Belgrave North West

Leicester · East Midlands · population 10,375 · 6 LSOAs

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

18Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,626 of 6,856 in England
  • #481 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #18 of 38 in Leicester
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,317
Median age (est.)39
Density7,702per km²
No qualifications39%
Degree or above20%
No car or van41%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 13%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 24%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 11%Other: 25%
One person 24%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 11%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 25% · Process & plant 24% · Professional 10%

All occupation groups
Elementary25%
Process & plant24%
Professional10%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure7%
Administrative7%
Associate professional6%
Skilled trades6%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 8%Asian: 83%Black: 4%Mixed: 2%Other: 4%
White 8%Asian 83%Black 4%Mixed 2%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Hindu 64% · Muslim 15% · Christian 7%

Born outside the UK: 67%

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

Belgrave North West is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,626 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 38 in Leicester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (50) and lowest on Education (8). Typical homes here, about £260,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 42 sales), 8% above the wider Leicester median of £241,000. Typical household take-home income is around £27,720 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 76 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 18 · #5,640
Employment 35 · #4,440
Education 8 · #6,325
Health 50 · #3,439
Crime 32 · #4,639
Housing & access 11 · #6,113
Living environment 14 · #5,880

House prices ?

£260,000median (12m) · +3.4% yr · n=42
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£260,00042+3.4%+27.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£290,00011+10.5%+50.6%
Terraced£256,00028+4.1%+19.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£260,000
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)£27,720±£4,689 · #6,710 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,363
Price-to-income ?9.4×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

33Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

76 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 787 offences
Leicester112
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #3,875 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences380
Theft91
Burglary42
Vehicle crime44
Criminal damage & arson81
Public order & weapons94
Drugs24
Robbery15
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 146 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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