Ashby de la Zouch South

North West Leicestershire · East Midlands · population 6,783 · 4 LSOAs

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

79Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,431 of 6,856 in England
  • #126 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #3 of 13 in North West Leicestershire
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,799
Median age (est.)46
Density692per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above40%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 15%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 41% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Ashby de la Zouch South is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,431 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 13 in North West Leicestershire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (92) and lowest on Health (61). Typical homes here sold for about £297,500 over the past year, up 8% across five years (from 80 sales), 12% above the wider North West Leicestershire median of £265,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,418 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 40 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 71 · #1,972
Employment 72 · #1,890
Education 72 · #1,952
Health 61 · #2,685
Crime 65 · #2,411
Housing & access 66 · #2,363
Living environment 92 · #574

House prices ?

£297,500median (12m) · -8.5% yr · n=80
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£297,50080-8.5%+8.2%
Detached£402,47536+3.2%+12.3%
Semi-detached£268,50025+2.1%+12.8%
Terraced£282,0009+46.5%+41.0%
Flat£202,50010-1.8%+15.7%
This area£297,500
North West Leicestershire£265,000
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)£47,418±£7,351 · #1,563 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,099
Price-to-income ?6.3×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

88Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

40 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 275 offences
North West Leicestershire61
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #1,289 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences106
Theft36
Burglary24
Vehicle crime39
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons30
Drugs6
Robbery1
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 34 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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