Dane Hills & Western Park
Leicester · East Midlands · population 7,564 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode LE3
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,007 of 6,856 in England
- #266 of 575 in East Midlands
- #3 of 38 in Leicester
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 41% · No religion 38% · Hindu 7%
Born outside the UK: 25%
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
Dane Hills & Western Park is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,007 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 38 in Leicester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (66) and lowest on Living environment (20). Typical homes here sold for about £265,000 over the past year, up 25% across five years (from 86 sales), 10% above the wider Leicester median of £241,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,335 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £40,729 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 68 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £265,000 | 86 | -4.3% | +24.7% |
| Detached | £330,000 | 13 | +8.2% | +24.5% |
| Semi-detached | £274,500 | 48 | -0.2% | +30.7% |
| Terraced | £237,500 | 18 | +22.7% | +55.2% |
| Flat | £90,000 | 7 | — | — |
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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 ?
- #1,335 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 #3,381 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 154 |
| Theft | 133 |
| Burglary | 32 |
| Vehicle crime | 41 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 67 |
| Public order & weapons | 43 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Other | 16 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 77 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 Leicester
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Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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