Sandhills Avenue, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1PL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LE5 1PL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.4% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.4%	53.4%	4.0%	51.0%	2.4%
Male	50.6%	46.6%	-4.0%	49.0%	-2.4%

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 1PL there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 53.1% 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	39.1%	39.6%	0.5%	37.9%	1.7%
Married: Opposite sex	52.7%	53.1%	0.4%	44.2%	8.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	4.1%	1.1%	-3.0%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	2.3%	4%	1.7%	9.1%	-5.1%
Widowed	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	6.1%	-4.3%

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 (88.8%) 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	56.5%	56.1%	-0.4%	48.4%	7.7%
Good health	36.8%	32.7%	-4.1%	33.6%	-0.9%
Fair health	6.1%	8.5%	2.4%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	0.3%	2.5%	2.2%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10%	18.7%	8.7%	18.2%	0.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.7%	12.2%	-0.5%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.9%	11.5%	-4.4%	13.4%	-1.9%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.7%	14%	1.3%	16.9%	-2.9%
Degree or Similar	38.6%	37.8%	-0.8%	33.8%	4.0%
Other	7.7%	4%	-3.7%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 29.3% 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%	1%	1.0%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	42.3%	42.2%	-0.1%	3.1%	39.1%
Pakistani	1.3%	6.2%	4.9%	2.7%	3.5%
Other Asian	4.8%	4.7%	-0.1%	1.6%	3.1%
Black African	3.9%	5.2%	1.3%	2.5%	2.7%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.8%	0.9%
White	30%	29.3%	-0.7%	81.4%	-52.1%
Arab	8.1%	3.7%	-4.4%	0.6%	3.1%
Other	6.1%	1.7%	-4.4%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.5% 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	59.7%	58.5%	-1.2%	83.2%	-24.7%
European Union	5.8%	10%	4.2%	6.1%	3.9%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	14.2%	16.2%	2.0%	2.7%	13.5%
Middle East and Asia	19%	14.4%	-4.6%	5.6%	8.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.7%	58.6%	-1.1%	83.2%	-24.6%
10+ Years	7.1%	28.7%	21.6%	9.8%	18.9%
5-10 Years	3.9%	4.7%	0.8%	2.9%	1.8%
2-5 Years	13.5%	6%	-7.5%	2.2%	3.8%
Less than 2 years	15.8%	2%	-13.8%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.3%	76.7%	-5.4%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Germany	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	4%	1.3%	2.7%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Southern Asia	2.8%	1.2%	1.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	8.3%	13.5%	-5.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	15.5%	37.2%	-21.7%
Christian	19.2%	46.2%	-27.0%
Hindu	23.4%	1.7%	21.7%
Muslim	32.4%	6.5%	25.9%
Sikh	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Sandhills Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sandhills Avenue was 83.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 6.9% lower than the Humberstone & Hamilton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Sandhills Avenue has the 36th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton and the 463rd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 47.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 51.1%.

🔎 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 1PL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 5/10 (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) - 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 Sandhills Avenue are based on 172 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 Sandhills Avenue, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1PL

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE5 1PL

Average Price
£167,805

Semi-Detached
£294,722

Terraced
£333,140

Detached
£265,309

Flats/Maisonettes
£118,231

Other
£7,496

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sandhills Avenue

Average Price
£316,862

Semi-Detached
£298,865

Terraced
£328,894

Detached
£528,915

Flats/Maisonettes
£119,523

Other
£4,145,619

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sandhills AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
220 Sandhills Avenue, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£154,000	2024-10-18	£151,382
Apartment 2 204 Sandhills Avenue, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£95,000	2024-08-30	£94,606
Apartment 20 190 Sandhills Avenue, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£80,000	2024-07-23	£79,504
244 Sandhills Avenue, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£305,000	2023-06-30	£306,246
Apartment 7 204 Sandhills Avenue, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£107,500	2023-02-17	£104,457

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE5 1PL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	108
Part-Time Employee	46
Self-Employed	28
Looking after home or family	21
Student (economically inactive)	18
Unemployed	17
Other	13
Retired	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Manufacturing	23
Human health and social work activities	21
Education	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	9
Construction	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Information and communication	7
Transport and storage	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Real estate activities	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School Sandhills Avenue , North Hamilton LE5 1LU	3out of 4	88 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy Maidenwell Avenue , Hamilton LE5 1TG	3out of 4	948 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Falcons Primary School George Hine House , Gipsy Lane LE5 0TA	3out of 4	1,743 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Humberstone Infant Academy Main Street , Humberstone LE5 1AE	3out of 4	1,786 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Humberstone Junior School Main Street , Humberstone LE5 1AE	4out of 4	1,786 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Orchard Mead Academy Keyham Lane West , LE5 1RT	1out of 4	1,571 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Soar Valley College Gleneagles Avenue , LE4 7GY	4out of 4	2,786 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rushey Mead Academy Melton Road , LE4 7AN	4out of 4	3,152 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Roundhill Academy 997 Melton Road , Thurmaston LE4 8GQ	3out of 4	3,733 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Spencefield Lane , LE5 6HN	3out of 4	3,818 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	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	1,130 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Keyham Lodge School Keyham Lane , LE5 1FG	- not rated	1,172 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Nether Hall School Keyham Lane West , LE5 1RT	3out of 4	1,591 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oakham House 493 Gypsy Lane , Humberstone LE5 0TD	- not rated	1,996 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Leicester City Primary PRU Gervas Road , LE5 2EJ	3out of 4	2,818 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Aqsa Schools Trust The Wayne Way , Leicester LE5 4PP	- not rated	3,396 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
Tabys	200 Sandhills Avenue, Leicester	229 yd
KFC	10 Waterside Road, Leicester	777 yd
The Cafe	Tesco, 2 Maidenwell Avenue	931 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oh My Cod	194 Sandhills Avenue, Leicester	5 yd
Fireaway	Unit 3 Hamilton Retail Parade, 10 Kestrel Lane	667 yd
YO! To Go	Tesco, 2 Maidenwell Avenue	931 yd
Greggs At Tesco	Tesco, 2 Maidenwell Avenue	931 yd
Chungs	Tesco, 2 Maidenwell Avenue	931 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Local	188 Sandhills Avenue, Leicester	5 yd
Tesco Extra	Tesco, 2 Maidenwell Avenue	931 yd
Aldi	3 Fletton Close, Leicester	1,085 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hamilton Park SANDHILLS AVENUE	grass pitches	384 yd
Keyham Lodge School KEYHAM LANE	grass pitches	1,085 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	69.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	115.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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