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LE55 postcode area · North West Leicestershire

The LE55 postcode district spans 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Leicester, North West Leicestershire. Area Scores range from 17 to 80 across them. Every full LE55 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LE55 district: Ashby de la Zouch North scores 80 out of 100 (#1,342 of 6,856 nationally) while Leicester City Centre sits at 18 — neighbours on the map, 63 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £116,750 in Leicester City Centre to £300,500 in Ashby de la Zouch North — a 2.6× gap within the LE55 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Leicester and North West Leicestershire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,691a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime454per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)27
Owner-occupied40%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Ashby de la Zouch NorthNorth West Leicestershire 1,34280 £300,500
Leicester City CentreLeicester 5,64018 £116,750

People living in LE55 Census 2021

Residents18,375
Median age (est.)27
Density1,576per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above38%
No car or van43%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 36%25–44 28%45–64 16%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 45%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 16%Private rent 45%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 16%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 41%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Elementary14%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors12%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative8%
Process & plant7%
Skilled trades6%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 14%Black: 8%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 71%Asian 14%Black 8%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 40% · Christian 38% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 28%

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.

Towns & places in LE55

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LE55 district.

Ashby de la Zouch Leicester City

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LE55.

LE67 LE6 LE11 LE12 LE3 LE95 LE41 LE21

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.