Ashfield Road, Leicester, LE2 1LB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LE2 1LB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.6%	50.5%	-1.1%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	48.4%	49.5%	1.1%	49.0%	0.5%

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 vicinity of LE2 1LB there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 59.2% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	28%	31.4%	3.4%	37.9%	-6.5%
Married: Opposite sex	65.9%	59.2%	-6.7%	44.2%	15.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	2.2%	-1.6%
Divorced	1.6%	3.2%	1.6%	9.1%	-5.9%
Widowed	4.2%	5.2%	1.0%	6.1%	-0.9%

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	55.8%	49.1%	-6.7%	48.4%	0.7%
Good health	29%	35.1%	6.1%	33.6%	1.5%
Fair health	11.4%	9.7%	-1.7%	12.7%	-3.0%
Bad health	2.8%	3.6%	0.8%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	0.9%	2.5%	1.6%	1.2%	1.3%

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 44.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.8%	16.7%	0.9%	18.2%	-1.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.9%	7.7%	-3.2%	9.6%	-1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.3%	11.6%	1.3%	13.4%	-1.8%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	0.3%	-1.6%	5.3%	-5.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.5%	15.8%	3.3%	16.9%	-1.1%
Degree or Similar	39.5%	44.4%	4.9%	33.8%	10.6%
Other	9%	3.5%	-5.5%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 22.3% 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	8.2%	9.6%	1.4%	1.1%	8.5%
Chinese	0.2%	1.5%	1.3%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	36.7%	41.9%	5.2%	3.1%	38.8%
Pakistani	14.5%	10.2%	-4.3%	2.7%	7.5%
Other Asian	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	2.1%	3%	0.9%	2.5%	0.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	1.0%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	1.8%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	2.3%	0.2%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.8%	0.0%
White	31.5%	22.3%	-9.2%	81.4%	-59.1%
Arab	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0.5%	3.3%	2.8%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.5% 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	65.9%	59.5%	-6.4%	83.2%	-23.7%
European Union	1.2%	7.4%	6.2%	6.1%	1.3%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	11.4%	12%	0.6%	2.7%	9.3%
Middle East and Asia	20.8%	20.4%	-0.4%	5.6%	14.8%
Oceania	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.5%	60%	-4.5%	83.2%	-23.2%
10+ Years	2.3%	32.8%	30.5%	9.8%	23.0%
5-10 Years	4.2%	2.1%	-2.1%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	3%	2.6%	-0.4%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	25.9%	2.6%	-23.3%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.1%	76.7%	7.4%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Other EU countries	4.5%	1.5%	3.0%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
No passport held	3.5%	13.5%	-10.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.1%	37.2%	-24.1%
Christian	13.1%	46.2%	-33.1%
Hindu	12.6%	1.7%	10.9%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	51.5%	6.5%	45.0%
Sikh	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Ashfield Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ashfield Road was 112.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 101.5% higher than the Spinney Hills average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ashfield Road has the 14th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills and the 351st highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 58.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -17.5%.

🔎 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 1LB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 2/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 9/10 (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 Ashfield Road are based on 45 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 Ashfield Road, Leicester, LE2 1LB

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE2 1LB

Average Price
£770,305

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£140,441

Detached
£955,449

Flats/Maisonettes
£159,519

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ashfield Road

Average Price
£698,500

Semi-Detached
£611,565

Terraced
£142,567

Detached
£853,900

Flats/Maisonettes
£179,170

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ashfield Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Ashfield Court Ashfield Road, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£185,000	2025-06-16	£189,129
11 Ashfield Court Ashfield Road, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£112,000	2024-01-31	£110,280
25 Ashfield Road, Leicester, Leicester Detached, an established residential building	£725,000	2020-02-05	£927,519
11 Ashfield Court Ashfield Road, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2018-04-03	£193,173
39 Ashfield Road, Leicester, Leicester Detached, an established residential building	£550,000	2015-11-20	£924,037

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE2 1LB

Employment

LE2 1LB area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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 LE2 1LB 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	78
Retired	59
Part-Time Employee	42
Student (economically inactive)	42
Looking after home or family	28
Other	20
Self-Employed	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Unemployed	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	38
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Education	26
Manufacturing	15
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Other	6
Information and communication	6
Transport and storage	5
Construction	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wigston Menphys Nursery School Launceston Road , LE18 2FR	3out of 4	4,952 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parkfield Nursery School New Parks House , Pindar Road LE3 9RN	- not rated	5,109 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School East Avenue , LE2 1TE	3out of 4	567 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Evington Valley Primary School Evington Valley Road , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	610 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mayflower Primary School 70 Ethel Road , LE5 5NA	- not rated	890 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Medway Community Junior School St Stephens Road , Highfields LE2 1GH	- not rated	960 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Medway Community Primary School St Stephens Road , Highfields LE2 1GH	3out of 4	960 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Madani Girls' School 77 Evington Valley Road , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	953 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Madani Boys School 77 Evington Valley , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	953 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Crown Hills Community College Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FT	- not rated	1,526 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Moat Community College Maidstone Road , LE2 0TU	3out of 4	1,660 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir Jonathan North Community College Knighton Lane East , LE2 6FU	- not rated	2,203 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	4,152 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gartree High School Oadby Ridge Way , Oadby LE2 5TQ	- not rated	4,749 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	4,880 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	4,880 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Abington High School Station Road , LE18 2DU	- not rated	4,986 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
WQE and Regent College Group University Road , LE1 7RJ	- not rated	1,187 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Regent College Regent Road , LE1 7LW	- not rated	1,394 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	1,850 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leicester College Welford Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	1,903 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester South Fields College Aylestone Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	1,903 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	3,992 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	3,992 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avanti Fields School 21 Bhaktivedanta Marg , LE5 0BX	3out of 4	4,412 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leicester Preparatory School 2 Albert Road , Stoneygate LE2 2AA	- not rated	405 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Evington Park School 89 Stoughton Drive North , LE5 5UD	- not rated	445 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester Islamic Academy 320 London Road , LE2 2PJ	- not rated	538 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Land of Learning Primary School 5-11 , Evington Drive LE5 5PF	- not rated	569 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Crispin's Pre-Preparatory School St Mary's Road , LE2 1XA	- not rated	606 yd	Other independent 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
USLB Hub	Brookfield House, Brookfield	273 yd
Cafe La Blanche	4 Chepstow Road, Leicester	359 yd
Thorncroft Luncheon Club	Thorncroft, 244 London Road	370 yd
Johnny Custard	183 Evington Road, Leicester	378 yd
Chaiiwala	207 Evington Road, Leicester	378 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Victoria Tennis Club	Holmfield Avenue, Leicester	497 yd
The Clarendon Inn	The Clarendon, 7 - 9 West Avenue	760 yd
The Real Ale Classroom	22 Allandale Road, Leicester	811 yd
The Old Horse	198 London Road, Leicester	829 yd
The Verandah	71 Queens Road, Leicester	873 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oodles Chinese	1 Kingston Road, Leicester	339 yd
Desi Street Chef	203 Evington Road, Leicester	379 yd
Bombay Bites	194 Evington Road, Leicester	405 yd
Tasty Chicken And Pizza	Ground Floor, 192 Evington Road	405 yd
GRUBB'IN	Ground Floor, 192A Evington Road	406 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative Food	170 - 182 Evington Road, Leicester	489 yd
Sainsbury's Local	87 - 89 Queens Road, Leicester	873 yd
Sainsbury's Local	146 London Road, Leicester	1,057 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Victoria Tennis Club 3C 3C HOLMFIELD AVENUE	tennis courts	388 yd
Leicester Squash Club LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	531 yd
Leicester Islamic Academy LONDON ROAD		543 yd
Roundhill Tennis Club HOMEWAY ROAD	tennis courts	590 yd
Victoria Park VICTORIA PARK VICTORIA PARK LONDON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	892 yd
The Leicestershire Lawn Tennis Club Limited WESTERNHAY ROAD	squash courts, tennis courts	1,007 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	94.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.7%

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	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	307.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	24.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LE2 1LB