Humberstone & Hamilton South

Leicester · East Midlands · population 8,600 · 4 LSOAs

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

40Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,145 of 6,856 in England
  • #368 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #9 of 38 in Leicester
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,472
Median age (est.)36
Density3,047per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above32%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 13%25–44 29%45–64 24%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 15%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 13%Other: 19%
One person 22%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 13%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Sales & customer service 12% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Sales & customer service12%
Managers & directors11%
Associate professional11%
Administrative11%
Elementary10%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades6%

Ethnic group

White: 26%Asian: 60%Black: 5%Mixed: 3%Other: 5%
White 26%Asian 60%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 34% · Hindu 22% · Christian 19%

Born outside the UK: 37%

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

Humberstone & Hamilton South is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,145 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 38 in Leicester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (59) and lowest on Income (30). Typical homes here sold for about £285,000 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 71 sales), 18% above the wider Leicester median of £241,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,953 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 92 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 30 · #4,810
Employment 38 · #4,282
Education 43 · #3,892
Health 50 · #3,412
Crime 31 · #4,701
Housing & access 32 · #4,687
Living environment 59 · #2,815

House prices ?

£285,000median (12m) · -2.6% yr · n=71
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£285,00071-2.6%+9.6%
Detached£413,50018+8.8%+23.8%
Semi-detached£299,00026+1.4%+26.2%
Terraced£253,50012+5.0%+26.8%
Flat£95,00015-19.5%+1.1%
This area£285,000
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)£36,953±£5,843 · #4,380 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,649
Price-to-income ?7.7×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 ?

58Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

92 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 795 offences
Leicester112
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #4,648 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences345
Theft117
Burglary23
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson113
Public order & weapons100
Drugs42
Robbery7
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 139 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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