New Fields Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1ES

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LE3 1ES, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.6% 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	49.1%	52.6%	3.5%	51.0%	1.6%
Male	50.9%	47.4%	-3.5%	49.0%	-1.6%

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 LE3 1ES, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.7% 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	41.3%	47.7%	6.4%	37.9%	9.8%
Married: Opposite sex	43%	36.2%	-6.8%	44.2%	-8.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	1.7%	4%	2.3%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	8.4%	7.7%	-0.7%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	5.6%	4%	-1.6%	6.1%	-2.1%

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	45.9%	40.9%	-5.0%	48.4%	-7.5%
Good health	38.1%	37.7%	-0.4%	33.6%	4.1%
Fair health	10.6%	17.6%	7.0%	12.7%	4.9%
Bad health	3.7%	3%	-0.7%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.7%	0.7%	-1.0%	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.

In the area around LE3 1ES this area, 30.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 15.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.2%	30.4%	-2.8%	18.2%	12.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.7%	13.9%	-0.8%	9.6%	4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.3%	17.2%	2.9%	13.4%	3.8%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	4.7%	1.9%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	15.9%	5.1%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	14.7%	15.2%	0.5%	33.8%	-18.6%
Other	9.4%	2.7%	-6.7%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 81.9% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	1.7%	2.7%	1.0%	3.1%	-0.4%
Pakistani	0%	1.2%	1.2%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	3.2%	3.2%	0.0%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	3.4%	0%	-3.4%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	1.0%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	3.5%	1.8%	0.9%	2.6%
Mixed Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
White	87%	81.9%	-5.1%	81.4%	0.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	2.2%	2.2%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 87.1% 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	89.2%	87.1%	-2.1%	83.2%	3.9%
European Union	4.7%	8.4%	3.7%	6.1%	2.3%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	3.4%	3.5%	0.1%	5.6%	-2.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.2%	86.5%	-2.7%	83.2%	3.3%
10+ Years	0.2%	7.4%	7.2%	9.8%	-2.4%
5-10 Years	2.5%	5.2%	2.7%	2.9%	2.3%
2-5 Years	5.4%	0.5%	-4.9%	2.2%	-1.7%
Less than 2 years	2.7%	0.5%	-2.2%	1.9%	-1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.3%	76.7%	-11.4%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	4.7%	1.3%	3.4%
Romania	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	24%	13.5%	10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	56.2%	37.2%	19.0%
Christian	29.3%	46.2%	-16.9%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Muslim	6.4%	6.5%	-0.1%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is New Fields Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around New Fields Avenue was 304.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 126.9% higher than the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

New Fields Avenue has the 7th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields and the 84th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 166.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -32.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£32,400

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in LE3 1ES, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 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 New Fields Avenue are based on 64 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 New Fields Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1ES

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE3 1ES

Average Price
£197,729

Semi-Detached
£191,130

Terraced
£205,427

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for New Fields Avenue

Average Price
£193,135

Semi-Detached
£193,605

Terraced
£192,160

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£195,324

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on New Fields AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
92 New Fields Avenue, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£240,000	2025-09-19	£239,301
72 New Fields Avenue, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£255,000	2025-03-27	£262,425
72 New Fields Avenue, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£253,000	2024-01-29	£265,974
88 New Fields Avenue, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£227,500	2023-07-28	£240,620
80 New Fields Avenue, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£170,000	2020-04-20	£226,153

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE3 1ES

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE3 1ES 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	93
Part-Time Employee	40
Retired	39
Student (economically inactive)	28
Self-Employed	27
Looking after home or family	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Other	12
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	37
Human health and social work activities	22
Manufacturing	18
Education	17
Construction	14
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Transport and storage	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
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	3,200 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Folville Junior School Folville Rise , LE3 1EE	3out of 4	249 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Caldecote Infant School Caldecote Road , LE3 1GJ	- not rated	275 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caldecote Junior School Caldecote Road , LE3 1GJ	- not rated	275 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Caldecote Community Primary School 164 Hallam Crescent East , Braunstone LE3 1FF	3out of 4	308 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Imperial Avenue Infant School Imperial Avenue , Braunstone LE3 1AH	3out of 4	886 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	557 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fullhurst Community College Imperial Avenue , LE3 1AH	3out of 4	871 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Newarke School Imperial Avenue , LE3 1AH	- not rated	1,012 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Business and Enterprise College Lyncote Road , LE3 2EL	- not rated	1,015 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Winstanley Community College Kingsway North , LE3 3BD	- not rated	1,222 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	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	5,336 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	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	2,741 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester South Fields College Aylestone Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	2,741 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Regent College Regent Road , LE1 7LW	- not rated	3,399 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	3,427 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WQE and Regent College Group University Road , LE1 7RJ	- not rated	3,442 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	3,839 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	3,839 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ellesmere College 40 Braunstone Lane East , LE3 2FD	3out of 4	1,007 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Emmanuel Christian School The Grounds of Braunstone , Evangelical Free Church LE3 1QP	- not rated	1,359 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Long Close School Hamelin Road , LE3 1JP	- not rated	1,452 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cherryleas Assessment Centre Westcotes Drive , LE3 0QU	- not rated	1,638 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Sathya Sai School Narborough Road , At the Crossroad With Upperton Road LE3 0BT	- not rated	1,699 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
El Cafe	The Brite Centre Library And Commun, 130 Braunstone Avenue	606 yd
Royce's Rolls	West End Working Mens Club After 12, Braunstone Avenue	669 yd
KFC	Unit 2, The Old Braunstone	824 yd
Hannans	1 Evesham Road, Leicester	981 yd
La Santa Pizza	63A Imperial Avenue, Leicester	1,004 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
West End Working Mens Club	West End Working Mens Club After 12, Braunstone Avenue		669 yd
Braunstone Working Men's Club Kitchen	West End Working Mens Club After 12, Braunstone Avenue		669 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ayston Chippy	6 Ayston Road, Braunstone Town	505 yd
TJ's	10 Fullhurst Avenue, Leicester	680 yd
Oriental House	81 Henley Crescent, Braunstone Town	909 yd
Imperial Chippy	25 Guthridge Crescent, Leicester	1,020 yd
Narborough House	284 Narborough Road, Leicester	1,073 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-operative Convenience	170 Hallam Crescent East, Leicester		213 yd
Tesco Express	Tesco Rowley Fields Petrol Filling, 510 Narborough Road		673 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Caldecote Community Primary School HALLAM CRESCENT EAST	grass pitches	292 yd
Ellesmere College (Closed) Ellesmere Road		635 yd
Fullhurst Community College IMPERIAL AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	869 yd
Shakespeare Park AVON ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	898 yd
Narborough Road Playing Fields NARBOROUGH ROAD	grass pitches	939 yd
Ellesmere College BRAUNSTONE LANE EAST	cycling	1,009 yd
Riverside Business And Enterprise College (Closed) Lyncote Road	grass pitches	1,017 yd
Riverside Football Ground BRAUNSTONE LANE EAST	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,087 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	150.7 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	15.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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