Melton Road, Leicester, LE4 6PN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LE4 6PN is primarily male, with 53.9% 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	48.1%	46.1%	-2.0%	51.0%	-4.9%
Male	51.9%	53.9%	2.0%	49.0%	4.9%

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 6PN there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 57.7% 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	32.5%	27.2%	-5.3%	37.9%	-10.7%
Married: Opposite sex	50%	57.7%	7.7%	44.2%	13.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Separated	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	7.1%	5.2%	-1.9%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	9.7%	6.6%	-3.1%	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	37%	50.4%	13.4%	48.4%	2.0%
Good health	42%	33.8%	-8.2%	33.6%	0.2%
Fair health	15.5%	11.7%	-3.8%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	4.4%	3.4%	-1.0%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.4%

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 6PN this area, 51.4% 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 13.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.1%	51.4%	18.3%	18.2%	33.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.6%	14.2%	-1.4%	9.6%	4.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.5%	8.5%	-9.0%	13.4%	-4.9%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	3.3%	1.4%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.1%	4.7%	-2.4%	16.9%	-12.2%
Degree or Similar	10.4%	13.2%	2.8%	33.8%	-20.6%
Other	14.3%	4.7%	-9.6%	2.8%	1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 2.6% 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)
Indian	77.9%	89.5%	11.6%	3.1%	86.4%
Pakistani	4.4%	3.7%	-0.7%	2.7%	1.0%
Other Asian	8.3%	0%	-8.3%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	2.5%	-2.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	6.6%	2.6%	-4.0%	81.4%	-78.8%
Arab	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	0%	2.6%	2.6%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 22.8% 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	32.6%	22.8%	-9.8%	83.2%	-60.4%
European Union	1.7%	2.2%	0.5%	6.1%	-3.9%
Africa	8.8%	6.4%	-2.4%	2.7%	3.7%
Middle East and Asia	56.9%	68.5%	11.6%	5.6%	62.9%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 22.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 26.2% 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	31.5%	22.8%	-8.7%	83.2%	-60.4%
10+ Years	3.3%	26.2%	22.9%	9.8%	16.4%
5-10 Years	7.2%	25.5%	18.3%	2.9%	22.6%
2-5 Years	23.2%	15.4%	-7.8%	2.2%	13.2%
Less than 2 years	34.8%	10.1%	-24.7%	1.9%	8.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	33.3%	76.7%	-43.4%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Portugal	37.8%	0.5%	37.3%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Southern Asia	18.7%	1.2%	17.5%
No passport held	6.7%	13.5%	-6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	1.1%	37.2%	-36.1%
Christian	4.1%	46.2%	-42.1%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	71.5%	1.7%	69.8%
Muslim	16.9%	6.5%	10.4%
Sikh	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Not answered	2.6%	6.0%	-3.4%

Safety

Is Melton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Melton Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Belgrave average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 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
£31,100

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in LE4 6PN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 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) - 10/10 (very 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 Melton Road are based on 208 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 Melton Road, Leicester, LE4 6PN

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE4 6PN

Average Price
£502,198

Semi-Detached
£479,897

Terraced
£525,293

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£443,664

Estimated Average Property Prices for Melton Road

Average Price
£406,740

Semi-Detached
£384,523

Terraced
£334,220

Detached
£425,987

Flats/Maisonettes
£143,388

Other
£914,409

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Melton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
49 Melton Road, Leicester, Leicester Other, an established residential building	£415,000	2019-06-21	£515,172
5 Melton Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£360,000	2019-04-29	£517,975
37 Melton Road, Leicester, Leicester Other, an established residential building	£300,000	2018-11-30	£376,744
Canterbury House, 63A Melton Road, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2012-01-23	£514,056
Bhojairam Sweets & Farsan, 41 Melton Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£249,900	2011-07-21	£508,246

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE4 6PN

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	73
Looking after home or family	36
Part-Time Employee	28
Retired	20
Other	14
Student (economically inactive)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Unemployed	9
Self-Employed	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Manufacturing	15
Human health and social work activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Construction	5
Education	4
Other	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Information and communication	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbey Mead Primary Academy 109 Ross Walk , LE4 5HH	4out of 4	209 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy Harrison Road , LE4 6QN	3out of 4	534 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mellor Community Primary School Checketts Road , LE4 5EQ	3out of 4	704 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Catherine Junior School Brandon Street , LE4 6AZ	3out of 4	724 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rushey Mead Primary School Gipsy Lane , LE4 6RB	3out of 4	830 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rushey Mead Academy Melton Road , LE4 7AN	4out of 4	1,411 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Soar Valley College Gleneagles Avenue , LE4 7GY	4out of 4	1,436 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Moat Community College Maidstone Road , LE2 0TU	3out of 4	2,396 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Castle Mead Academy Richard III Road , LE3 5QT	- not rated	2,657 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy Anstey Lane , LE4 0FJ	3out of 4	2,807 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	2,726 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Gateway Sixth Form College Colin Grundy Drive , LE5 1GA	- not rated	3,572 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Leicester College Welford Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	3,751 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WQE and Regent College Group University Road , LE1 7RJ	- not rated	4,066 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 Furrow View , LE5 0BX	- not rated	3,976 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	297 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
The Mulberry School St George's House, William Street , LE1 1RW	- not rated	2,021 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Jameah Boys Academy 33 Wood Hill , Leicester LE5 3SQ	- not rated	2,230 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Jameah Academy 49 Rolleston Street , LE5 3SD	- not rated	2,268 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Oakham House 493 Gypsy Lane , Humberstone LE5 0TD	- not rated	2,462 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
Cafe Delhi	47 Melton Road, Leicester	54 yd
Royal Bites	51B - 51C Melton Road, Leicester	54 yd
Shere Punjab	21 Melton Road, Leicester	54 yd
Chennai Dosa	39 Melton Road, Leicester	54 yd
AKG Soda Center	25 Melton Road, Leicester	54 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Indian Queen Club	Indian Queen, 2 Halkin Street	155 yd
Blue Peter Club	3 - 5 Law Street, Leicester	419 yd
Daman Flavours @ Victoria Jubilee Bar And Restaurant	Victoria Jubilee, 112 Leire Street	427 yd
Latimer Ward Conservative Club	Latimer Conservative Club, Surrey Street	537 yd
Emvee Lounge	Latimer Conservative Club, Surrey Street	537 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Phulnath Sweet Mart	93 Melton Road, Leicester	54 yd
Bagos Pizza / Mayguns / Bengz's Milli-shake / Cormegas	29 Melton Road, Leicester	54 yd
Jalaram Sweet Centre	31 Melton Road, Leicester	54 yd
Kabhi Kabhi Sweet Mart	51 Melton Road, Leicester	54 yd
Bhojalram Sweets & Farsan	41 Melton Road, Leicester	54 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	73 Melton Road, Leicester	54 yd
Root Millers Superstore	1 - 3 Herbert Avenue, Leicester	307 yd
Popats Cash And Carry	136 Harrison Road, Leicester	360 yd
Lidl	118 - 126 Gipsy Lane, Leicester	1,086 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Cossington Street Sports Centre COSSINGTON STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	207 yd
Martin Street Playing Fields CARTER STREET	grass pitches	872 yd
Peepul Gym & Spa PEEPUL CENTRE PEEPUL CENTRE ORCHARDSON AVENUE	health and fitness suite	936 yd
Abbey Park ABBEY PARK ABBEY PARK ABBEY PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,090 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	92.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	92.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	92.0%

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	79.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	86.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LE4 6PN