Syston East

Charnwood · East Midlands · population 7,189 · 4 LSOAs

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

68Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,212 of 6,856 in England
  • #191 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #16 of 22 in Charnwood
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,291
Median age (est.)42
Density4,127per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above26%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 11%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 26%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 10%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 10%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 43% · Christian 42% · Hindu 6%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Syston East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,212 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 22 in Charnwood. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (87) and lowest on Education (48). Typical homes here, about £278,750 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 98 sales), in line with the wider Charnwood median of £275,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,854 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 56 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 59 · #2,788
Employment 55 · #3,055
Education 48 · #3,563
Health 54 · #3,151
Crime 50 · #3,398
Housing & access 87 · #862
Living environment 82 · #1,232

House prices ?

£278,750median (12m) · +7.2% yr · n=98
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£278,75098+7.2%+29.7%
Detached£402,50025+12.3%+51.9%
Semi-detached£278,75044+7.2%+31.2%
Terraced£210,00027-10.4%+5.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£278,750
Charnwood£275,000
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)£36,854±£5,707 · #4,410 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,801
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 ?

86Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

56 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 406 offences
Charnwood68
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,607 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences151
Theft104
Burglary14
Vehicle crime27
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons37
Drugs13
Robbery1
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 68 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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