Dartford Road, Leicester, LE2 7PQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LE2 7PQ has a slightly higher male population, with 51.4% 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	45.3%	48.6%	3.3%	51.0%	-2.4%
Male	54.7%	51.4%	-3.3%	49.0%	2.4%

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 7PQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.7% 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	61.7%	56.7%	-5.0%	37.9%	18.8%
Married: Opposite sex	22.3%	29%	6.7%	44.2%	-15.2%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.2%	3.3%	-1.9%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	8.7%	8.7%	0.0%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	1.7%	2.3%	0.6%	6.1%	-3.8%

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	48.2%	46.8%	-1.4%	48.4%	-1.6%
Good health	37%	35.1%	-1.9%	33.6%	1.5%
Fair health	11.2%	13.9%	2.7%	12.7%	1.2%
Bad health	2.7%	3.6%	0.9%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.2%	19.1%	-0.1%	18.2%	0.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.9%	10%	-2.9%	9.6%	0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.5%	15.1%	-3.4%	13.4%	1.7%
Apprenticeship	4.2%	5.4%	1.2%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	18.1%	18.1%	0.0%	16.9%	1.2%
Degree or Similar	22.6%	30.8%	8.2%	33.8%	-3.0%
Other	4.5%	1.7%	-2.8%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 73.6% 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%	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	3.3%	0.6%	-2.7%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	5.3%	6.7%	1.4%	3.1%	3.6%
Other Asian	1.8%	0.3%	-1.5%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	4.4%	8.1%	3.7%	2.5%	5.6%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	3.6%	0.9%	0.9%	2.7%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.3%
White	78.4%	73.6%	-4.8%	81.4%	-7.8%
Other	0.6%	2.2%	1.6%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.7% 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	83.4%	73.7%	-9.7%	83.2%	-9.5%
European Union	3.8%	14.8%	11.0%	6.1%	8.7%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	5.9%	4.4%	-1.5%	2.7%	1.7%
Middle East and Asia	5%	4.4%	-0.6%	5.6%	-1.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	1.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	82.5%	75.1%	-7.4%	83.2%	-8.1%
10+ Years	1.8%	9.5%	7.7%	9.8%	-0.3%
5-10 Years	2.7%	6.7%	4.0%	2.9%	3.8%
2-5 Years	6.2%	6.7%	0.5%	2.2%	4.5%
Less than 2 years	6.8%	2%	-4.8%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.2%	76.7%	-9.5%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	8.1%	1.3%	6.8%
Romania	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
No passport held	13.7%	13.5%	0.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.6%	37.2%	10.4%
Christian	34.3%	46.2%	-11.9%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Muslim	5.8%	6.5%	-0.7%
Sikh	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Dartford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dartford Road was 86.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 27.9% lower than the Aylestone average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Dartford Road has the 15th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone and the 461st highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 30.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,100

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in LE2 7PQ, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 3/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 Dartford Road are based on 67 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 Dartford Road, Leicester, LE2 7PQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE2 7PQ

Average Price
£190,557

Semi-Detached
£188,325

Terraced
£190,887

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dartford Road

Average Price
£194,615

Semi-Detached
£196,590

Terraced
£194,093

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dartford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
69 Dartford Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£168,000	2025-03-21	£172,892
81 Dartford Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£195,000	2024-11-29	£200,678
33 Dartford Road, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£174,000	2023-05-31	£183,657
77 Dartford Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2022-06-24	£195,860
37 Dartford Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2022-04-29	£196,486

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE2 7PQ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	139
Part-Time Employee	42
Self-Employed	19
Retired	19
Student (economically inactive)	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	12
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	51
Human health and social work activities	34
Construction	18
Manufacturing	16
Education	16
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	5
Real estate activities	2
Information and communication	1
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	3,943 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wigston Menphys Nursery School Launceston Road , LE18 2FR	3out of 4	4,797 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Knighton Fields Primary School and Community Centre Knighton Fields Road West , LE2 6LG	- not rated	801 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Knighton Mead Primary Academy Knighton Fields Road West , LE2 6LG	3out of 4	801 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Fields Primary School 21 Compton Road , LE3 2DH	- not rated	883 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Fields Academy 21 Compton Road , LE3 2DH	2out of 4	883 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granby Primary School Granby Road , LE2 8LP	3out of 4	1,113 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King Richard III School Ellesmere Road , LE3 1BE	- not rated	1,392 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Business and Enterprise College Lyncote Road , LE3 2EL	- not rated	1,448 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newarke School Imperial Avenue , LE3 1AH	- not rated	1,541 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fullhurst Community College Imperial Avenue , LE3 1AH	3out of 4	1,549 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir Jonathan North Community College Knighton Lane East , LE2 6FU	- not rated	1,756 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Wigston High School St Thomas Road , LE18 4TA	- not rated	4,377 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	4,513 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	4,513 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Abington High School Station Road , LE18 2DU	- not rated	4,655 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leicester College Welford Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	1,242 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester South Fields College Aylestone Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	1,242 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WQE and Regent College Group University Road , LE1 7RJ	- not rated	1,646 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Regent College Regent Road , LE1 7LW	- not rated	1,916 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	2,259 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	2,595 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	2,595 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	1,368 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Millgate School 18a Scott Street , LE2 6DW	4out of 4	1,368 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sathya Sai School Narborough Road , At the Crossroad With Upperton Road LE3 0BT	- not rated	1,465 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ellesmere College 40 Braunstone Lane East , LE3 2FD	3out of 4	1,466 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Royal Infirmary School Infirmary Square , LE1 5WW	- not rated	1,698 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
Terry's Cob Shop	41 Dartford Road, Leicester	4 yd
Choice Cafe	266 Aylestone Road, Leicester	210 yd
Feasters (Glazed, Bimmi, Coco, Burgerii)	1 Cavendish Road, Leicester	277 yd
Blue Peter Gurkha Bar And Grill	92 Cavendish Road, Leicester	465 yd
JT Cafe	Cafe, Faircharm Industrial Estate	504 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aylestone Conservative Club	204 - 206 Saffron Lane, Leicester	673 yd
The Cricketers	Grace Road, Leicester	703 yd
Leicester Sports Centre	16 Commercial Square, Leicester	793 yd
Local Hero	The Local Hero, 84 Aylestone Road	946 yd
Leicester Electricity Sports Cricket Club	Leicester Electricity Sports Cricke, 66 New Bridge Street	1,066 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
TJ's Aylestone	Shop, 257 Aylestone Road	131 yd
Chippy Man	Ground Floor Shop, 283 Aylestone Road	137 yd
Chutney's	259 Aylestone Road, Leicester	137 yd
Tushba Pizza	284 Aylestone Road, Leicester	210 yd
Gemini	311 Aylestone Road, Leicester	227 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Food Plus	205 - 207 Saffron Lane, Leicester	685 yd
B And M Retail Ltd	25 Raw Dykes Road, Leicester	823 yd
Aldi	Adelaide Works, 577 Aylestone Road	975 yd
Morrisons	Morrisons Supermarket, 9 Counting House Road	1,002 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Muscle Machine Gym UNIT 62B UNIT 62B EVELYN DRIVE	health and fitness suite	600 yd
Leicester City Fc (King Power Stadium) THE KING POWER STADIUM THE KING POWER STADIUM FILBERT WAY	grass pitches	633 yd
Saffron Lane Athletics Stadium SAFFRON LANE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite	751 yd
Leicester Sports Centre Ltd COMMERCIAL SQUARE		808 yd
The Gym Group (Leicester) RAW DYKES ROAD	health and fitness suite	825 yd
Aylestone Leisure Centre KNIGHTON LANE EAST	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	895 yd
Leicestershire County Cricket Club COUNTY GROUND COUNTY GROUND GRACE ROAD	grass pitches	911 yd
Electricity Sports Ground NEW BRIDGE STREET	grass pitches	1,006 yd
Aylestone Recreation Ground KNIGHTON LANE EAST	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,051 yd
Narborough Road Playing Fields NARBOROUGH ROAD	grass pitches	1,092 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	126.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	13.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.94 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LE2 7PQ