St Margarets Way, Leicester, LE4 0BT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LE4 0BT 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	47.7%	48.6%	0.9%	51.0%	-2.4%
Male	52.3%	51.4%	-0.9%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	37.4%	36.2%	-1.2%	37.9%	-1.7%
Married: Opposite sex	47.1%	47.2%	0.1%	44.2%	3.0%
Separated	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	9.2%	8.5%	-0.7%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	5%	5.7%	0.7%	6.1%	-0.4%

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	47%	45.2%	-1.8%	48.4%	-3.2%
Good health	33.1%	37.9%	4.8%	33.6%	4.3%
Fair health	16.2%	13.4%	-2.8%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	2%	1.4%	-0.6%	1.2%	0.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.2%	22.4%	-5.8%	18.2%	4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.6%	8.2%	-4.4%	9.6%	-1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13%	11.4%	-1.6%	13.4%	-2.0%
Apprenticeship	4.2%	7.3%	3.1%	5.3%	2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16%	19.2%	3.2%	16.9%	2.3%
Degree or Similar	21.4%	24.9%	3.5%	33.8%	-8.9%
Other	4.6%	6.5%	1.9%	2.8%	3.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.9% 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)
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	24.2%	36.6%	12.4%	3.1%	33.5%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	2%	1.7%	-0.3%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	0.3%	4.5%	4.2%	2.5%	2.0%
Black Caribbean	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	1.0%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	0.3%	-1.7%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	2.6%	2.1%	-0.5%	0.8%	1.3%
White	63.6%	45.9%	-17.7%	81.4%	-35.5%
Arab	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	2.3%	4.5%	2.2%	1.6%	2.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.7% 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	77.5%	61.7%	-15.8%	83.2%	-21.5%
European Union	5%	8.6%	3.6%	6.1%	2.5%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	7.3%	7.6%	0.3%	2.7%	4.9%
Middle East and Asia	8.6%	22.1%	13.5%	5.6%	16.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.3%	-1.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.2%	61.9%	-14.3%	83.2%	-21.3%
10+ Years	1%	22.1%	21.1%	9.8%	12.3%
5-10 Years	4.3%	9.7%	5.4%	2.9%	6.8%
2-5 Years	4%	3.8%	-0.2%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	14.6%	2.4%	-12.2%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.1%	76.7%	-5.6%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	4.5%	0.5%	4.0%
Poland	4.5%	1.3%	3.2%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	4.8%	1.2%	3.6%
No passport held	7.9%	13.5%	-5.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.4%	37.2%	-15.8%
Christian	33.8%	46.2%	-12.4%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	23.4%	1.7%	21.7%
Muslim	9.7%	6.5%	3.2%
Sikh	6.2%	0.9%	5.3%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	3.8%	6.0%	-2.2%

Safety

Is St Margarets Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St Margarets Way was 815.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 425.7% higher than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

St Margarets Way has the 3rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey and the 21st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 246.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -6.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 67% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,200

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in LE4 0BT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 5/10 (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 St Margarets Way are based on 10 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 St Margarets Way, Leicester, LE4 0BT

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE4 0BT

Average Price
£5,070,527

Semi-Detached
£207,555

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£9,933,500

Estimated Average Property Prices for St Margarets Way

Average Price
£4,222,311

Semi-Detached
£201,433

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£6,902,896

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St Margarets WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
106 St Margarets Way, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£204,000	2022-05-11	£223,897
B & Q Plc, 35 St Margarets Way, Leicester, Leicester Other, an established residential building	£26,305,000	2021-03-09	£28,066,367
108 St Margarets Way, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£170,000	2020-05-01	£225,201
70 St Margarets Way, Leicester, Leicester Other, an established residential building	£770,000	2015-12-02	£1,189,889
104 St Margarets Way, Leicester, Leicester Other, an established residential building	£444,000	2015-08-13	£698,330

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE4 0BT

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	87
Retired	49
Part-Time Employee	37
Student (economically inactive)	18
Self-Employed	18
Looking after home or family	13
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Other	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Manufacturing	29
Human health and social work activities	16
Construction	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Education	10
Transport and storage	9
Other	8
Administrative and support service activities	5
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Slater Primary School Slater Street , LE3 5AS	3out of 4	719 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fosse Mead Primary Academy Balfour Street , LE3 5EA	- not rated	758 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Avebury Avenue , LE4 0FQ	3out of 4	858 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wolsey House Primary School Beaumont Leys Lane , LE4 2BB	3out of 4	1,408 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Inglehurst Junior School Ingle Street , LE3 9FS	3out of 4	1,430 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy Anstey Lane , LE4 0FJ	3out of 4	1,260 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Castle Mead Academy Richard III Road , LE3 5QT	- not rated	1,381 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Beaumont Leys School Anstey Lane , LE4 0FL	3out of 4	1,581 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brook Mead Academy 31 St Augustine Road ,	- not rated	1,646 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Babington Academy Strasbourg Drive , Beaumont Leys LE4 0SZ	4out of 4	2,045 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	2,372 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leicester College Welford Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	3,132 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WQE and Regent College Group University Road , LE1 7RJ	- not rated	3,761 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gateway Sixth Form College Colin Grundy Drive , LE5 1GA	- not rated	5,180 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Avanti Fields School 21 Furrow View , LE5 0BX	- not rated	2,775 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Darul Uloom Leicester 119 Loughborough Road , LE4 5LN	- not rated	1,808 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
De Montfort University The Gateway , LE1 9BH	- not rated	1,969 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mulberry School St George's House, William Street , LE1 1RW	- not rated	2,127 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
West Gate School Glenfield Road , LE3 6DG	1out of 4	2,372 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cherryleas Assessment Centre Westcotes Drive , LE3 0QU	- not rated	2,416 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	Distance
Hii Chai	The Abbey, 104 St Margarets Way	0 yd
Peppercorns Cafe	Cafe, Abbey Park	290 yd
Nuffield Health Fitness And Wellbeing Centre	1 Byford Way, Leicester	412 yd
Bradgate St. Cafe	Street Record, Bradgate Street	419 yd
The Little Club Bar And Grill	21 Anstey Lane, Leicester	488 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Blackbird	Blackbird Road, Leicester	493 yd
Leicester Indoor Bowls Club	80 Slater Street, Leicester	508 yd
Ole Moses' Cabin	Foresters Arms, 17 Frog Island	718 yd
The Framework Brewery Tap	72 - 74 Friday Street, Leicester	732 yd
The Addies Bar	The Adventurers, 41 Courtenay Road	1,031 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cloud 9 Desserts (Woodgate)	1A Woodgate, Leicester	534 yd
Woodgate Chip Shop	32 Woodgate, Leicester	565 yd
Hassan's Balti / Desserts Loaded	8 Woodgate, Leicester	565 yd
OMG	56 Woodgate, Leicester	633 yd
Celebrity Kebab	62 Woodgate, Leicester	633 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	55 Woodgate, Leicester	534 yd
Aldi	2 Humphreys Way, Leicester	600 yd
Asda	1 Exploration Drive, Leicester	770 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Maher Community Centre RAVENSBRIDGE DRIVE		179 yd
Nuffield Health (Leicester) BYFORD WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	408 yd
Leicester Indoor Bowls & Social Club Slater Street	indoor bowls	499 yd
St Margaret'S Pasture Sports Centre ST. MARGARETS WAY	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	525 yd
Abbey Sports & Leisure Club (Leicester) SLATER STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	563 yd
Leicester Cycle Speedway Track CYCLE SPEEDWAY CLUB CYCLE SPEEDWAY CLUB SLATER STREET	cycling	658 yd
Abbey Park ABBEY PARK ABBEY PARK ABBEY PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	671 yd
Morningside Arena Leicester CHARTER STREET	health and fitness suite	896 yd
Leicester College (Abbey Park Campus) (Closed) Painter Street		993 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	71.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	71.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	71.4%

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%

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