Oak Street, Leicester, LE5 0EU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LE5 0EU has a slightly higher male population, with 52.3% 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	51.4%	47.7%	-3.7%	51.0%	-3.3%
Male	48.6%	52.3%	3.7%	49.0%	3.3%

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 LE5 0EU there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 55% 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	43.1%	29.3%	-13.8%	37.9%	-8.6%
Married: Opposite sex	36.4%	55%	18.6%	44.2%	10.8%
Separated	3.3%	2.3%	-1.0%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	12.9%	9%	-3.9%	9.1%	-0.1%
Widowed	4.3%	4.5%	0.2%	6.1%	-1.6%

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	44.4%	39.5%	-4.9%	48.4%	-8.9%
Good health	27.6%	37.4%	9.8%	33.6%	3.8%
Fair health	19.8%	14.6%	-5.2%	12.7%	1.9%
Bad health	5.4%	6%	0.6%	4.0%	2.0%
Very bad health	2.7%	2.5%	-0.2%	1.2%	1.3%

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 0EU this area, 40.2% 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 18.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	36.4%	40.2%	3.8%	18.2%	22.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.8%	13.7%	-2.1%	9.6%	4.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.7%	11%	-6.7%	13.4%	-2.4%
Apprenticeship	0%	1.4%	1.4%	5.3%	-3.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.3%	6.8%	1.5%	16.9%	-10.1%
Degree or Similar	11%	18.7%	7.7%	33.8%	-15.1%
Other	13.9%	8.2%	-5.7%	2.8%	5.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 13.2% 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)
Indian	31.9%	57.9%	26.0%	3.1%	54.8%
Pakistani	3.1%	1.8%	-1.3%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	6.6%	4.6%	-2.0%	1.6%	3.0%
Black African	7.4%	6.8%	-0.6%	2.5%	4.3%
Black Caribbean	10.5%	3.2%	-7.3%	1.0%	2.2%
Other Black	4.3%	1.8%	-2.5%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.7%	3.6%	-1.1%	0.9%	2.7%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	21.8%	13.2%	-8.6%	81.4%	-68.2%
Arab	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	5.1%	6.1%	1.0%	1.6%	4.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 39.1% 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	52.5%	39.1%	-13.4%	83.2%	-44.1%
European Union	3.1%	4.3%	1.2%	6.1%	-1.8%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	12.1%	9.3%	-2.8%	2.7%	6.6%
Middle East and Asia	27.6%	45.5%	17.9%	5.6%	39.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.9%	1.4%	-2.5%	1.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 39.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 34.5% 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	51%	38.8%	-12.2%	83.2%	-44.4%
10+ Years	5.8%	34.5%	28.7%	9.8%	24.7%
5-10 Years	11.3%	14.9%	3.6%	2.9%	12.0%
2-5 Years	10.9%	7.1%	-3.8%	2.2%	4.9%
Less than 2 years	21%	4.6%	-16.4%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.9%	76.7%	-19.8%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	15.3%	0.5%	14.8%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Middle East	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Southern Asia	14.9%	1.2%	13.7%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	6.8%	13.5%	-6.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	9.3%	37.2%	-27.9%
Christian	16.4%	46.2%	-29.8%
Hindu	29.3%	1.7%	27.6%
Muslim	36.8%	6.5%	30.3%
Sikh	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Oak Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Oak Street was 47.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 9.8% lower than the North Evington average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Oak Street has the 15th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington and the 238th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 25.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -63.0%.

🔎 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
£31,200

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in LE5 0EU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Oak Street are based on 47 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 Oak Street, Leicester, LE5 0EU

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE5 0EU

Average Price
£228,250

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£279,639

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£74,081

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oak Street

Average Price
£176,120

Semi-Detached
£206,286

Terraced
£177,727

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£73,621

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oak Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Oak Street, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£75,000	2023-10-27	£73,621
45 Oak Street, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£260,000	2022-01-24	£282,097
51 Oak Street, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£220,000	2021-06-18	£250,591
57 Oak Street, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£230,000	2020-01-28	£299,457
51 Oak Street, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£107,500	2007-09-14	£184,098

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE5 0EU

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	59
Retired	37
Looking after home or family	33
Part-Time Employee	33
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Other	11
Unemployed	10
Student (economically inactive)	8
Self-Employed	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	17
Human health and social work activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Transport and storage	6
Construction	6
Education	6
Information and communication	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Other	4
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shenton Primary School Dunlin Road , Off Humberstone Road LE5 3FP	3out of 4	326 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Lane Infant School Spinney Hill Road , LE5 3GG	3out of 4	331 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bridge Junior School Mere Close , Off Mere Road LE5 3HH	3out of 4	405 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Mere Close , Off Mere Road LE5 3HH	2out of 4	444 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Charnwood Primary School Nedham Street , LE2 0HE	4out of 4	600 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moat Community College Maidstone Road , LE2 0TU	3out of 4	1,273 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madani Girls' School 77 Evington Valley Road , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	1,935 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Madani Boys School 77 Evington Valley , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	1,935 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Soar Valley College Gleneagles Avenue , LE4 7GY	4out of 4	2,181 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Crown Hills Community College Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FT	3out of 4	2,329 yd	Community school	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	1,847 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leicester College Welford Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	2,862 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WQE and Regent College Group University Road , LE1 7RJ	- not rated	2,916 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gateway Sixth Form College Colin Grundy Drive , LE5 1GA	- not rated	3,049 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	3,571 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jameah Boys Academy 33 Wood Hill , Leicester LE5 3SQ	- not rated	773 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Jameah Academy 49 Rolleston Street , LE5 3SD	- not rated	807 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
The Mulberry School St George's House, William Street , LE1 1RW	- not rated	1,050 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Islamia Institute for Education 5-7 Evington Street , LE2 0SA	- not rated	1,420 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School 97 Bridge Road , Leicester LE5 3LD	- not rated	1,613 yd	Other independent school	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
Atlas Cafe	2C Spinney Hill Road, Leicester	160 yd
Mamamia Foods And Mamamia Food Truck	91 Cobden Street, Leicester	451 yd
Bostik Bistro	Bostik Ltd, Ulverscroft Road	488 yd
Asli Zaiqa	52 Uppingham Road, Leicester	563 yd
Pizza Land House	8 Uppingham Road, Leicester	591 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Charny	The Charny Public House, 25 Spinney Hill Road	140 yd
Harini's FUSIC	117 Frisby Road, Leicester	422 yd
The Glassy Club	Green Lane Road, Leicester	444 yd
Green Lane Social Club / Jitu's Dhaba	81 - 83 Green Lane Road, Leicester	545 yd
Gurkha Curry At The Durham Ox	Durham Ox, 45 Birstall Street	570 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kandy And Shakes	282 Humberstone Road, Leicester	119 yd
Damao Jetty	39A Green Lane Road, Leicester	367 yd
Billy's Fish Bar	125 Frisby Road, Leicester	422 yd
Zagros Pizza	Ground Floor Shop, 46 Green Lane Road	439 yd
Kataria Veggie Hut	51 Green Lane Road, Leicester	460 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Our Family Foods UK Limited	Asa House, 11 Ash Street	217 yd
Majestic Wine	Unit 3, St Georges Retail Park	984 yd
The Food Warehouse	Unit 4, St Georges Retail Park	1,072 yd
Aldi	Unit 5, St Georges Retail Park	1,072 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Martin Street Playing Fields CARTER STREET	grass pitches	666 yd
Spence Street Sports Centre SPENCE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	782 yd
St Matthews Centre MALABAR ROAD		867 yd
Taylor Road Primary School TAYLOR ROAD	artificial grass pitch	874 yd
Peepul Gym & Spa PEEPUL CENTRE PEEPUL CENTRE ORCHARDSON AVENUE	health and fitness suite	955 yd
St Matthews Cruyff Court STREET RECORD STREET RECORD WILLOW STREET FOOTPATH	artificial grass pitch	978 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	74.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LE5 0EU