Rushey Mead South

Leicester · East Midlands · population 7,338 · 4 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,091 of 6,856 in England
  • #436 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #13 of 38 in Leicester
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,238
Median age (est.)40
Density5,788per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above23%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 7%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 20%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 35%Lone parent: 12%Other: 23%
One person 20%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 35%Lone parent 12%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Process & plant 18% · Elementary 17% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups
Process & plant18%
Elementary17%
Sales & customer service12%
Professional12%
Administrative10%
Associate professional9%
Caring & leisure8%
Managers & directors7%
Skilled trades7%

Ethnic group

White: 17%Asian: 74%Black: 2%Mixed: 1%Other: 6%
White 17%Asian 74%Black 2%Mixed 1%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Hindu 47% · Christian 15% · Muslim 15%

Born outside the UK: 56%

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

Rushey Mead South is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,091 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 38 in Leicester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (51) and lowest on Education (13). Typical homes here, about £263,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 42 sales), 9% above the wider Leicester median of £241,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,917 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 62 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.

Income 25 · #5,146
Employment 34 · #4,509
Education 13 · #5,962
Health 51 · #3,343
Crime 41 · #4,043
Housing & access 15 · #5,845
Living environment 26 · #5,105

House prices ?

£263,000median (12m) · -0.8% yr · n=42
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£263,00042-0.8%+28.3%
Detached£350,0007
Semi-detached£280,00019-0.9%+30.2%
Terraced£250,00015-1.4%+34.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£263,000
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)£30,917±£4,872 · #6,215 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,253
Price-to-income ?8.5×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 ?

44Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

62 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 454 offences
Leicester112
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,989 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences217
Theft55
Burglary19
Vehicle crime27
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons47
Drugs20
Robbery7
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 83 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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