London Road, Leicester, LE2 2AP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LE2 2AP, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.1%	54%	8.9%	51.0%	3.0%
Male	54.9%	46%	-8.9%	49.0%	-3.0%

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 2AP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.1% 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	55.2%	45.1%	-10.1%	37.9%	7.2%
Married: Opposite sex	25.8%	35.7%	9.9%	44.2%	-8.5%
Separated	2.3%	1.9%	-0.4%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	11.3%	10.8%	-0.5%	9.1%	1.7%
Widowed	5.4%	6.6%	1.2%	6.1%	0.5%

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	54.9%	44.2%	-10.7%	48.4%	-4.2%
Good health	29.4%	32.8%	3.4%	33.6%	-0.8%
Fair health	10.6%	16.2%	5.6%	12.7%	3.5%
Bad health	4.7%	5.7%	1.0%	4.0%	1.7%
Very bad health	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	1.2%	-0.1%

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 44.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.5%	15%	-4.5%	18.2%	-3.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.8%	9.4%	2.6%	9.6%	-0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.9%	5.2%	-0.7%	13.4%	-8.2%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	3.3%	1.9%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.2%	21.1%	8.9%	16.9%	4.2%
Degree or Similar	52%	44.6%	-7.4%	33.8%	10.8%
Other	2.3%	1.4%	-0.9%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.5% 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%	3.8%	3.4%	1.1%	2.7%
Chinese	6.3%	1.9%	-4.4%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	10.2%	16.2%	6.0%	3.1%	13.1%
Pakistani	4.7%	2.6%	-2.1%	2.7%	-0.1%
Other Asian	3.5%	2.6%	-0.9%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	1.6%	12.5%	10.9%	2.5%	10.0%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	3.1%	1.9%	-1.2%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	3.5%	4.5%	1.0%	0.8%	3.7%
White	65.1%	44.5%	-20.6%	81.4%	-36.9%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.4%	3.8%	3.4%	0.6%	3.2%
Other	0.4%	2.3%	1.9%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.6% 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	69.4%	57.6%	-11.8%	83.2%	-25.6%
European Union	7.1%	8.7%	1.6%	6.1%	2.6%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	5.3%	4.1%	0.8%	4.5%
Africa	6.7%	12.5%	5.8%	2.7%	9.8%
Middle East and Asia	13.3%	15.5%	2.2%	5.6%	9.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	0.4%	-2.0%	1.3%	-0.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.6%	57.6%	-11.0%	83.2%	-25.6%
10+ Years	8.6%	23.9%	15.3%	9.8%	14.1%
5-10 Years	4.7%	5.3%	0.6%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	3.9%	7.6%	3.7%	2.2%	5.4%
Less than 2 years	14.1%	5.7%	-8.4%	1.9%	3.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.9%	76.7%	-7.8%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Other Europe	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Southern Asia	6.1%	1.2%	4.9%
No passport held	8%	13.5%	-5.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.3%	37.2%	-12.9%
Christian	31%	46.2%	-15.2%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	8.2%	1.7%	6.5%
Muslim	22.4%	6.5%	15.9%
Sikh	4.9%	0.9%	4.0%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is London Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around London Road was 100.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 79.8% lower than the Castle average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

London Road has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle and the 388th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 61.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -57.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 56% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,300

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in LE2 2AP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 3/10 (low )
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 London Road are based on 1018 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 London Road, Leicester, LE2 2AP

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE2 2AP

Average Price
£142,766

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£142,766

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for London Road

Average Price
£335,770

Semi-Detached
£682,226

Terraced
£425,485

Detached
£706,805

Flats/Maisonettes
£171,465

Other
£2,218,998

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on London Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 19 Lyndhurst Court, 310 London Road, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£132,000	2025-05-30	£132,828
Flat 6 Lyndhurst Court, 310 London Road, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£145,000	2025-04-10	£143,953
Flat 12 Lyndhurst Court, 310 London Road, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£80,000	2024-11-22	£78,132
Flat 14 Lyndhurst Court, 310 London Road, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£85,696	2022-05-20	£86,870
Flat 1A Lyndhurst Court, 310 London Road, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£76,855	2022-05-20	£77,908

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE2 2AP

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE2 2AP 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	67
Retired	39
Student (economically inactive)	25
Looking after home or family	16
Part-Time Employee	14
Unemployed	13
Self-Employed	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Other	8

Employment Industry

Education	29
Human health and social work activities	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Manufacturing	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	7
Transport and storage	6
Information and communication	5
Real estate activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	2
Administrative and support service activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Construction	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	4,534 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parkfield Nursery School New Parks House , Pindar Road LE3 9RN	- not rated	5,251 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	329 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Newstead Road , LE2 3TA	3out of 4	848 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Newstead Road , LE2 3TA	- not rated	848 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Avenue Infant and Nursery School Avenue Road Extension , LE2 3EJ	- not rated	851 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avenue Junior School Avenue Road Extension , LE2 3EJ	- not rated	851 yd	Community school	No	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	1,368 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Madani Boys School 77 Evington Valley , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	1,368 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Sir Jonathan North Community College Knighton Lane East , LE2 6FU	- not rated	1,799 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College Knighton Lane East , LE2 6FU	- not rated	1,799 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Crown Hills Community College Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FT	- not rated	1,871 yd	Community school	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	4,052 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	4,455 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	4,455 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Gartree High School Oadby Ridge Way , Oadby LE2 5TQ	- not rated	4,471 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Abington High School Station Road , LE18 2DU	- not rated	4,561 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	1,038 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Regent College Regent Road , LE1 7LW	- not rated	1,487 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester College Welford Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	1,857 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester South Fields College Aylestone Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	1,857 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	2,035 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	3,581 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	3,581 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avanti Fields School 21 Bhaktivedanta Marg , LE5 0BX	3out of 4	4,828 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	60 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Leicester Islamic Academy 320 London Road , LE2 2PJ	- not rated	160 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodbank Grammar School 320 London Road , LE2 2PJ	- not rated	341 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Highfields Boys' Secondary School 320 London Road , LE2 2PJ	- not rated	341 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
South Lodge School London Road , LE2 3ND	- not rated	491 yd	Community 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
USLB Hub	Brookfield House, Brookfield	281 yd
Thorncroft Luncheon Club	Thorncroft, 244 London Road	526 yd
Northern Cobbler	104 Queens Road, Leicester	563 yd
Cake Origin	110 Queens Road, Leicester	567 yd
Martin Bros. Micropizzeria	117 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester	569 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Victoria Tennis Club	Holmfield Avenue, Leicester	425 yd
The Clarendon Inn	The Clarendon, 7 - 9 West Avenue	482 yd
Queens Road Tap	109 Queens Road, Leicester	608 yd
The Verandah	71 Queens Road, Leicester	625 yd
Knighton Conservative Club	123 - 125 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester	692 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wicked / Wraps And Wings / Eggsquisite	70 Queens Road, Leicester	589 yd
WOK 68	68 Queens Road, Leicester	589 yd
Pavlos Kebabs And Pizzas	88 Queens Road, Leicester	589 yd
Juicy Spuds / Juicy Jacks	151B Queens Road, Leicester	604 yd
MG Queens Ltd / Baxters	81 Queens Road, Leicester	625 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Local	87 - 89 Queens Road, Leicester	625 yd
Co-op	Gables Hotel Former, 368 London Road	795 yd
Co-operative Store	202 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester	840 yd
The Co-operative Food	170 - 182 Evington Road, Leicester	895 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Leicester Islamic Academy LONDON ROAD		142 yd
Victoria Tennis Club 3C 3C HOLMFIELD AVENUE	tennis courts	307 yd
The Leicestershire Lawn Tennis Club Limited WESTERNHAY ROAD	squash courts, tennis courts	576 yd
Leicester Squash Club LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	628 yd
Knighton Park Table Tennis Club (Closed) Avenue Road Extension		848 yd
Roundhill Tennis Club HOMEWAY ROAD	tennis courts	851 yd
Victoria Park VICTORIA PARK VICTORIA PARK LONDON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	1,071 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	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	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	70.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	59.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LE2 2AP