Uppingham Road, Leicester, LE5 2GG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LE5 2GG has a slightly higher male population, with 53% 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	50.9%	47%	-3.9%	51.0%	-4.0%
Male	49.1%	53%	3.9%	49.0%	4.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	29.1%	31.1%	2.0%	37.9%	-6.8%
Married: Opposite sex	58.3%	49.7%	-8.6%	44.2%	5.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	5.6%	8.5%	2.9%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	5.6%	8.5%	2.9%	6.1%	2.4%

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 (86.9%) 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	55.6%	51.7%	-3.9%	48.4%	3.3%
Good health	27.2%	35.2%	8.0%	33.6%	1.6%
Fair health	11.7%	8.7%	-3.0%	12.7%	-4.0%
Bad health	3.9%	3.3%	-0.6%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	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	25.8%	17.4%	-8.4%	18.2%	-0.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.2%	11%	-3.2%	9.6%	1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.3%	18.3%	8.0%	13.4%	4.9%
Apprenticeship	3.6%	5.5%	1.9%	5.3%	0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.3%	11.6%	0.3%	16.9%	-5.3%
Degree or Similar	28.1%	32.6%	4.5%	33.8%	-1.2%
Other	6.6%	3.7%	-2.9%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 23.1% 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%	-1.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Indian	41.8%	59.8%	18.0%	3.1%	56.7%
Pakistani	6.5%	7.8%	1.3%	2.7%	5.1%
Other Asian	7%	1%	-6.0%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	0.8%	-1.0%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	36.8%	23.1%	-13.7%	81.4%	-58.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	2.1%	4.4%	2.3%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.1% 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	70.8%	68.1%	-2.7%	83.2%	-15.1%
European Union	0%	1.8%	1.8%	6.1%	-4.3%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	11.7%	11.3%	-0.4%	2.7%	8.6%
Middle East and Asia	16.2%	18%	1.8%	5.6%	12.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	1.3%	-0.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.8%	68.1%	-2.7%	83.2%	-15.1%
10+ Years	0.3%	28%	27.7%	9.8%	18.2%
5-10 Years	0.8%	2.1%	1.3%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	7.6%	1.8%	-5.8%	2.2%	-0.4%
Less than 2 years	20.6%	0%	-20.6%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.2%	76.7%	10.5%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	4.9%	13.5%	-8.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	7.2%	37.2%	-30.0%
Christian	19.2%	46.2%	-27.0%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	25.6%	1.7%	23.9%
Muslim	24.9%	6.5%	18.4%
Sikh	16.9%	0.9%	16.0%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Uppingham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Uppingham Road was 35.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 59.1% lower than the Humberstone & Hamilton average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Uppingham Road has the 24th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton and the 168th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 10.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -65.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,400

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in LE5 2GG, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Uppingham Road are based on 531 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 Uppingham Road, Leicester, LE5 2GG

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE5 2GG

Average Price
£588,094

Semi-Detached
£604,083

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£588,587

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£526,828

Estimated Average Property Prices for Uppingham Road

Average Price
£453,447

Semi-Detached
£435,906

Terraced
£318,556

Detached
£585,809

Flats/Maisonettes
£128,551

Other
£365,068

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Uppingham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
496A Uppingham Road, Leicester, Leicester Other, an established residential building	£535,000	2024-05-24	£524,104
466 Uppingham Road, Leicester, Leicester Detached, an established residential building	£750,000	2023-09-15	£775,515
464A Uppingham Road, Leicester, Leicester Detached, an established residential building	£530,000	2021-04-30	£632,093
520 Uppingham Road, Leicester, Leicester Detached, an established residential building	£495,000	2020-10-29	£609,184
530 Uppingham Road, Leicester, Leicester Detached, an established residential building	£165,000	2020-03-30	£208,170

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE5 2GG

Employment

LE5 2GG area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

LE5 2GG area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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	121
Retired	61
Part-Time Employee	43
Self-Employed	43
Student (economically inactive)	19
Looking after home or family	13
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Unemployed	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Manufacturing	22
Construction	14
Education	14
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Other	10
Transport and storage	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Information and communication	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thurnby Lodge Primary School and Speech and Language Unit Dudley Avenue , LE5 2EG	- not rated	569 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Dudley Avenue , LE5 2EG	3out of 4	569 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Willowbrook Primary School Roborough Green , Thurnby Lodge LE5 2NA	- not rated	831 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy Roborough Green , Thurnby Lodge LE5 2NA	3out of 4	831 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Krishna Avanti Primary School Spencefield Lane , Evington LE5 6HN	3out of 4	834 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saint Paul's Catholic School Spencefield Lane , LE5 6HN	- not rated	756 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Spencefield Lane , LE5 6HN	3out of 4	756 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The City of Leicester College Downing Drive , Evington LE5 6LN	- not rated	911 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of Leicester School Downing Drive , Evington LE5 6LN	- not rated	911 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The City of Leicester College Downing Drive , Evington LE5 6LN	2out of 4	911 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Manor High School Oadby Copse Close , Oadby LE2 4FU	- not rated	3,612 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	2,447 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Gateway Sixth Form College Colin Grundy Drive , LE5 1GA	- not rated	2,447 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Regent College Regent Road , LE1 7LW	- not rated	4,828 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WQE and Regent College Group University Road , LE1 7RJ	- not rated	4,882 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	4,944 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	2,584 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leicester Grammar Junior School London Road , Great Glen LE8 9FL	- not rated	834 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands School Whitehall Road , Evington LE5 6GJ	3out of 4	971 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester Hospital School Gwendolan Road , LE5 4PW	- not rated	1,670 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elmbrook School 231 Netherhall Road , LE5 1DT	3out of 4	1,906 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ash Field School Broad Avenue , LE5 4PY	- not rated	1,942 yd	Community special 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
Cafe Blends	43 Downing Drive, Leicester	685 yd
Buns And Shakes	200 Thurncourt Road, Leicester	704 yd
Christ Church Hall	Thurncourt Road, Leicester	704 yd
Phat Buns	17 Gamel Road, Leicester	860 yd
St Joseph's Table	12 Goodwood Road, Leicester	1,020 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Stirrup Cup	Stirrup Cup, Thurncourt Road		717 yd
The Dove	48 Downing Drive, Leicester		825 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hunters Fish Bar	55 Welland Vale Road, Leicester	478 yd
Happy Kitchen	57 Welland Vale Road, Leicester	478 yd
Spice Balti House	196 Thurncourt Road, Leicester	704 yd
Thurnby Chippy	188 Thurncourt Road, Leicester	704 yd
Ace Place	192 Thurncourt Road, Leicester	704 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	49 Downing Drive, Leicester	685 yd
The Co-operative Supermarket	166 Thurncourt Road, Leicester	704 yd
Coop	22 Station Road, Thurnby	955 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Thurnby Rangers THURNBY RANGERS SPORTS GROUND THURNBY RANGERS SPORTS GROUND DAKYN ROAD	grass pitches	464 yd
Davenport Road Playing Fields BEECHWOOD CLOSE	grass pitches	481 yd
Saint Paul'S Catholic School SPENCEFIELD LANE	grass pitches	764 yd
Willowbrook Playing Fields FORWARD HOUSE FORWARD HOUSE THURNCOURT ROAD	grass pitches	764 yd
Willowbrook Primary Academy ROBOROUGH GREEN	grass pitches	833 yd
The City Of Leicester College DOWNING DRIVE	grass pitches	840 yd
Manor Field BRADGATE CLOSE	grass pitches	938 yd
Evington Leisure Centre DOWNING DRIVE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	989 yd
Whitehall Primary School WHITEHALL ROAD	grass pitches	1,055 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	80.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	80.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	80.0%

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	70.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	62.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LE5 2GG