
Bad health	3.8%	3.5%	-0.3%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	1.2%	0.6%

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 LE2 1BF this area, 31.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher 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 19.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.8%	31.9%	3.1%	18.2%	13.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.3%	14.3%	-3.0%	9.6%	4.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.5%	13.4%	2.9%	13.4%	0.0%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	1%	0.4%	5.3%	-4.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.1%	12.4%	-3.7%	16.9%	-4.5%
Degree or Similar	15.5%	19.9%	4.4%	33.8%	-13.9%
Other	11.1%	7.2%	-3.9%	2.8%	4.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 7.7% 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	21.8%	22.8%	1.0%	1.1%	21.7%
Indian	34%	41.2%	7.2%	3.1%	38.1%
Pakistani	3.6%	8.3%	4.7%	2.7%	5.6%
Other Asian	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	9.2%	10.3%	1.1%	2.5%	7.8%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	6%	0%	-6.0%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	14.7%	7.7%	-7.0%	81.4%	-73.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	2.1%	3.9%	1.8%	0.6%	3.3%
Other	0.2%	1.8%	1.6%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 45.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	49.4%	45.2%	-4.2%	83.2%	-38.0%
European Union	6.8%	6.8%	0.0%	6.1%	0.7%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	17.9%	14.9%	-3.0%	2.7%	12.2%
Middle East and Asia	23.9%	31.8%	7.9%	5.6%	26.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.2%	-1.3%	1.3%	-1.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 45.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 34% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	49.1%	45.2%	-3.9%	83.2%	-38.0%
10+ Years	2.1%	34%	31.9%	9.8%	24.2%
5-10 Years	6.8%	8.6%	1.8%	2.9%	5.7%
2-5 Years	14.3%	6.6%	-7.7%	2.2%	4.4%
Less than 2 years	27.6%	5.7%	-21.9%	1.9%	3.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.7%	76.7%	-19.0%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Italy	5.7%	0.6%	5.1%
Portugal	4.8%	0.5%	4.3%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Other EU countries	6.1%	1.5%	4.6%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North Africa	1.8%	0.1%	1.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	9.6%	1.2%	8.4%
No passport held	9.9%	13.5%	-3.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	4.6%	37.2%	-32.6%
Christian	3.9%	46.2%	-42.3%
Hindu	1.3%	1.7%	-0.4%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	86.4%	6.5%	79.9%
Not answered	3.5%	6.0%	-2.5%

Safety

Is Biddulph Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Biddulph Street was 104.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 96.4% higher than the Spinney Hills average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Biddulph Street has the 17th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills and the 371st highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 44.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£31,300

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in LE2 1BF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 9/10 (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 Biddulph Street are based on 18 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 Biddulph Street, Leicester, LE2 1BF

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE2 1BF

Average Price
£187,904

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£187,904

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Biddulph Street

Average Price
£194,798

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£197,401

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£150,539

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Biddulph Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
34 Biddulph Street, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2025-09-26	£198,643
10 Biddulph Street, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£216,000	2019-08-12	£296,783
16 Biddulph Street, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£121,000	2017-12-20	£181,855
34 Biddulph Street, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£110,000	2012-02-03	£226,406
18 Biddulph Street, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£79,000	2010-03-05	£162,928

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE2 1BF

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE2 1BF 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

Full-Time Employee	62
Part-Time Employee	55
Looking after home or family	47
Student (economically inactive)	36
Other	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Retired	21
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Self-Employed	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Manufacturing	20
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Education	12
Transport and storage	11
Human health and social work activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Other	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Real estate activities	3
Construction	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Parkfield Nursery School New Parks House , Pindar Road LE3 9RN	- not rated	4,329 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Medway Community Junior School St Stephens Road , Highfields LE2 1GH	- not rated	105 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Medway Community Primary School St Stephens Road , Highfields LE2 1GH	3out of 4	105 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Medway Infant School Skipworth Street , LE2 1GJ	- not rated	267 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy Melbourne Road , Highfields LE2 0DR	3out of 4	438 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Junior School Melbourne Road , Highfields LE2 0DR	- not rated	438 yd	Community school	No	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	744 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madani Girls' School 77 Evington Valley Road , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	975 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Madani Boys School 77 Evington Valley , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	975 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Crown Hills Community College Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FT	- not rated	1,707 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Castle Mead Academy Richard III Road , LE3 5QT	4out of 4	2,592 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Manor High School Oadby Copse Close , Oadby LE2 4FU	- not rated	4,976 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Regent College Regent Road , LE1 7LW	- not rated	956 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	1,109 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WQE and Regent College Group University Road , LE1 7RJ	- not rated	1,342 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester College Welford Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	1,644 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester South Fields College Aylestone Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	1,644 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Avanti Fields School 21 Bhaktivedanta Marg , LE5 0BX	3out of 4	4,012 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A Church of England School Trenant Road , LE2 6UA	- not rated	4,539 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, 50 Trenant Road , LE2 6UA	3out of 4	4,539 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al-Islamia Institute for Education 5-7 Evington Street , LE2 0SA	- not rated	385 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Imam Ghazali Academy Melbourne Centre , Melbourne Road LE2 0GU	- not rated	439 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Irwin College 164 London Road , LE2 1ND	- not rated	451 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School 372 East Park Road , LEICESTER LE5 5AY	- not rated	460 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Islamic Girls' School Leicester Pakistani Community Centre , Melbourne Road LE2 0GU	- not rated	493 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cafe Mariam Bakery And Desserts	37 St Stephens Road, Leicester	107 yd
J's Cafe	2 Bartholomew Street, Leicester	114 yd
Italian Coffee Bar	Ground Floor Shop, 34 St Stephens Road	144 yd
J Hope Cafe	59 St Stephens Road, Leicester	227 yd
Oro Bakes And Coffee	94 Evington Road, Leicester	261 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Horse	198 London Road, Leicester	450 yd
Mount Zion Inn	The Burlington, 76 Guthlaxton Street	517 yd
The Marquis	Marquis Of Wellington, 139 London Road	560 yd
The Hind	Hind Hotel, 49 - 51 London Road	878 yd
Regent Club	102 Regent Road, Leicester	968 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shazmin's	2 Laurel Road, Leicester	216 yd
New Golden Dragon	74 Evington Road, Leicester	265 yd
Misba Balti	48 Evington Road, Leicester	268 yd
Best Shawarma	113 Evington Road, Leicester	294 yd
Blue Point	67 Evington Road, Leicester	359 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Local	146 London Road, Leicester	449 yd
The Co-operative Food	170 - 182 Evington Road, Leicester	484 yd
Anna Supermarket	Restaurant, 151 London Road	560 yd
Choice Supermarket	Restaurant, 151 London Road	560 yd
Tesco Express	50 - 52 London Road, Leicester	782 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Highfields Centre MELBOURNE ROAD	health and fitness suite	490 yd
Victoria Park VICTORIA PARK VICTORIA PARK LONDON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	544 yd
Spinney Hill Park 264-266 264-266 EAST PARK ROAD	grass pitches	684 yd
Moat Community College MAIDSTONE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	735 yd
University Of Leicester Squash Courts 107-111 107-111 PRINCESS ROAD EAST	squash courts	769 yd
Leicester Squash Club LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	775 yd
S & S Fitness (Closed) 91-93 91-93 Gwendolen Road	health and fitness suite	828 yd
S & S Fitness GWENDOLEN ROAD	health and fitness suite	872 yd
Regent College REGENT ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	954 yd
The Regents Sport & Social Club REGENT ROAD		963 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	58.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	82.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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