Danvers Road, Leicester, LE3 2AD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LE3 2AD is primarily male, with 54.4% of the population 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	42.8%	45.6%	2.8%	51.0%	-5.4%
Male	57.2%	54.4%	-2.8%	49.0%	5.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	53.8%	42%	-11.8%	37.9%	4.1%
Married: Opposite sex	35.6%	44.6%	9.0%	44.2%	0.4%
Separated	2.5%	2.9%	0.4%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	5.9%	6.7%	0.8%	9.1%	-2.4%
Widowed	2.1%	3.8%	1.7%	6.1%	-2.3%

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 (85.7%) 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	39%	50.1%	11.1%	48.4%	1.7%
Good health	39.7%	35.6%	-4.1%	33.6%	2.0%
Fair health	16.4%	11.3%	-5.1%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	4.1%	3%	-1.1%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.2%	-1.2%

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 2AD this area, 35.5% 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 22%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.3%	35.5%	12.2%	18.2%	17.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.7%	8.9%	-0.8%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	11.5%	-0.4%	13.4%	-1.9%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	5.4%	4.6%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	6.1%	-5.8%	16.9%	-10.8%
Degree or Similar	32.6%	22%	-10.6%	33.8%	-11.8%
Other	9.7%	10.5%	0.8%	2.8%	7.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46.6% 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	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	18.2%	23.3%	5.1%	3.1%	20.2%
Pakistani	1.4%	4.8%	3.4%	2.7%	2.1%
Other Asian	4.8%	4.3%	-0.5%	1.6%	2.7%
Black African	7.9%	4.6%	-3.3%	2.5%	2.1%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	2.3%	0.9%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	1%	-1.7%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	57.5%	46.6%	-10.9%	81.4%	-34.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	3%	3.0%	0.2%	2.8%
Arab	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	1.4%	5.1%	3.7%	1.6%	3.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 34.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.4%	34.6%	-30.8%	83.2%	-48.6%
European Union	13%	27.3%	14.3%	6.1%	21.2%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	5.8%	5.1%	0.8%	5.0%
Africa	7.5%	5.8%	-1.7%	2.7%	3.1%
Middle East and Asia	12%	24.5%	12.5%	5.6%	18.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	2%	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 34.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 16.5% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.7%	34.2%	-29.5%	83.2%	-49.0%
10+ Years	6.8%	16.5%	9.7%	9.8%	6.7%
5-10 Years	12.7%	12.5%	-0.2%	2.9%	9.6%
2-5 Years	7.5%	21.2%	13.7%	2.2%	19.0%
Less than 2 years	9.2%	15.7%	6.5%	1.9%	13.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	37.8%	76.7%	-38.9%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Italy	4.8%	0.6%	4.2%
Portugal	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	7%	1.3%	5.7%
Romania	11.8%	0.9%	10.9%
Other EU countries	6.5%	1.5%	5.0%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Middle East	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Southern Asia	10.3%	1.2%	9.1%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	13.5%	13.5%	0.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.1%	37.2%	-18.1%
Christian	37.9%	46.2%	-8.3%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	5.5%	1.7%	3.8%
Muslim	19.3%	6.5%	12.8%
Sikh	9.5%	0.9%	8.6%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Danvers Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Danvers Road was 52.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 60.7% lower than the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Danvers Road has the 4th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields and the 283rd lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 25.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -27.3%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,900

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in LE3 2AD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 1/10 (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 - 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) - 8/10 (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 Danvers Road are based on 211 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 Danvers Road, Leicester, LE3 2AD

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE3 2AD

Average Price
£219,902

Semi-Detached
£324,107

Terraced
£216,838

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Danvers Road

Average Price
£221,024

Semi-Detached
£264,221

Terraced
£215,039

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£118,625

Other
£1,426,670

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Danvers Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Danvers Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£187,000	2025-10-24	£188,842
30 Danvers Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2025-01-31	£187,310
20 Danvers Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£161,500	2025-01-03	£168,058
19 Danvers Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£176,000	2024-09-04	£182,038
11 Danvers Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£169,000	2023-01-24	£173,225

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE3 2AD

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	138
Part-Time Employee	38
Looking after home or family	29
Other	23
Retired	21
Student (economically inactive)	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Unemployed	13
Self-Employed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	21
Manufacturing	17
Administrative and support service activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Education	13
Transport and storage	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Real estate activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	3
Construction	3
Other	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
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	2,904 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 Mary's Fields Primary School 21 Compton Road , LE3 2DH	- not rated	405 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Fields Academy 21 Compton Road , LE3 2DH	2out of 4	405 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Imperial Avenue Infant School Imperial Avenue , Braunstone LE3 1AH	3out of 4	616 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shaftesbury Junior School Latimer Street , LE3 0QE	3out of 4	940 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Folville Junior School Folville Rise , LE3 1EE	3out of 4	967 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newarke School Imperial Avenue , LE3 1AH	- not rated	426 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fullhurst Community College Imperial Avenue , LE3 1AH	3out of 4	471 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
King Richard III School Ellesmere Road , LE3 1BE	- not rated	703 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Business and Enterprise College Lyncote Road , LE3 2EL	- not rated	1,420 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Castle Mead Academy Richard III Road , LE3 5QT	4out of 4	1,896 yd	Free schools	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	5,326 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	1,569 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester South Fields College Aylestone Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	1,569 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Regent College Regent Road , LE1 7LW	- not rated	2,209 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	2,242 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WQE and Regent College Group University Road , LE1 7RJ	- not rated	2,332 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	3,610 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	3,610 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sathya Sai School Narborough Road , At the Crossroad With Upperton Road LE3 0BT	- not rated	622 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cherryleas Assessment Centre Westcotes Drive , LE3 0QU	- not rated	1,026 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Fosse Way School 72 Fosse Road South , LE3 0QD	- not rated	1,057 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ellesmere College 40 Braunstone Lane East , LE3 2FD	3out of 4	1,429 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Royal Infirmary School Infirmary Square , LE1 5WW	- not rated	1,616 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
Dubai Shawarma	213A Narborough Road, Leicester	130 yd
Lyn's Cafe	205 Narborough Road, Leicester	132 yd
Dhaka Deli	198 - 200 Narborough Road, Leicester	234 yd
Cafe Two Ten	210 Narborough Road, Leicester	234 yd
Pizza Palz	202 - 204 Narborough Road, Leicester	234 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oases Bar	144 - 146 Narborough Road, Leicester	618 yd
Nine	74 Narborough Road, Leicester	797 yd
West End Working Mens Club	West End Working Mens Club After 12, Braunstone Avenue	830 yd
Braunstone Working Men's Club Kitchen	West End Working Mens Club After 12, Braunstone Avenue	830 yd
The Western	70 Western Road, Leicester	940 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Anika Balti Express	266 Narborough Road, Leicester	66 yd
Domino's Pizza	240 Narborough Road, Leicester	66 yd
New Hong Kong	260 Narborough Road, Leicester	66 yd
Square Pizza Company	250 Narborough Road, Leicester	69 yd
Narborough House	284 Narborough Road, Leicester	124 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-op Supermarket	Co-operative Supermarket, 249 - 259 Narborough Road		98 yd
Iceland	197 - 201 Narborough Road, Leicester		342 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Narborough Road Playing Fields NARBOROUGH ROAD	grass pitches	352 yd
Fullhurst Community College IMPERIAL AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	470 yd
The Muscle Machine Gym UNIT 62B UNIT 62B EVELYN DRIVE	health and fitness suite	527 yd
Ellesmere College (Closed) Ellesmere Road		616 yd
Watershed Youth Centre THE WATERSHED THE WATERSHED UPPERTON ROAD	health and fitness suite	866 yd
Leicester City Fc (King Power Stadium) THE KING POWER STADIUM THE KING POWER STADIUM FILBERT WAY	grass pitches	982 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	85.2%

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	142.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LE3 2AD