Loughborough - University
Charnwood · East Midlands · population 11,354 · 4 LSOAs
Part of Loughborough - · Postcode LE11
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,664 of 6,856 in England
- #146 of 575 in East Midlands
- #12 of 22 in Charnwood
- Less deprived (top 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 24% · Elementary 16% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 24% |
| Elementary | 16% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
| Administrative | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 46% · Christian 33% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 21%
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
Loughborough - University is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,664 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 22 in Charnwood. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Employment (94) but weak on Education (30). Typical homes here sold for about £225,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 47 sales), 18% below the wider Charnwood median of £275,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #151 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £39,147 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 41 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £225,000 | 47 | -17.7% | +3.4% |
| Detached | £380,000 | 10 | +11.3% | +36.0% |
| Semi-detached | £224,000 | 20 | -12.5% | +1.8% |
| Terraced | £192,500 | 17 | -3.8% | +30.5% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #151 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #1,361 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 159 |
| Theft | 139 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 40 |
| Public order & weapons | 35 |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 12 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 74 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Charnwood
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Saxilby & ScamptonWest Lindsey76£250,000
- Crews HoleBristol, City of76£315,000
- Gnosall & HaughtonStafford76£320,000
- South CanterburyCanterbury76£376,250
- Englefield Green & UniversityRunnymede76£460,000
- Borough Green, Wrotham & ShipbourneTonbridge and Malling76£470,000