Glenfield

Blaby · East Midlands · population 10,866 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

84Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,115 of 6,856 in England
  • #95 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #6 of 12 in Blaby
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,818
Median age (est.)45
Density2,135per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above33%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 26%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 6%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 26%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades13%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 12%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 82%Asian 12%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 40% · Hindu 6%

Born outside the UK: 12%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Glenfield is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,115 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 12 in Blaby. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (86) and lowest on Employment (64). Typical homes here sold for about £295,000 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 137 sales), 5% above the wider Blaby median of £280,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,651 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 61 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 79 · #1,417
Employment 64 · #2,432
Education 68 · #2,185
Health 78 · #1,513
Crime 65 · #2,425
Housing & access 78 · #1,520
Living environment 86 · #951

House prices ?

£295,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=137
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£295,0001370.0%+19.2%
Detached£377,50064+7.9%+18.9%
Semi-detached£276,25062+7.2%+28.5%
Terraced£215,0005-8.4%+7.5%
Flat£142,7506-6.5%+13.3%
This area£295,000
Blaby£280,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£38,651±£5,548 · #3,822 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,458
Price-to-income ?7.6×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

91Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

61 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 659 offences
Blaby60
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,912 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences228
Theft198
Burglary44
Vehicle crime55
Criminal damage & arson63
Public order & weapons47
Drugs6
Robbery6
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 91 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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