Braunstone Park West

Leicester · East Midlands · population 7,309 · 4 LSOAs

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

1Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,791 of 6,856 in England
  • #574 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #38 of 38 in Leicester
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,391
Median age (est.)32
Density3,564per km²
No qualifications35%
Degree or above16%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 26%15–24 15%25–44 26%45–64 23%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 11%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 63%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 11%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 63%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 23%Other: 12%
One person 27%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 23%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 24% · Caring & leisure 18% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary24%
Caring & leisure18%
Process & plant12%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service9%
Professional9%
Administrative7%
Associate professional6%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 6%Black: 12%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 76%Asian 6%Black 12%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 36% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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

Braunstone Park West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,791 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #38 of 38 in Leicester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (55) and lowest on Education (0). Typical homes here sold for about £200,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 16 sales), 17% below the wider Leicester median of £241,000. Typical household take-home income is around £27,011 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 117 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 1 · #6,771
Employment 2 · #6,723
Education 0 · #6,819
Health 4 · #6,579
Crime 1 · #6,757
Housing & access 19 · #5,571
Living environment 55 · #3,076

House prices ?

£200,000median (12m) · -8.0% yr · n=16
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£200,00016-8.0%+17.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£220,0008+13.7%+21.9%
Terraced£200,0007-11.1%+18.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£200,000
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)£27,011±£4,583 · #6,758 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,034
Price-to-income ?7.4×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

117 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 857 offences
Leicester112
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #5,398 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences449
Theft39
Burglary31
Vehicle crime27
Criminal damage & arson142
Public order & weapons108
Drugs30
Robbery10
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 129 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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