Shalford Road, Leicester, LE5 0AY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LE5 0AY has a slightly higher male population, with 51.9% 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	49.5%	48.1%	-1.4%	51.0%	-2.9%
Male	50.5%	51.9%	1.4%	49.0%	2.9%

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 area around LE5 0AY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.5% 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	34.3%	47.5%	13.2%	37.9%	9.6%
Married: Opposite sex	46%	35%	-11.0%	44.2%	-9.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	2.4%	2.6%	0.2%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	8.1%	6%	-2.1%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	9.3%	8.1%	-1.2%	6.1%	2.0%

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	39.9%	43.2%	3.3%	48.4%	-5.2%
Good health	34%	30.8%	-3.2%	33.6%	-2.8%
Fair health	15%	17.8%	2.8%	12.7%	5.1%
Bad health	7.5%	6.1%	-1.4%	4.0%	2.1%
Very bad health	3.7%	2.2%	-1.5%	1.2%	1.0%

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 LE5 0AY this area, 33.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.1%	33.9%	0.8%	18.2%	15.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.5%	9.1%	-1.4%	9.6%	-0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.9%	10.2%	-2.7%	13.4%	-3.2%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	2.9%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	12.3%	2.6%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	23.8%	29%	5.2%	33.8%	-4.8%
Other	8.9%	2.6%	-6.3%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.1% 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	1.6%	0.2%	-1.4%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	40.8%	41.6%	0.8%	3.1%	38.5%
Pakistani	2.8%	3.4%	0.6%	2.7%	0.7%
Other Asian	3.1%	3%	-0.1%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	7.2%	7.3%	0.1%	2.5%	4.8%
Black Caribbean	1.2%	1.7%	0.5%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	4.4%	0.6%	-3.8%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	32.7%	34.1%	1.4%	81.4%	-47.3%
Arab	2.8%	1.5%	-1.3%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	0.6%	2.8%	2.2%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.2% 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	59.2%	64.2%	5.0%	83.2%	-19.0%
European Union	4.4%	6%	1.6%	6.1%	-0.1%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	17.4%	13.4%	-4.0%	2.7%	10.7%
Middle East and Asia	16.8%	15.3%	-1.5%	5.6%	9.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	1.3%	-0.4%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.6%	64.1%	6.5%	83.2%	-19.1%
10+ Years	5.6%	28.2%	22.6%	9.8%	18.4%
5-10 Years	3.1%	3.9%	0.8%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	10.9%	1.7%	-9.2%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	22.7%	2.2%	-20.5%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.4%	76.7%	-7.3%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	18.8%	13.5%	5.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.3%	37.2%	-19.9%
Christian	18.4%	46.2%	-27.8%
Hindu	19.5%	1.7%	17.8%
Muslim	39.4%	6.5%	32.9%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	2.8%	6.0%	-3.2%

Safety

Is Shalford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shalford Road was 123.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 38.3% higher than the Humberstone & Hamilton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Shalford Road has the 19th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton and the 320th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 78.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 260.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 56% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,200

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in LE5 0AY, 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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) - 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 Shalford Road are based on 24 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 Shalford Road, Leicester, LE5 0AY

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE5 0AY

Average Price
£326,311

Semi-Detached
£337,589

Terraced
£322,612

Detached
£321,885

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shalford Road

Average Price
£328,364

Semi-Detached
£327,486

Terraced
£325,602

Detached
£351,209

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shalford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
46 Shalford Road, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£323,000	2023-06-09	£323,329
46 Shalford Road, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2021-06-18	£289,118
19 Shalford Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£220,000	2019-03-22	£309,828
13 Shalford Road, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£221,000	2017-10-13	£320,417
29 Shalford Road, Leicester, Leicester Detached, an established residential building	£227,000	2017-08-18	£316,614

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE5 0AY

Employment

LE5 0AY area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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	100
Long-Term Sick or disabled	67
Other	53
Retired	48
Part-Time Employee	33
Looking after home or family	22
Student (economically inactive)	19
Self-Employed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Unemployed	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Human health and social work activities	17
Manufacturing	13
Education	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Other	9
Transport and storage	6
Construction	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Information and communication	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Administrative and support service activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Merrydale Junior School Claydon Road , LE5 0PL	2out of 4	456 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Merrydale Infant School Claydon Road , LE5 0PL	3out of 4	522 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Falcons Primary School George Hine House , Gipsy Lane LE5 0TA	3out of 4	689 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
North Mead Primary Academy Northfield Road , LE4 9DL	3out of 4	789 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Barnabas CofE Primary School St Barnabas Road , LE5 4BD	3out of 4	966 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Soar Valley College Gleneagles Avenue , LE4 7GY	4out of 4	1,890 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Crown Hills Community College Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FT	3out of 4	2,344 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rushey Mead Academy Melton Road , LE4 7AN	4out of 4	2,350 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Madani Girls' School 77 Evington Valley Road , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	2,483 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Madani Boys School 77 Evington Valley , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	2,483 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gateway Sixth Form College Colin Grundy Drive , LE5 1GA	- not rated	1,353 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	3,442 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WQE and Regent College Group University Road , LE1 7RJ	- not rated	4,202 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester College Welford Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	4,376 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	5,240 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oakham House 493 Gypsy Lane , Humberstone LE5 0TD	- not rated	264 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Al-Aqsa Schools Trust The Wayne Way , Leicester LE5 4PP	- not rated	1,421 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jameah Boys Academy 33 Wood Hill , Leicester LE5 3SQ	- not rated	1,592 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Jameah Academy 49 Rolleston Street , LE5 3SD	- not rated	1,624 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Keyham Lodge School Keyham Lane , LE5 1FG	- not rated	2,161 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bad Boyz Burgers	254 Victoria Road East, Leicester	535 yd
Heights Bar	Humberstone Heights Golf Club, Gipsy Lane	570 yd
Crusty's Cafe	216 Uppingham Road, Leicester	612 yd
O Nosso Pãozinho	198A Uppingham Road, Leicester	612 yd
Casablanca	186 Uppingham Road, Leicester	616 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Heavenly Gift	262 Victoria Road East, Leicester	535 yd
Victoria Fish Chips And Grill	288 Victoria Road East, Leicester	535 yd
Ginseng Garden	206 Uppingham Road, Leicester	612 yd
Marshall Traditional Chippy	204 Uppingham Road, Leicester	612 yd
Papa Johns Pizza	217 Uppingham Road, Leicester	665 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	273 - 275 Uppingham Road, Leicester	665 yd
Humberstone Food Store Ltd	59 - 61 Main Street, Humberstone	1,006 yd
AIG Foods	65 Crest Rise, Leicester	1,036 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Humberstone Heights Golf Club GIPSY LANE	golf	484 yd
The Emerald Centre GIPSY LANE	grass pitches	556 yd
Humberstone Park 301A 301A UPPINGHAM ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	818 yd
Northfield House Primary Academy NORTHFIELD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	905 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	77.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	102.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LE5 0AY