Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 6BD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LE2 6BD has a slightly higher male population, with 51% 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	45%	49%	4.0%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	55%	51%	-4.0%	49.0%	2.0%

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 6BD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 74.4% 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	72.8%	74.4%	1.6%	37.9%	36.5%
Married: Opposite sex	20%	17.5%	-2.5%	44.2%	-26.7%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	2.2%	-1.8%
Divorced	3.1%	6%	2.9%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	2.4%	1.8%	-0.6%	6.1%	-4.3%

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 (90.7%) 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	62.3%	59.7%	-2.6%	48.4%	11.3%
Good health	28.1%	31%	2.9%	33.6%	-2.6%
Fair health	5.8%	8%	2.2%	12.7%	-4.7%
Bad health	3.8%	1.3%	-2.5%	4.0%	-2.7%

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 6BD this area, 4.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	5.2%	4.6%	-0.6%	18.2%	-13.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	1.7%	4.3%	2.6%	9.6%	-5.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10%	4.6%	-5.4%	13.4%	-8.8%
Apprenticeship	1%	1.8%	0.8%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	28.6%	46.6%	18.0%	16.9%	29.7%
Degree or Similar	49.3%	37.7%	-11.6%	33.8%	3.9%
Other	4.1%	0.4%	-3.7%	2.8%	-2.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69.2% 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%	0.3%	-1.0%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	7%	1.3%	-5.7%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	3.8%	10.9%	7.1%	3.1%	7.8%
Pakistani	3.5%	1.3%	-2.2%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	2.9%	2.3%	-0.6%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	1.6%	2%	0.4%	2.5%	-0.5%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	2%	1.7%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	2.6%	2.3%	0.8%	1.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	2%	1.7%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	1.9%	1.7%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.9%
White	71.2%	69.2%	-2.0%	81.4%	-12.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	4.5%	1.7%	-2.8%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 76.9% 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	74.4%	76.9%	2.5%	83.2%	-6.3%
European Union	8.3%	8.9%	0.6%	6.1%	2.8%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	1.6%	3%	1.4%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	13.7%	9.2%	-4.5%	5.6%	3.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	1.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.2%	77.4%	4.2%	83.2%	-5.8%
10+ Years	11.2%	11.3%	0.1%	9.8%	1.5%
5-10 Years	8.3%	2.3%	-6.0%	2.9%	-0.6%
2-5 Years	3.2%	5.6%	2.4%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	4.2%	3.3%	-0.9%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.4%	76.7%	6.7%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	3.7%	0.6%	3.1%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	52%	37.2%	14.8%
Christian	28.3%	46.2%	-17.9%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	3.7%	1.7%	2.0%
Muslim	4.7%	6.5%	-1.8%
Sikh	5%	0.9%	4.1%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Welford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Welford Road was 109.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 77.9% lower than the Castle average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Welford Road has the 47th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle and the 348th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 70.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -47.1%.

🔎 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 6BD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 5/10 (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 Welford Road are based on 541 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 Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 6BD

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE2 6BD

Average Price
£256,871

Semi-Detached
£283,122

Terraced
£290,217

Detached
£428,666

Flats/Maisonettes
£194,034

Other
£773,138

Estimated Average Property Prices for Welford Road

Average Price
£408,175

Semi-Detached
£359,983

Terraced
£269,055

Detached
£508,730

Flats/Maisonettes
£210,038

Other
£1,730,651

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Welford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
224 Welford Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£240,000	2026-03-27	£240,000
194 Welford Road, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£240,000	2026-01-22	£245,010
Flat 6 The Strand, 240 Welford Road, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£145,000	2025-12-19	£148,552
190 Welford Road, Leicester, Leicester Other, an established residential building	£475,000	2024-12-13	£464,852
224 Welford Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£265,000	2024-02-02	£280,604

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE2 6BD

Employment

LE2 6BD area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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 6BD 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)	125
Full-Time Employee	60
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	33
Part-Time Employee	19
Retired	17
Unemployed	7
Self-Employed	7
Other	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Looking after home or family	4

Employment Industry

Education	50
Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Human health and social work activities	19
Administrative and support service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Other	5
Manufacturing	4
Financial and insurance activities	2
Construction	2
Information and communication	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Transport and storage	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	4,269 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parkfield Nursery School New Parks House , Pindar Road LE3 9RN	- not rated	4,686 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Avenue Infant and Nursery School Avenue Road Extension , LE2 3EJ	- not rated	415 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avenue Junior School Avenue Road Extension , LE2 3EJ	- not rated	415 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Avenue Primary School Avenue Road Extension , LE2 3EJ	3out of 4	415 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Knighton Fields Primary School and Community Centre Knighton Fields Road West , LE2 6LG	- not rated	841 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Knighton Mead Primary Academy Knighton Fields Road West , LE2 6LG	3out of 4	841 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sir Jonathan North Community College Knighton Lane East , LE2 6FU	- not rated	1,011 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College Knighton Lane East , LE2 6FU	- not rated	1,011 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
The Lancaster School Knighton Lane East , LE2 6FU	- not rated	1,225 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Lancaster Academy Knighton Lane East , LE2 6FU	3out of 4	1,225 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Moat Community College Maidstone Road , LE2 0TU	3out of 4	2,209 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	4,087 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	4,087 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Abington High School Station Road , LE18 2DU	- not rated	4,215 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Wigston High School St Thomas Road , LE18 4TA	- not rated	4,479 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gartree High School Oadby Ridge Way , Oadby LE2 5TQ	- not rated	4,966 yd	Community 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	522 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester College Welford Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	1,113 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester South Fields College Aylestone Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	1,113 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Regent College Regent Road , LE1 7LW	- not rated	1,283 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	1,897 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	2,710 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	2,710 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Millgate School 18a Scott Street , LE2 6DW	- not rated	635 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Millgate School 18a Scott Street , LE2 6DW	4out of 4	635 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Leicester University Road , LE1 7RH	- not rated	817 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Crispin's Pre-Preparatory School St Mary's Road , LE2 1XA	- not rated	962 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Crispin's School 4 - 6 St Mary's Road , LE2 1XA	- not rated	962 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
CurryaZa	New Road Inn, 201 Welford Road	98 yd
Tasty Home Restaurant	219 - 221 Welford Road, Leicester	98 yd
The Skylark Bakery	249 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester	158 yd
Koffee Klubb	282 Welford Road, Leicester	177 yd
Kelly K's Cafe	19 Kingsley Street, Leicester	365 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Donkey	203 Welford Road, Leicester	98 yd
New Road Inn	201 Welford Road, Leicester	226 yd
Knighton Conservative Club	123 - 125 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester	520 yd
Welford Bar And Grill	479 Welford Road, Leicester	520 yd
Queens Road Tap	109 Queens Road, Leicester	608 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spicy Flames / Chilli Corner	188 Howard Road, Leicester	159 yd
Anmol Sweet Centre	269 Welford Road, Leicester	165 yd
Peri Peri Mack Chicken	355 Welford Road, Leicester	165 yd
Burgrill	188A Welford Road, Leicester	167 yd
Ruby Takeaway	Ground Floor Shop, 320 Welford Road	291 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Anna Supermarket	349 Welford Road, Leicester	259 yd
Co-operative Store	202 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester	382 yd
Sainsbury's Local	87 - 89 Queens Road, Leicester	628 yd
Morrisons	Morrisons Supermarket, 9 Counting House Road	897 yd
Food Plus	205 - 207 Saffron Lane, Leicester	985 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Knighton Park Table Tennis Club (Closed) Avenue Road Extension		414 yd
Wyggeston And Queen Elizabeth I College UNIVERSITY ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	425 yd
Millgate School SCOTT STREET	grass pitches	670 yd
Saffron Lane Athletics Stadium SAFFRON LANE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite	763 yd
Leicester Sports Centre Ltd COMMERCIAL SQUARE		770 yd
The Danielle Brown Sports Centre UNIVERSITY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	837 yd
Charles Wilson Sports Hall University Road	health and fitness suite	873 yd
Aylestone Leisure Centre KNIGHTON LANE EAST	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	932 yd
Aylestone Recreation Ground KNIGHTON LANE EAST	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	955 yd
The Leicestershire Lawn Tennis Club Limited WESTERNHAY ROAD	squash courts, tennis courts	1,045 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	160.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LE2 6BD