On average Leicester has high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 106 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, roughly 1.1× the East Midlands average of 96 per 1,000. Approximately 22.8% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Leicester is £45,433 per year. There are 106 schools in Leicester: 85 primary (4 Outstanding and 63 Good) and 21 secondary (2 Outstanding and 14 Good). Leicester is home to around 368,572 people, with a population density of about 5,027.2 per km².
Based on 1,908 recent sales, the median property price is £244,423 (about £270 per square foot) in Leicester area, with individual transactions ranging from £39,425 up to £1,750,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 205 | £365,000 | £316 |
| Semi-Detached | 682 | £270,000 | £293 |
| Terraced | 818 | £220,000 | £256 |
| Flats | 203 | £120,000 | £192 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £264,950 | £118,000 | £162,500 | £135,000 |
| 2017 | £279,500 | £110,000 | £171,000 | £142,000 |
| 2018 | £292,000 | £120,000 | £183,000 | £155,500 |
| 2019 | £311,000 | £112,500 | £195,000 | £161,950 |
| 2020 | £310,000 | £115,500 | £210,000 | £171,000 |
| 2021 | £334,998 | £122,250 | £232,750 | £194,000 |
| 2022 | £374,875 | £130,000 | £254,750 | £215,000 |
| 2023 | £379,875 | £137,500 | £260,000 | £220,000 |
| 2024 | £360,000 | £125,000 | £260,000 | £216,000 |
| 2025 | £365,000 | £125,000 | £267,500 | £220,000 |
| 2026 | £368,500 | £122,500 | £270,000 | £212,500 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £215 | £180 | £180 | £161 |
| 2017 | £221 | £174 | £189 | £170 |
| 2018 | £242 | £195 | £203 | £182 |
| 2019 | £252 | £186 | £213 | £191 |
| 2020 | £260 | £186 | £226 | £201 |
| 2021 | £277 | £193 | £249 | £222 |
| 2022 | £312 | £206 | £277 | £251 |
| 2023 | £299 | £213 | £284 | £252 |
| 2024 | £307 | £201 | £282 | £248 |
| 2025 | £312 | £198 | £293 | £251 |
| 2026 | £328 | £192 | £288 | £246 |
Leicester records about 106 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very high crime rate for England: it scores 9 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 21 wards of Leicester, Belgrave has the lowest crime rate, with about 61 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Leicester average is 106 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Leicester is £244,423 (about £270 per square foot) based on 1,908 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Leicester has 85 primary schools (4 rated Outstanding, 63 Good) and 21 secondary schools (2 rated Outstanding, 14 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Leicester scores 8 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Leicester sits around rank 10,035 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Leicester is around £45,433 per year, and 23% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Leicester spans 3 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Leicester East: Shivani Raja (Conservative and Unionist Party), Leicester South: Shockat Adam (Independent) and Leicester West: Liz Kendall (Labour Party).
LE1 5WW
Havelock Street
LE2 7DE
Havelock Street
LE3 9DZ
Groby Road
LE4 1BR
Beaumont Leys Lane
LE5 4PW
Gwendolen Road
LE1 2HH
Curzon Street
LE4 9AB
Gypsum Close
LE1 5AA
York Road
LE4 9AL
Barkbythorpe Road
LE1 4AF
Church Gate
LE3 1BY
Sunningdale Road
LE1 3AG
Gravel Street
LE1 1DE
Granby Place
LE1 7RH
Lancaster Road
LE2 6BE
Aylestone Walk
LE1 1PL
Constitution Hill
LE5 3RU
London Street
LE3 9QQ
Glenfrith Close
LE4 0UD
Cross Hedge Close
LE1 4FY
Freeschool Lane
LE1 3AE
South Church Gate
LE5 0BF
Collis Crescent
LE5 0BD
Gipsy Lane
LE1 3AN
Church Gate
All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.