North Evington & Rowlatts Hill

Leicester · East Midlands · population 11,273 · 6 LSOAs

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

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,216 of 6,856 in England
  • #531 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #29 of 38 in Leicester
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,173
Median age (est.)35
Density5,022per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above24%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 14%25–44 28%45–64 23%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 31%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 14%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 14%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Process & plant 18% · Elementary 18% · Professional 14%

All occupation groups
Process & plant18%
Elementary18%
Professional14%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative8%
Associate professional8%
Skilled trades7%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 20%Asian: 65%Black: 7%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 20%Asian 65%Black 7%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 39% · Hindu 23% · Christian 18%

Born outside the UK: 48%

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

North Evington & Rowlatts Hill is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,216 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #29 of 38 in Leicester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (28) and lowest on Housing & access (5). Typical homes here, about £259,975 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 40 sales), 8% above the wider Leicester median of £241,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,065 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 81 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 9 · #6,250
Employment 18 · #5,640
Education 8 · #6,284
Health 23 · #5,249
Crime 16 · #5,791
Housing & access 5 · #6,490
Living environment 28 · #4,920

House prices ?

£259,975median (12m) · +8.3% yr · n=40
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£259,97540+8.3%+30.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£300,00013+17.0%+37.6%
Terraced£250,00021+6.4%+25.9%
Flat£52,0005-25.7%
This area£259,975
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)£31,065±£4,900 · #6,176 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,581
Price-to-income ?8.4×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 ?

19Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

81 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 914 offences
Leicester112
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #4,127 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences418
Theft141
Burglary43
Vehicle crime42
Criminal damage & arson103
Public order & weapons109
Drugs22
Robbery13
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 137 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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