Northfields & Merrydale
Leicester · East Midlands · population 10,072 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,106 of 6,856 in England
- #524 of 575 in East Midlands
- #25 of 38 in Leicester
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Process & plant 25% · Elementary 25% · Caring & leisure 10%
All occupation groups
| Process & plant | 25% |
| Elementary | 25% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Professional | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Administrative | 6% |
| Associate professional | 6% |
| Managers & directors | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Muslim 34% · Hindu 31% · Christian 14%
Born outside the UK: 50%
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
Northfields & Merrydale is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,106 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #25 of 38 in Leicester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (33) and lowest on Education (3). Typical homes here, about £260,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 50 sales), 8% above the wider Leicester median of £241,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,834 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 67 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 | £260,000 | 50 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Semi-detached | £310,000 | 11 | -2.5% | +40.9% |
| Terraced | £250,000 | 37 | +1.0% | +29.2% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 ?
- #5,361 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 #3,344 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 352 |
| Theft | 72 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 79 |
| Public order & weapons | 85 |
| Drugs | 19 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Other | 22 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 151 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
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Northolt SouthEaling11£307,500
- CoppiceOldham11£191,750
- Queen's Park & Higher CroftBlackburn with Darwen11£170,000
- Norton SouthStockton-on-Tees11£115,000
- Bexhill North & SidleyRother11£276,250
- Woolsington & AirportNewcastle upon Tyne11£285,000