Aylestone South

Leicester · East Midlands · population 8,621 · 5 LSOAs

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

32Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,694 of 6,856 in England
  • #409 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #10 of 38 in Leicester
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,339
Median age (est.)41
Density2,524per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above28%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 16%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 10%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 80%Asian 10%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 44% · Christian 40% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Aylestone South is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,694 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 38 in Leicester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (42) and lowest on Crime (15). Typical homes here, about £245,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 91 sales), in line with the wider Leicester median of £241,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,225 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 97 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 42 · #3,988
Employment 37 · #4,296
Education 34 · #4,550
Health 31 · #4,755
Crime 15 · #5,804
Housing & access 24 · #5,174
Living environment 32 · #4,653

House prices ?

£245,000median (12m) · +1.6% yr · n=91
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£245,00091+1.6%+29.0%
Detached£342,50012+6.9%+18.5%
Semi-detached£260,00051+5.1%+33.3%
Terraced£220,00027+12.5%+32.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£245,000
Leicester£241,000
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)£35,225±£5,139 · #4,952 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,446
Price-to-income ?7.0×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than 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 ?

57Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

97 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 833 offences
Leicester112
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #4,824 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences342
Theft99
Burglary54
Vehicle crime56
Criminal damage & arson110
Public order & weapons99
Drugs41
Robbery14
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 117 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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