Anchor Street, Leicester, LE4 5PU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LE4 5PU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.8%	51%	-2.8%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	46.3%	49%	2.7%	49.0%	0.0%

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 LE4 5PU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.5% 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	52.4%	49.5%	-2.9%	37.9%	11.6%
Married: Opposite sex	26%	38.5%	12.5%	44.2%	-5.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Separated	5.7%	1.7%	-4.0%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	13.7%	6.7%	-7.0%	9.1%	-2.4%
Widowed	2.2%	3.4%	1.2%	6.1%	-2.7%

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 (85.5%) 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	46.6%	48.3%	1.7%	48.4%	-0.1%
Good health	32.2%	37.2%	5.0%	33.6%	3.6%
Fair health	13.4%	11.7%	-1.7%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	5.9%	1.9%	-4.0%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	1.9%	1%	-0.9%	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	27.8%	18.8%	-9.0%	18.2%	0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.4%	14%	-5.4%	9.6%	4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.7%	11%	-2.7%	13.4%	-2.4%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	4%	1.8%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.3%	14.4%	2.1%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	16.3%	34.9%	18.6%	33.8%	1.1%
Other	8.4%	3%	-5.4%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36.8% 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	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	7.5%	29%	21.5%	3.1%	25.9%
Pakistani	5.3%	6.7%	1.4%	2.7%	4.0%
Other Asian	2.2%	3.5%	1.3%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	0.6%	8.4%	7.8%	2.5%	5.9%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	3.4%	1.5%	1.0%	2.4%
Other Black	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	2.4%	0.5%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	6.3%	1.7%	-4.6%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	0.3%	2.4%	2.1%	0.8%	1.6%
White	70.3%	36.8%	-33.5%	81.4%	-44.6%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	2.5%	2.2%	-0.3%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.3% 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	80.3%	55.3%	-25.0%	83.2%	-27.9%
European Union	9.4%	10.2%	0.8%	6.1%	4.1%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	1.4%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	2.8%	7.6%	4.8%	2.7%	4.9%
Middle East and Asia	4.7%	23%	18.3%	5.6%	17.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	1.7%	0.8%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78.8%	55.2%	-23.6%	83.2%	-28.0%
10+ Years	0.9%	18.4%	17.5%	9.8%	8.6%
5-10 Years	4.1%	8.3%	4.2%	2.9%	5.4%
2-5 Years	5.6%	12%	6.4%	2.2%	9.8%
Less than 2 years	10.6%	6.1%	-4.5%	1.9%	4.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.8%	76.7%	-20.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	10.5%	0.5%	10.0%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	2.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	5.6%	1.5%	4.1%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	7.6%	1.2%	6.4%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	11%	13.5%	-2.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.4%	37.2%	-13.8%
Christian	29.5%	46.2%	-16.7%
Hindu	19.4%	1.7%	17.7%
Muslim	18.7%	6.5%	12.2%
Sikh	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Anchor Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Anchor Street was 233.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 61.8% higher than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Anchor Street has the 14th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey and the 121st highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 100.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.2%.

🔎 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. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£30,800

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in LE4 5PU, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 8/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Anchor Street are based on 18 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 Anchor Street, Leicester, LE4 5PU

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE4 5PU

Average Price
£195,153

Semi-Detached
£180,103

Terraced
£180,263

Detached
£205,218

Flats/Maisonettes
£158,311

Other
£306,513

Estimated Average Property Prices for Anchor Street

Average Price
£193,538

Semi-Detached
£179,101

Terraced
£189,209

Detached
£206,109

Flats/Maisonettes
£155,364

Other
£300,808

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Anchor Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
19 Anchor Street, Leicester, Leicester Detached, an established residential building	£215,000	2025-02-18	£220,046
1 Anchor Street, Leicester, Leicester Other, an established residential building	£310,000	2023-07-28	£304,928
4 Anchor Street, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£255,000	2023-06-15	£266,982
10 Anchor Street, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£203,000	2023-06-15	£212,538
14A Anchor Street, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£120,000	2021-10-13	£139,886

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE4 5PU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE4 5PU 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	205
Part-Time Employee	59
Looking after home or family	42
Retired	29
Unemployed	26
Student (economically inactive)	26
Self-Employed	25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	22
Other	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Human health and social work activities	18
Manufacturing	13
Education	11
Other	11
Construction	10
Transport and storage	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Information and communication	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	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	2,876 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	537 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Thurcaston Road , LE4 5PG	3out of 4	570 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Thurcaston Road , LE4 5PG	- not rated	570 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Primary Community School 109 Ross Walk , LE4 5HH	- not rated	753 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Mead Primary Academy 109 Ross Walk , LE4 5HH	4out of 4	753 yd	Academy converter	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	101 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rushey Mead School Melton Road , LE4 7AN	- not rated	1,676 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rushey Mead Academy Melton Road , LE4 7AN	4out of 4	1,676 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Soar Valley College Gleneagles Avenue , LE4 7GY	- not rated	1,925 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Soar Valley College Gleneagles Avenue , LE4 7GY	- not rated	1,925 yd	Academy converter	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	1,490 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	3,189 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent College Regent Road , LE1 7LW	- not rated	3,808 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester College Welford Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	4,141 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester South Fields College Aylestone Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	4,141 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	4,199 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	745 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Continuum School - Leicester 10-12 Victoria Road North , LE4 5EX	- not rated	775 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spark Vale Academy Crt House, 176 Melton Road , LE4 5EE	- not rated	1,021 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Ihsaan Community College 1 Kamloops Crescent , LE1 2HX	- not rated	2,010 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd Malabar Road , LE1 2LG	- not rated	2,198 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
The Broadway Bar And Grill	Broadway Hotel, 263 - 265 Abbey Lane	163 yd
The Blue Marble Cafe @ The Space Park	92 Corporation Road, Leicester	197 yd
The Cafe	Abbey Pumping Station Museum, Corporation Road	232 yd
Ron's Cafe	337 Abbey Lane, Leicester	333 yd
McDonalds	Mcdonalds Restaurant, 521 Abbey Lane	338 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Broadway	Broadway Hotel, 263 - 265 Abbey Lane	163 yd
The Tom Hoskins	131 Beaumanor Road, Leicester	339 yd
The Talbot Inn	Talbot Inn, 4 Thurcaston Road	480 yd
Leicester Senior Service Club	The Pavilion, 295 Loughborough Road	753 yd
The Jungle Club	Jungle Club, 21 - 23 Checketts Road	865 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Greggs	285 Abbey Lane, Leicester	194 yd
Bodrum Fish & Chips	413 Abbey Lane, Leicester	333 yd
Pizza Palace	317 Abbey Lane, Leicester	333 yd
Antalya Bbq Kitchen	Ground Floor Shop, 226 Loughborough Road	670 yd
East Flame Chicken And Pizza	222 Loughborough Road, Leicester	673 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda	1 Exploration Drive, Leicester	597 yd
Lidl	227 Loughborough Road, Leicester	753 yd
Aldi	2 Humphreys Way, Leicester	863 yd
Root Millers Superstore	1 - 3 Herbert Avenue, Leicester	892 yd
Tesco	73 Melton Road, Leicester	1,003 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Belgrave Pasture BELGRAVE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB BELGRAVE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB THURCASTON ROAD	grass pitches	768 yd
Nuffield Health (Leicester) BYFORD WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	965 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	78.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	170.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LE4 5PU