Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 5FN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LE5 5FN is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.7%	51.2%	-0.5%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	48.3%	48.8%	0.5%	49.0%	-0.2%

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 5FN there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 51.6% 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	38%	35.5%	-2.5%	37.9%	-2.4%
Married: Opposite sex	53.2%	51.6%	-1.6%	44.2%	7.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	2.3%	2.2%	-0.1%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	1.5%	4.6%	3.1%	9.1%	-4.5%
Widowed	4.9%	5.2%	0.3%	6.1%	-0.9%

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	50.6%	47.2%	-3.4%	48.4%	-1.2%
Good health	30%	36.1%	6.1%	33.6%	2.5%
Fair health	14.8%	11.5%	-3.3%	12.7%	-1.2%
Bad health	3%	4.8%	1.8%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	1.5%	0.4%	-1.1%	1.2%	-0.8%

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	31.6%	26.8%	-4.8%	18.2%	8.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.9%	10.7%	-2.2%	9.6%	1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.4%	16.2%	0.8%	13.4%	2.8%
Apprenticeship	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	5.3%	-4.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	14.5%	6.0%	16.9%	-2.4%
Degree or Similar	16.2%	28.2%	12.0%	33.8%	-5.6%
Other	14.4%	2.7%	-11.7%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 7.7% 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	4.4%	6.5%	2.1%	1.1%	5.4%
Chinese	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	55.5%	44.6%	-10.9%	3.1%	41.5%
Pakistani	9.1%	17.3%	8.2%	2.7%	14.6%
Other Asian	4.2%	5.6%	1.4%	1.6%	4.0%
Black African	3.2%	2.4%	-0.8%	2.5%	-0.1%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	6.7%	0%	-6.7%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.8%	1.8%
White	10.5%	7.7%	-2.8%	81.4%	-73.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.8%	3.6%	2.8%	0.6%	3.0%
Other	2.1%	7.5%	5.4%	1.6%	5.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.5% 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	51%	51.5%	0.5%	83.2%	-31.7%
European Union	7.8%	9.5%	1.7%	6.1%	3.4%
Africa	15.6%	14.5%	-1.1%	2.7%	11.8%
Middle East and Asia	24.7%	23.8%	-0.9%	5.6%	18.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	1.3%	-0.9%
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	50.8%	51.4%	0.6%	83.2%	-31.8%
10+ Years	3.4%	33.5%	30.1%	9.8%	23.7%
5-10 Years	6.5%	2.8%	-3.7%	2.9%	-0.1%
2-5 Years	11%	9.5%	-1.5%	2.2%	7.3%
Less than 2 years	28.3%	2.8%	-25.5%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.1%	76.7%	0.4%
France	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	8.5%	1.5%	7.0%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Southern Asia	2.4%	1.2%	1.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	5.1%	13.5%	-8.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	2.4%	37.2%	-34.8%
Christian	8.2%	46.2%	-38.0%
Hindu	8.6%	1.7%	6.9%
Muslim	68.3%	6.5%	61.8%
Sikh	6.6%	0.9%	5.7%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Gwendolen Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gwendolen Road was 20.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 76.0% lower than the Evington average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Gwendolen Road has the 8th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington and the 70th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -79.9%.

🔎 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. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,600

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in LE5 5FN, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Gwendolen Road are based on 154 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 Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 5FN

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE5 5FN

Average Price
£921,983

Semi-Detached
£327,678

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£501,954

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£3,719,231

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gwendolen Road

Average Price
£331,422

Semi-Detached
£309,965

Terraced
£278,199

Detached
£398,639

Flats/Maisonettes
£97,561

Other
£1,667,587

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gwendolen Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
197 Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicester Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2025-09-12	£297,965
215 Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£410,000	2024-05-10	£433,646
Unit 2 Dunlop Business Centre, 195 Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicester Other, an established residential building	£3,750,000	2023-08-30	£3,700,000
203 Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£228,516	2023-08-04	£241,446
219 Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£285,000	2022-07-25	£312,708

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE5 5FN

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE5 5FN area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	96
Part-Time Employee	57
Looking after home or family	56
Student (economically inactive)	45
Retired	40
Self-Employed	19
Other	13
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	36
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Education	24
Transport and storage	24
Human health and social work activities	19
Construction	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Other	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Information and communication	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Parkfield Nursery School New Parks House , Pindar Road LE3 9RN	- not rated	5,401 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Coleman Primary School Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FS	- not rated	245 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mayflower Primary School 70 Ethel Road , LE5 5NA	- not rated	384 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Evington Valley Primary School Evington Valley Road , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	676 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spinney Hill Primary School Ventnor Street , LE5 5EZ	3out of 4	678 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Linden Primary School Headland Road , Evington LE5 6AD	3out of 4	1,256 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Madani Girls' School 77 Evington Valley Road , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	329 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Madani Boys School 77 Evington Valley , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	329 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Crown Hills Community College Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FT	- not rated	507 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Moat Community College Maidstone Road , LE2 0TU	3out of 4	1,775 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mundella Community College Wycombe Road , LE5 0PR	- not rated	2,019 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	4,193 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gartree High School Oadby Ridge Way , Oadby LE2 5TQ	- not rated	5,299 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Regent College Regent Road , LE1 7LW	- not rated	2,175 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	2,311 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WQE and Regent College Group University Road , LE1 7RJ	- not rated	2,338 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester College Welford Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	2,844 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester South Fields College Aylestone Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	2,844 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 Bhaktivedanta Marg , LE5 0BX	3out of 4	3,152 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A Church of England School Trenant Road , LE2 6UA	- not rated	5,259 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, 50 Trenant Road , LE2 6UA	3out of 4	5,259 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ash Field School Broad Avenue , LE5 4PY	- not rated	742 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ash Field Academy Broad Avenue , LE5 4PY	4out of 4	742 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Land of Learning Primary School 5-11 , Evington Drive LE5 5PF	- not rated	745 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School 372 East Park Road , LEICESTER LE5 5AY	- not rated	779 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Aqsa Primary School The Wayne Way , LE5 4PP	- not rated	865 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Next Directory	13 - 15 Gedding Road, Leicester	320 yd
Cafe Portugal	120 Evington Valley Road, Leicester	326 yd
Sofia Mini Market	2 Gedding Road, Leicester	337 yd
Lahori Chaska	421 St Saviours Road, Leicester	397 yd
Shere Punjab	339 St Saviours Road, Leicester	397 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crown Hills Hotel	Crown Hills, 55 Copdale Road	662 yd
The Lancaster Arms	Lancaster Arms, 234 Green Lane Road	932 yd
Leicester Railwaymen's Club And Institute	Leicester Railwaymens Club, East Park Road	1,036 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aavkar	3 Gedding Road, Leicester	295 yd
Rahat Restaurant	1 Suffolk Street, Leicester	297 yd
Lahori Tikka Kebab	386 St Saviours Road, Leicester	308 yd
Pop In Desserts	308 St Saviours Road, Leicester	340 yd
Mr Veggie	341 St Saviours Road, Leicester	397 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Metro	180 Ethel Road, Leicester		827 yd
The Co-operative Food	170 - 182 Evington Road, Leicester		1,027 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
S & S Fitness GWENDOLEN ROAD	health and fitness suite	396 yd
Crown Hills Community College GWENDOLEN ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	433 yd
Sugars Gym 2A 2A ELIZABETH STREET	health and fitness suite	461 yd
S & S Fitness (Closed) 91-93 91-93 Gwendolen Road	health and fitness suite	476 yd
Crown Hills Community College (Closed) Gwendolen Road	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	508 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Leicester) WAKERLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	627 yd
Spinney Hill Park 264-266 264-266 EAST PARK ROAD	grass pitches	835 yd
Roundhill Tennis Club HOMEWAY ROAD	tennis courts	951 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	86.3%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	179.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	23.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LE5 5FN