Evington Lane, Leicester, LE5 6DJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LE5 6DJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54%	50.8%	-3.2%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	46%	49.2%	3.2%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	28.9%	28.5%	-0.4%	37.9%	-9.4%
Married: Opposite sex	36.2%	45.9%	9.7%	44.2%	1.7%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	4.4%	3.5%	-0.9%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	10.7%	10.5%	-0.2%	9.1%	1.4%
Widowed	19.5%	11%	-8.5%	6.1%	4.9%

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	31.9%	43.1%	11.2%	48.4%	-5.3%
Good health	31.3%	28.4%	-2.9%	33.6%	-5.2%
Fair health	26.4%	23.6%	-2.8%	12.7%	10.9%
Bad health	7.8%	3.6%	-4.2%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	2.6%	1.3%	-1.3%	1.2%	0.1%

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	34.6%	24.1%	-10.5%	18.2%	5.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.5%	11.6%	3.1%	9.6%	2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.2%	7.6%	-6.6%	13.4%	-5.8%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	4.4%	1.6%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.8%	10.5%	1.7%	16.9%	-6.4%
Degree or Similar	24.8%	39.2%	14.4%	33.8%	5.4%
Other	6.3%	2.6%	-3.7%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.5% 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)
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	18.4%	32.1%	13.7%	3.1%	29.0%
Pakistani	1.4%	1%	-0.4%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	1.4%	3.1%	1.7%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	1.4%	2%	0.6%	2.5%	-0.5%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	1.0%	0.3%
Other Black	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	71.6%	55.5%	-16.1%	81.4%	-25.9%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other	1.1%	3.3%	2.2%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.6% 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	82.8%	70.6%	-12.2%	83.2%	-12.6%
European Union	2.9%	5.1%	2.2%	6.1%	-1.0%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	3.3%	2.7%	0.8%	2.5%
Africa	6%	9.6%	3.6%	2.7%	6.9%
Middle East and Asia	7.2%	11.2%	4.0%	5.6%	5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.3%	-1.0%
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	81.3%	70.6%	-10.7%	83.2%	-12.6%
10+ Years	0.6%	19.8%	19.2%	9.8%	10.0%
5-10 Years	1.4%	2.8%	1.4%	2.9%	-0.1%
2-5 Years	3.4%	2.5%	-0.9%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	13.2%	4.3%	-8.9%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.5%	76.7%	-1.2%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Romania	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
No passport held	12.6%	13.5%	-0.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18%	37.2%	-19.2%
Christian	35.4%	46.2%	-10.8%
Hindu	12.9%	1.7%	11.2%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	17.5%	6.5%	11.0%
Sikh	4.6%	0.9%	3.7%
Not answered	10.6%	6.0%	4.6%

Safety

Is Evington Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Evington Lane was 157.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 87.2% higher than the Evington average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Evington Lane has the 8th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington and the 218th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 80.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.5%.

🔎 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 6DJ, 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 - 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 4/10 (below 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) - 6/10 (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 6DJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE5 6DJ

Average Price
£455,332

Semi-Detached
£354,729

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£635,813

Flats/Maisonettes
£401,878

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
205 Evington Lane, Leicester, Leicester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£360,000	2025-11-14	£367,515
Flat 8 St Andrews Court, 189 Evington Lane, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£365,000	2025-11-10	£369,611
Flat 6 Birkdale Court, 189 Evington Lane, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2025-03-27	£280,624
Flat 8 Wentworth Court, 189 Evington Lane, Leicester, Leicester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2025-02-19	£372,676
201A Evington Lane, Leicester, Leicester Detached, an established residential building	£290,000	2025-01-17	£297,718

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LE5 6DJ

Employment

LE5 6DJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% 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 6DJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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.

The percentage of retired residents living in LE5 6DJ area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 35% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	121
Full-Time Employee	92
Self-Employed	44
Part-Time Employee	30
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Other	11
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Looking after home or family	6
Student (economically inactive)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Education	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Manufacturing	15
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	7
Information and communication	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Other	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	5,305 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Linden Primary School Headland Road , Evington LE5 6AD	3out of 4	409 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehall Primary School Whitehall Road , LE5 6GJ	3out of 4	1,070 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Krishna Avanti Primary School Spencefield Lane , Evington LE5 6HN	3out of 4	1,259 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Coleman Primary School Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FS	- not rated	1,408 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mayflower Primary School 70 Ethel Road , LE5 5NA	- not rated	1,648 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Judgemeadow Community College Marydene Drive , Evington LE5 6HP	3out of 4	958 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Judgemeadow Community College Marydene Drive , Evington LE5 6HP	- not rated	1,128 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Crown Hills Community College Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FT	- not rated	1,204 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Paul's Catholic School Spencefield Lane , LE5 6HN	- not rated	1,342 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Spencefield Lane , LE5 6HN	3out of 4	1,342 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	2,563 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gartree High School Oadby Ridge Way , Oadby LE2 5TQ	- not rated	3,924 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	5,389 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bushloe High School Station Road , Wigston Magna LE18 2DT	- not rated	5,389 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Abington High School Station Road , LE18 2DU	- not rated	5,451 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	3,165 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Regent College Regent Road , LE1 7LW	- not rated	3,378 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL	- not rated	3,719 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Gateway Sixth Form College Colin Grundy Drive , LE5 1GA	- not rated	3,824 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Gateway Sixth Form College Colin Grundy Drive , LE5 1GA	- not rated	3,824 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	3,891 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A Church of England School Trenant Road , LE2 6UA	- not rated	5,262 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	5,262 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oaklands School Whitehall Road , Evington LE5 6GJ	3out of 4	1,136 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ash Field School Broad Avenue , LE5 4PY	- not rated	1,165 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ash Field Academy Broad Avenue , LE5 4PY	4out of 4	1,165 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Leicester Hospital School Gwendolan Road , LE5 4PW	- not rated	1,180 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leicester Grammar Junior School London Road , Great Glen LE8 9FL	- not rated	1,259 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
The Leicestershire Golf Club	Evington Lane, Leicester	8 yd
Nazar BBQ House	42 Main Street, Evington	345 yd
Eden Cafe Bar	11 Main Street, Evington	345 yd
Judge Meadow Community College Football Centre Cafe	Judgemeadow Community College, Marydene Drive	972 yd
Lollipops Pottery Painting Studio	9 Stoughton Grange, Gartree Road	1,086 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Cedars	Main Street, Evington		345 yd
Cow And Plough Public House	Gartree Road, Oadby		1,086 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
TJ's Burgers	17 Main Street, Evington	345 yd
Little Palace	34 Main Street, Evington	345 yd
Village Fish Bar	28 Main Street, Evington	345 yd
Ethel Bakery	178 Ethel Road, Leicester	879 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Metro	180 Ethel Road, Leicester		879 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Evington Park EVINGTON HOUSE EVINGTON HOUSE CORDERY ROAD	grass pitches	526 yd
Leicestershire Golf Club Evington Lane	golf	566 yd
Whitehall Primary School WHITEHALL ROAD	grass pitches	1,067 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Leicester) WAKERLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,093 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	93.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	93.8%

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	138.7 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	17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LE5 6DJ