Donisthope & Blackfordby

North West Leicestershire · East Midlands · population 8,980 · 5 LSOAs

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51Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Donisthope & Blackfordby sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,343 of 6,856 in England, and #11 of 13 in North West Leicestershire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (56) and lowest on Housing & access (26). Typical homes here sold for about £260,000 over the past year, down 1% across five years (from 153 sales), in line with the wider North West Leicestershire median of £265,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,563 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 56 · #3,014
Employment 53 · #3,234
Education 35 · #4,454
Health 53 · #3,247
Crime 53 · #3,206
Housing & access 26 · #5,057
Living environment 49 · #3,494

House prices ?

£260,000median (12m) · -5.5% yr · n=153
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£260,000153-5.5%-1.0%
Detached£320,00077-7.8%-4.8%
Semi-detached£242,50050+6.0%+11.4%
Terraced£181,50026-6.9%+25.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£260,000
North West Leicestershire£265,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

77Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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