Evington Lane, Leicester, LE5 5PP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LE5 5PP, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52% 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	54%	52%	-2.0%	51.0%	1.0%
Male	46%	48%	2.0%	49.0%	-1.0%

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 5PP there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 61% 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	31.6%	32.2%	0.6%	37.9%	-5.7%
Married: Opposite sex	59.3%	61%	1.7%	44.2%	16.8%
Separated	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	2.2%	-1.9%
Divorced	3.3%	3%	-0.3%	9.1%	-6.1%
Widowed	4.2%	3.5%	-0.7%	6.1%	-2.6%

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	46%	46.5%	0.5%	48.4%	-1.9%
Good health	35.4%	37.8%	2.4%	33.6%	4.2%
Fair health	13.8%	10.6%	-3.2%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	3.7%	4.7%	1.0%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	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.

In the area around LE5 5PP this area, 30.2% 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	23.5%	30.2%	6.7%	18.2%	12.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.5%	10.1%	-2.4%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.3%	10.6%	-5.7%	13.4%	-2.8%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	3%	2.2%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	13.1%	3.1%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	28%	31.9%	3.9%	33.8%	-1.9%
Other	8.9%	1.1%	-7.8%	2.8%	-1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 7.6% 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	3.3%	7.8%	4.5%	1.1%	6.7%
Indian	67%	59.7%	-7.3%	3.1%	56.6%
Pakistani	5.9%	10.1%	4.2%	2.7%	7.4%
Other Asian	6.3%	4.6%	-1.7%	1.6%	3.0%
Black African	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.5%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	8.1%	7.6%	-0.5%	81.4%	-73.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	2.2%	2.3%	0.1%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	2%	3.6%	1.6%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.7% 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	57.4%	54.7%	-2.7%	83.2%	-28.5%
European Union	1.6%	4.6%	3.0%	6.1%	-1.5%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	16.1%	17.6%	1.5%	2.7%	14.9%
Middle East and Asia	23.2%	20.8%	-2.4%	5.6%	15.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	1.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.4%	54.8%	-2.6%	83.2%	-28.4%
10+ Years	3.3%	34%	30.7%	9.8%	24.2%
5-10 Years	1.4%	4.6%	3.2%	2.9%	1.7%
2-5 Years	5.1%	5.3%	0.2%	2.2%	3.1%
Less than 2 years	32.8%	1.3%	-31.5%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.4%	76.7%	7.7%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Italy	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Southern Asia	4.2%	1.2%	3.0%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	2.3%	13.5%	-11.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	1.5%	37.2%	-35.7%
Christian	5.1%	46.2%	-41.1%
Hindu	7.8%	1.7%	6.1%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	71.5%	6.5%	65.0%
Sikh	10.8%	0.9%	9.9%
Not answered	3.2%	6.0%	-2.8%

Safety

Is Evington Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Evington Lane was 18.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 65.5% lower than the Spinney Hills average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Evington Lane has the 10th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills and the 61st lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 6.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -69.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth 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
£39,500

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in LE5 5PP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Evington Lane are based on 266 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 Evington Lane, Leicester, LE5 5PP

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE5 5PP

Average Price
£499,202

Semi-Detached
£399,858

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£565,431

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Evington Lane

Average Price
£453,484

Semi-Detached
£429,909

Terraced
£418,745

Detached
£595,375

Flats/Maisonettes
£342,063

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Evington LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
102 Evington Lane, Leicester, Leicester Detached, an established residential building	£600,000	2023-11-17	£612,831
88 Evington Lane, Leicester, Leicester Detached, an established residential building	£540,000	2022-11-21	£549,868
86 Evington Lane, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£100,091	2022-05-31	£110,175
104 Evington Lane, Leicester, Leicester Detached, an established residential building	£525,000	2020-12-11	£626,875
108 Evington Lane, Leicester, Leicester Detached, an established residential building	£388,000	2018-01-31	£548,118

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE5 5PP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	97
Part-Time Employee	59
Retired	46
Looking after home or family	40
Self-Employed	38
Other	33
Student (economically inactive)	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	41
Manufacturing	26
Human health and social work activities	25
Education	24
Other	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Information and communication	8
Transport and storage	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Construction	5
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wigston Menphys Nursery School Launceston Road , LE18 2FR	3out of 4	5,189 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Evington Valley Primary School Evington Valley Road , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	664 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mayflower Primary School 70 Ethel Road , LE5 5NA	- not rated	741 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Coleman Primary School Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FS	- not rated	766 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Linden Primary School Headland Road , Evington LE5 6AD	3out of 4	768 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School East Avenue , LE2 1TE	3out of 4	1,536 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crown Hills Community College Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FT	- not rated	779 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madani Girls' School 77 Evington Valley Road , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	840 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Madani Boys School 77 Evington Valley , LE5 5LL	3out of 4	840 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Judgemeadow Community College Marydene Drive , Evington LE5 6HP	3out of 4	1,919 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Paul's Catholic School Spencefield Lane , LE5 6HN	- not rated	1,997 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	3,386 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gartree High School Oadby Ridge Way , Oadby LE2 5TQ	- not rated	4,376 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	5,197 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	5,197 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Abington High School Station Road , LE18 2DU	- not rated	5,282 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
WQE and Regent College Group University Road , LE1 7RJ	- not rated	2,213 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Regent College Regent Road , LE1 7LW	- not rated	2,371 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	2,720 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leicester College Welford Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	2,929 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester South Fields College Aylestone Road , LE2 7LW	- not rated	2,929 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	3,880 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A Church of England School Trenant Road , LE2 6UA	- not rated	4,691 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	4,691 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Evington Park School 89 Stoughton Drive North , LE5 5UD	- not rated	603 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Land of Learning Primary School 5-11 , Evington Drive LE5 5PF	- not rated	606 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Leicester Montessori School 58 Stoneygate Road , LE2 2BN	- not rated	976 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Miller House School 58 Stoneygate Road , LE2 2BN	- not rated	979 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ash Field School Broad Avenue , LE5 4PY	- not rated	987 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
Fun Valley	62 Evington Valley Road, Leicester	740 yd
Taiba Lounge	Unit 14 Ground Floor, 62 Evington Valley Road	740 yd
Cue	18 Allandale Road, Leicester	813 yd
Momma's Kitchen	16 Allandale Road, Leicester	827 yd
In-Haus	Former, 8 Allandale Road	827 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Real Ale Classroom	22 Allandale Road, Leicester		827 yd
Victoria Tennis Club	Holmfield Avenue, Leicester		868 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ethel Bakery	178 Ethel Road, Leicester	723 yd
Deli Flavour	2 Allandale Road, Leicester	828 yd
Marchee Wok	11 Allandale Road, Leicester	828 yd
GRUBB'IN	Ground Floor, 192A Evington Road	891 yd
Jungle Paprika	202 - 204 Evington Road, Leicester	891 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Metro	180 Ethel Road, Leicester		723 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Roundhill Tennis Club HOMEWAY ROAD	tennis courts	443 yd
Leicestershire Golf Club Evington Lane	golf	454 yd
Crown Hills Community College GWENDOLEN ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	646 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Leicester) WAKERLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	764 yd
Crown Hills Community College (Closed) Gwendolen Road	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	777 yd
Victoria Tennis Club 3C 3C HOLMFIELD AVENUE	tennis courts	953 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	168.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LE5 5PP