Oxford Avenue, Leicester, LE2 1HP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LE2 1HP is primarily male, with 57% 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	40.4%	43%	2.6%	51.0%	-8.0%
Male	59.6%	57%	-2.6%	49.0%	8.0%

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 LE2 1HP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.5% 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	69.3%	58.5%	-10.8%	37.9%	20.6%
Married: Opposite sex	18.9%	29.8%	10.9%	44.2%	-14.4%
Separated	2.9%	0.9%	-2.0%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	6.8%	9.5%	2.7%	9.1%	0.4%
Widowed	2.1%	1.4%	-0.7%	6.1%	-4.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.7%	43.1%	-7.6%	48.4%	-5.3%
Good health	36.8%	37.6%	0.8%	33.6%	4.0%
Fair health	6.3%	15.1%	8.8%	12.7%	2.4%
Bad health	5%	3.6%	-1.4%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	1.2%	-0.5%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 43.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10%	15.6%	5.6%	18.2%	-2.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.6%	8.8%	4.2%	9.6%	-0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.4%	5.7%	0.3%	13.4%	-7.7%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	3.7%	1.6%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	25%	20.1%	-4.9%	16.9%	3.2%
Degree or Similar	41.4%	43.3%	1.9%	33.8%	9.5%
Other	11.4%	2.8%	-8.6%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37.9% 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	1.3%	11%	9.7%	1.1%	9.9%
Chinese	6.6%	1.7%	-4.9%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	7%	19.8%	12.8%	3.1%	16.7%
Pakistani	7.3%	6.7%	-0.6%	2.7%	4.0%
Other Asian	5.6%	4.3%	-1.3%	1.6%	2.7%
Black African	3.6%	5%	1.4%	2.5%	2.5%
Black Caribbean	3.6%	1.9%	-1.7%	1.0%	0.9%
Other Black	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	1.7%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
White	55%	37.9%	-17.1%	81.4%	-43.5%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	1.3%	3.6%	2.3%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 47.7% 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	56.6%	47.7%	-8.9%	83.2%	-35.5%
European Union	10.6%	10.8%	0.2%	6.1%	4.7%
Rest of Europe	1%	2.4%	1.4%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	7.9%	7.7%	-0.2%	2.7%	5.0%
Middle East and Asia	17.5%	29.7%	12.2%	5.6%	24.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.3%	1.2%	-5.1%	1.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 47.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 16.9% 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	55.6%	47.4%	-8.2%	83.2%	-35.8%
10+ Years	12.6%	16.9%	4.3%	9.8%	7.1%
5-10 Years	12.6%	3.6%	-9.0%	2.9%	0.7%
2-5 Years	7.3%	15.7%	8.4%	2.2%	13.5%
Less than 2 years	11.9%	16.4%	4.5%	1.9%	14.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55%	76.7%	-21.7%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	6.3%	0.6%	5.7%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	4.1%	1.5%	2.6%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
North Africa	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Middle East	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Southern Asia	13.9%	1.2%	12.7%
South-East Asia	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
No passport held	6.8%	13.5%	-6.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.6%	37.2%	-15.6%
Christian	24.3%	46.2%	-21.9%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	8.7%	1.7%	7.0%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	34.1%	6.5%	27.6%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Oxford Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Oxford Avenue was 66.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 24.8% higher than the Spinney Hills average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Oxford Avenue has the 35th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills and the 384th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 27.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -78.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,500

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in LE2 1HP, 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 - 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 - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Oxford Avenue are based on 26 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 Oxford Avenue, Leicester, LE2 1HP

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE2 1HP

Average Price
£222,237

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£217,496

Detached
£264,913

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oxford Avenue

Average Price
£240,250

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£239,198

Detached
£266,540

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oxford AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Oxford Avenue, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£97,000	2026-01-15	£98,734
12 Oxford Avenue, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£185,000	2024-11-22	£190,387
11 Oxford Avenue, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£205,001	2024-06-27	£216,848
5 Oxford Avenue, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£188,000	2023-11-16	£196,432
2 Oxford Avenue, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£163,500	2019-08-28	£224,648

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE2 1HP

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE2 1HP 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	101
Student (economically inactive)	66
Part-Time Employee	33
Self-Employed	28
Retired	28
Looking after home or family	26
Unemployed	23
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	10

Employment Industry

Education	38
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Administrative and support service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Human health and social work activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Other	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Construction	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Information and communication	3
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

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	4,374 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wigston Menphys Nursery School Launceston Road , LE18 2FR	3out of 4	5,411 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	357 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Medway Community Primary School St Stephens Road , Highfields LE2 1GH	3out of 4	357 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Medway Infant School Skipworth Street , LE2 1GJ	- not rated	373 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School Saxby Street , LE2 0TD	- not rated	716 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School Saxby Street , LE2 0TD	3out of 4	716 yd	Academy converter	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	987 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madani Girls' School 77 Evington Valley Road , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	1,180 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Madani Boys School 77 Evington Valley , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	1,180 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Crown Hills Community College Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FT	- not rated	1,905 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir Jonathan North Community College Knighton Lane East , LE2 6FU	- not rated	2,364 yd	Community school	No	Girls	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	4,888 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	5,293 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	5,293 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Abington High School Station Road , LE18 2DU	- not rated	5,409 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gartree High School Oadby Ridge Way , Oadby LE2 5TQ	- not rated	5,447 yd	Community school	No	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	727 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WQE and Regent College Group University Road , LE1 7RJ	- not rated	939 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	1,112 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leicester College Welford Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	1,360 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester South Fields College Aylestone Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	1,360 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A Church of England School Trenant Road , LE2 6UA	- not rated	4,128 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	4,128 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avanti Fields School 21 Bhaktivedanta Marg , LE5 0BX	3out of 4	4,400 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Irwin College 164 London Road , LE2 1ND	- not rated	102 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leicester Montessori Sixth Form College 140 Regent Road , LE1 7PA	- not rated	401 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Richmond House School 4 St Mary's Road , LE2 1XA	- not rated	539 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Crispin's Pre-Preparatory School St Mary's Road , LE2 1XA	- not rated	569 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Crispin's School 4 - 6 St Mary's Road , LE2 1XA	- not rated	569 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asilah Caffe	59A Evington Road, Leicester	111 yd
Dania Cafe	24 Evington Road, Leicester	143 yd
J Hope Cafe	59 St Stephens Road, Leicester	190 yd
Paradise Restaurant	6 Evington Road, Leicester	222 yd
Coffee Maison	121A Evington Road, Leicester	238 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Horse	198 London Road, Leicester	103 yd
The Marquis	Marquis Of Wellington, 139 London Road	420 yd
O2	Percy Gee Building, University Of Leicester	763 yd
Mount Zion Inn	The Burlington, 76 Guthlaxton Street	795 yd
Regent Club	102 Regent Road, Leicester	819 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Misba Balti	48 Evington Road, Leicester	143 yd
Blue Point	67 Evington Road, Leicester	145 yd
Sugarmomma	10 Evington Road, Leicester	224 yd
Best Shawarma	113 Evington Road, Leicester	238 yd
New Golden Dragon	74 Evington Road, Leicester	261 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Local	146 London Road, Leicester	319 yd
Anna Supermarket	Restaurant, 151 London Road	420 yd
Choice Supermarket	Restaurant, 151 London Road	420 yd
The Co-operative Food	170 - 182 Evington Road, Leicester	495 yd
Tesco Express	50 - 52 London Road, Leicester	815 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Victoria Park VICTORIA PARK VICTORIA PARK LONDON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	203 yd
Leicester Squash Club LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	394 yd
University Of Leicester Squash Courts 107-111 107-111 PRINCESS ROAD EAST	squash courts	593 yd
Regent College REGENT ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	727 yd
The Danielle Brown Sports Centre UNIVERSITY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	796 yd
Charles Wilson Sports Hall University Road	health and fitness suite	803 yd
The Regents Sport & Social Club REGENT ROAD		814 yd
Highfields Centre MELBOURNE ROAD	health and fitness suite	849 yd
Moat Community College MAIDSTONE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	964 yd
Wyggeston And Queen Elizabeth I College UNIVERSITY ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,057 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	76.9%
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	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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	113.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	261.74 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	261.74 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	22 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	44.25 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LE2 1HP