Thurnby Lodge

Leicester · East Midlands · population 11,972 · 7 LSOAs

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

16Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,784 of 6,856 in England
  • #500 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #23 of 38 in Leicester
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,792
Median age (est.)35
Density5,600per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above24%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 22%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 31%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 16%Other: 16%
One person 26%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 16%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 14% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary14%
Caring & leisure12%
Process & plant12%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 48%Asian: 40%Black: 4%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 48%Asian 40%Black 4%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 27% · No religion 25% · Muslim 22%

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

Thurnby Lodge is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,784 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #23 of 38 in Leicester. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (75) but weak on Housing & access (9). Typical homes here, about £262,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 35% in five years (from 73 sales), 9% above the wider Leicester median of £241,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,632 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 71 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 15 · #5,832
Employment 18 · #5,592
Education 14 · #5,873
Health 25 · #5,139
Crime 17 · #5,681
Housing & access 9 · #6,257
Living environment 75 · #1,705

House prices ?

£262,000median (12m) · +8.7% yr · n=73
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£262,00073+8.7%+35.4%
Detached£455,00013+23.5%+30.7%
Semi-detached£266,00028+4.3%+34.7%
Terraced£242,50032+10.2%+32.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£262,000
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)£30,632±£4,939 · #6,278 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,617
Price-to-income ?8.6×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 ?

29Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

71 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 848 offences
Leicester112
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #3,589 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences436
Theft57
Burglary23
Vehicle crime47
Criminal damage & arson128
Public order & weapons98
Drugs35
Robbery7
Other17

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 →

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