Dersingham Road, Leicester, LE4 0HW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LE4 0HW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.6%	51.5%	-0.1%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	48.4%	48.5%	0.1%	49.0%	-0.5%

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 LE4 0HW there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 52.7% 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	25.9%	30.3%	4.4%	37.9%	-7.6%
Married: Opposite sex	53.8%	52.7%	-1.1%	44.2%	8.5%
Separated	2.8%	1.7%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	9.4%	7.1%	-2.3%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	8%	8.3%	0.3%	6.1%	2.2%

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	39.2%	44.6%	5.4%	48.4%	-3.8%
Good health	36.3%	32.2%	-4.1%	33.6%	-1.4%
Fair health	16.5%	17.9%	1.4%	12.7%	5.2%
Bad health	5.9%	2%	-3.9%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	2.2%	3.3%	1.1%	1.2%	2.1%

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.

In the area around LE4 0HW this area, 28.6% 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 20.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.2%	28.6%	-1.6%	18.2%	10.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.6%	10.4%	-5.2%	9.6%	0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.6%	13.3%	-2.3%	13.4%	-0.1%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	4.6%	1.3%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9%	17%	8.0%	16.9%	0.1%
Degree or Similar	16%	20.7%	4.7%	33.8%	-13.1%
Other	10.4%	5.4%	-5.0%	2.8%	2.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 40.2% 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	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	27.1%	38.2%	11.1%	3.1%	35.1%
Pakistani	1.8%	2%	0.2%	2.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	4%	7.2%	3.2%	1.6%	5.6%
Black African	0%	3.9%	3.9%	2.5%	1.4%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	1.0%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.9%	1.3%	-1.6%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	60.8%	40.2%	-20.6%	81.4%	-41.2%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Other	0.4%	3.9%	3.5%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.6% 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	71.8%	61.6%	-10.2%	83.2%	-21.6%
European Union	5.5%	5.2%	-0.3%	6.1%	-0.9%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	10.6%	8.8%	-1.8%	2.7%	6.1%
Middle East and Asia	10.3%	23.8%	13.5%	5.6%	18.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	1.3%	-0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.1%	61.6%	-9.5%	83.2%	-21.6%
10+ Years	2.6%	25.1%	22.5%	9.8%	15.3%
5-10 Years	4.4%	5.9%	1.5%	2.9%	3.0%
2-5 Years	5.5%	3.9%	-1.6%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	16.5%	3.6%	-12.9%	1.9%	1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.5%	76.7%	-13.2%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	4.9%	0.5%	4.4%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	10.1%	1.2%	8.9%
No passport held	13%	13.5%	-0.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.9%	37.2%	-15.3%
Christian	22.6%	46.2%	-23.6%
Buddhist	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Hindu	29.7%	1.7%	28.0%
Muslim	5.5%	6.5%	-1.0%
Sikh	9%	0.9%	8.1%
Other religion	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Dersingham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dersingham Road was 128.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 11.1% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Dersingham Road has the 37th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey and the 289th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 56.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.0%.

🔎 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 0HW, 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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) - 7/10 (above 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 Dersingham Road are based on 80 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 Dersingham Road, Leicester, LE4 0HW

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE4 0HW

Average Price
£255,162

Semi-Detached
£260,995

Terraced
£238,831

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dersingham Road

Average Price
£255,529

Semi-Detached
£261,652

Terraced
£229,616

Detached
£298,207

Flats/Maisonettes
£174,668

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dersingham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
69 Dersingham Road, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£320,000	2024-12-16	£331,960
55 Dersingham Road, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£230,000	2024-07-25	£244,524
51 Dersingham Road, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£280,000	2022-09-07	£298,919
57 Dersingham Road, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£240,000	2022-03-18	£263,333
31 Dersingham Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£240,000	2022-01-25	£271,523

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE4 0HW

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	89
Retired	48
Part-Time Employee	28
Student (economically inactive)	19
Self-Employed	15
Looking after home or family	12
Other	11
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Manufacturing	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Construction	12
Transport and storage	9
Education	8
Other	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Information and communication	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Financial and insurance 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	2,139 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wolsey House Primary School Beaumont Leys Lane , LE4 2BB	3out of 4	507 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodstock Primary School Hattern Avenue , LE4 2GZ	- not rated	957 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodstock Primary Academy Hattern Avenue , LE4 2GZ	2out of 4	957 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Avebury Avenue , LE4 0FQ	3out of 4	992 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barley Croft Primary School Malham Close , Beaumont Leys LE4 0UT	3out of 4	1,063 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
John Ellis Community College Corporation Road , LE4 5PW	- not rated	839 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beaumont Leys School Anstey Lane , LE4 0FL	- not rated	1,279 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Babington Community College Strasbourg Drive , Beaumont Leys LE4 0SZ	- not rated	1,316 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Babington Academy Strasbourg Drive , Beaumont Leys LE4 0SZ	3out of 4	1,316 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
English Martyrs Catholic School Anstey Lane , LE4 0FJ	- not rated	1,362 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Charles Keene College of Further Education Painter Street , LE1 3WA	- not rated	1,801 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	3,353 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent College Regent Road , LE1 7LW	- not rated	3,983 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester College Welford Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	4,176 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester South Fields College Aylestone Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	4,176 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Avanti Fields School 21 Bhaktivedanta Marg , LE5 0BX	3out of 4	5,070 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	1,608 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Continuum School - Leicester 10-12 Victoria Road North , LE4 5EX	- not rated	1,650 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spark Vale Academy Crt House, 176 Melton Road , LE4 5EE	- not rated	1,900 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Ihsaan Community College 1 Kamloops Crescent , LE1 2HX	- not rated	2,339 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Glenfrith Hospital School Groby Road , LE3 9QF	- not rated	2,572 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
The Cafe @ Selco	47 Parker Drive, Leicester	388 yd
F\&S Deli Express	204 Abbey Lane, Leicester	499 yd
The Broadway Bar And Grill	Broadway Hotel, 263 - 265 Abbey Lane	725 yd
Nuffield Health Fitness And Wellbeing Centre	1 Byford Way, Leicester	761 yd
Asda Customer Cafe	Asda, 1 Exploration Drive	820 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Broadway	Broadway Hotel, 263 - 265 Abbey Lane		725 yd
The Tom Hoskins	131 Beaumanor Road, Leicester		943 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cob Shop	17 Norwich Road, Leicester	172 yd
Burnham Chippy	64 Burnham Drive, Leicester	353 yd
Golden Swallow	68 Burnham Drive, Leicester	353 yd
Jolly Fryer	20 Marwood Road, Leicester	764 yd
Greggs	285 Abbey Lane, Leicester	802 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi	2 Humphreys Way, Leicester		548 yd
Asda	1 Exploration Drive, Leicester		820 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Nuffield Health (Leicester) BYFORD WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	765 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	139.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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