Amy Street, Leicester, LE3 2FB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LE3 2FB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.6%	51.2%	-2.4%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	46.4%	48.8%	2.4%	49.0%	-0.2%

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 vicinity of LE3 2FB there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 54.1% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	26%	31.7%	5.7%	37.9%	-6.2%
Married: Opposite sex	57.2%	54.1%	-3.1%	44.2%	9.9%
Separated	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	2.2%	-1.6%
Divorced	7.2%	6.9%	-0.3%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	8.2%	6.6%	-1.6%	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	39.4%	46%	6.6%	48.4%	-2.4%
Good health	38.6%	31.6%	-7.0%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	15.3%	17.5%	2.2%	12.7%	4.8%
Bad health	5.6%	3.6%	-2.0%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.5%	21.5%	-8.0%	18.2%	3.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.4%	10.3%	-3.1%	9.6%	0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	10.9%	-0.4%	13.4%	-2.5%
Apprenticeship	4.1%	6.9%	2.8%	5.3%	1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.9%	18.7%	9.8%	16.9%	1.8%
Degree or Similar	26.4%	29%	2.6%	33.8%	-4.8%
Other	6.5%	2.7%	-3.8%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62% 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%	1.3%	1.3%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	15.8%	17.3%	1.5%	3.1%	14.2%
Pakistani	0.3%	5.7%	5.4%	2.7%	3.0%
Other Asian	0%	1%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	1.1%	4.1%	3.0%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	1.6%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
White	76.7%	62%	-14.7%	81.4%	-19.4%
Arab	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.5% 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	84.4%	72.5%	-11.9%	83.2%	-10.7%
European Union	2.2%	9%	6.8%	6.1%	2.9%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	2.8%	7.2%	4.4%	2.7%	4.5%
Middle East and Asia	8.3%	11.3%	3.0%	5.6%	5.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.1%	72.7%	-10.4%	83.2%	-10.5%
10+ Years	1.1%	18.6%	17.5%	9.8%	8.8%
5-10 Years	0.3%	4.6%	4.3%	2.9%	1.7%
2-5 Years	3.1%	2.6%	-0.5%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	12.5%	1.5%	-11.0%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.2%	76.7%	-1.5%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	3.6%	1.3%	2.3%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Southern Asia	4.4%	1.2%	3.2%
No passport held	10.9%	13.5%	-2.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.3%	37.2%	-6.9%
Christian	39%	46.2%	-7.2%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	10.8%	1.7%	9.1%
Muslim	7.4%	6.5%	0.9%
Sikh	6.9%	0.9%	6.0%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Amy Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Amy Street was 87.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 13.9% higher than the Braunstone Millfield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Amy Street has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Braunstone Millfield and the 55th highest crime rate of 288 local areas in Blaby .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -62.4%.

🔎 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. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,200

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in LE3 2FB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 6/10 (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 Amy Street are based on 54 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Blaby.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Amy Street, Leicester, LE3 2FB

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE3 2FB

Average Price
£276,188

Semi-Detached
£269,227

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£280,886

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£303,516

Estimated Average Property Prices for Amy Street

Average Price
£256,083

Semi-Detached
£242,529

Terraced
£203,517

Detached
£280,478

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£293,483

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Amy Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
18 Amy Street, Leicester, Leicestershire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£207,000	2025-11-03	£203,968
42 Amy Street, Leicester, Leicestershire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£253,000	2022-08-05	£255,533
8A Amy Street, Leicester, Leicestershire Detached, an established residential building	£261,500	2021-06-04	£293,854
64 Amy Street, Leicester, Leicestershire Other, an established residential building	£280,000	2021-03-19	£293,483
22 Amy Street, Leicester, Leicestershire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£270,000	2019-03-06	£349,269

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE3 2FB

Flood Risk

Flood risk from rivers and the sea
Medium flood risk

Flood risk from surface water
Low flood risk

* Results apply to the surrounding postcode area, not to a specific property.

Flood risk from rivers and the sea

The area around Amy Street, Leicester, LE3 2FB has medium flood risk from rivers and the sea.

14 of 14 properties (100.00%) in this postcode have some level of river or sea flood risk.

River and sea flooding includes flooding caused by overflowing rivers, estuaries, tidal waters and coastal surges.

Flood risk from surface water

The area around Amy Street, Leicester, LE3 2FB has low surface water flood risk.

10 of 14 properties (71.43%) in this postcode have some level of surface water flood risk.

Surface water flooding can happen when heavy rainfall overwhelms drains, roads, gardens or other hard surfaces.

Employment

LE3 2FB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

LE3 2FB 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	120
Retired	76
Self-Employed	45
Part-Time Employee	40
Looking after home or family	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	9
Student (economically inactive)	6
Unemployed	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	41
Human health and social work activities	25
Manufacturing	21
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Construction	13
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Education	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Transport and storage	7
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Information and communication	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate 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	4,369 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wigston Menphys Nursery School Launceston Road , LE18 2FR	3out of 4	5,291 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ravenhurst Primary School Ravenhurst Road , Braunstone Town LE3 2PS	2out of 4	821 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ravenhurst Primary School Ravenhurst Road , LE3 2PS	- not rated	821 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Caldecote Infant School Caldecote Road , LE3 1GJ	- not rated	941 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caldecote Junior School Caldecote Road , LE3 1GJ	- not rated	941 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Caldecote Community Primary School 164 Hallam Crescent East , Braunstone LE3 1FF	3out of 4	1,031 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Riverside Business and Enterprise College Lyncote Road , LE3 2EL	- not rated	393 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Richard III School Ellesmere Road , LE3 1BE	- not rated	1,210 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fullhurst Community College Imperial Avenue , LE3 1AH	3out of 4	1,779 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Winstanley Community College Kingsway North , LE3 3BD	- not rated	1,812 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Winstanley Community College Kingsway North , LE3 3BD	- not rated	1,812 yd	Academy converter	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	4,170 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	4,924 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	4,924 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Abington High School Station Road , LE18 2DU	- not rated	5,063 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	2,966 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester South Fields College Aylestone Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	2,966 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WQE and Regent College Group University Road , LE1 7RJ	- not rated	3,432 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Regent College Regent Road , LE1 7LW	- not rated	3,660 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	3,887 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	2,813 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	2,813 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	381 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Short Course Centre 124 Wigston Lane , LE2 8TN	- not rated	1,491 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sathya Sai School Narborough Road , At the Crossroad With Upperton Road LE3 0BT	- not rated	2,426 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Emmanuel Christian School The Grounds of Braunstone , Evangelical Free Church LE3 1QP	- not rated	2,446 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cherryleas Assessment Centre Westcotes Drive , LE3 0QU	- not rated	2,645 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Riverside Tuck Shop	Riverside Football Ground, 44 Braunstone Lane East		231 yd
St Andrews FC Cafe	St Andrews Football Club, 70 Canal Street		781 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Black Horse	Black Horse, 63 - 65 Narrow Lane	893 yd
Old Aylestone Social Club Ltd	Old Aylestone Social Club, 1 Middleton Street	942 yd
Union Inn	27 Middleton Street, Leicester	942 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Ayston Chippy	6 Ayston Road, Braunstone Town		731 yd
Braunstone Chippy	108A Edward Avenue, Braunstone Town		919 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	Tesco Rowley Fields Petrol Filling, 510 Narborough Road		736 yd
Central England Co-Operative Society	112-114 Turnbull Drive, Braunstone Town		877 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Aylestone Playing Fields BRAUNSTONE LANE EAST	grass pitches, tennis courts	178 yd
Riverside Football Ground BRAUNSTONE LANE EAST	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	242 yd
Ellesmere College BRAUNSTONE LANE EAST	cycling	382 yd
Riverside Business And Enterprise College (Closed) Lyncote Road	grass pitches	392 yd
Lcc Employees Ground BIAM YARD BIAM YARD BRAUNSTONE LANE EAST	grass pitches	458 yd
St Andrews Sports Club CANAL STREET	grass pitches	782 yd
Caldecote Community Primary School HALLAM CRESCENT EAST	grass pitches	1,017 yd
Aylestone Hall Gardens AYLESTONE HALL GARDENS AYLESTONE HALL GARDENS AYLESTONE ROAD	tennis courts	1,076 yd

Broadband

Technology Availability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	93.9%
Percentage of premises with Next Generation Access (NGA)	97.0%

Speed Availability

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%
Percentage of premises unable to receive decent broadband from fixed or FWA	0.0%
Percentage of premises able to receive decent broadband from FWA	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	125 Mbit/s
Average download speed	238.8 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband coverage statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2026 dataset. Broadband performance statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2023 postcode-level performance data.

Overview of LE3 2FB