City Profile • Local Authority
Leicester
Leicester is a local authority district comprising 7 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £248k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.7% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (125 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
373,399
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
7 AreasPopulation Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Leicester authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
Indian34.3%
White: English33.2%
White: Other White6.8%
African5.8%
Pakistani3.4%
Any other ethnic group3.2%
Age Profile
20-24 years9.8%
15-19 years7.7%
30-34 years7.5%
25-29 years7.4%
35-39 years7.4%
10-14 years7.0%
Top Occupations
Elementary occupations18.9%
Professional15.5%
Process and machine operatives14.4%
Caring and leisure10.0%
Sales and customer service9.5%
Associate professional8.8%
Housing Tenure
Private rented: Landlord27.1%
Owned: Outright24.6%
Owned: Mortgage22.1%
Social rented: Council14.7%
Social rented: Other8.4%
Private rented: Other2.3%
Area DNA
health10/10
safety1/10
transit9/10
investment3/10