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Leicester 029B

Neighbourhood

South west Leicester. 1,381 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Leicester 029B is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
15.7
Joint 15,140th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,346
Joint 16,031st least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Leicester 029B compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Leicester 029BMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only200 neighbourhoods, Leicester · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Leicester200 areas from 7.9 to 75.5. The middle area is 33.6. Leicester 029B is 15.7.
15.723rd least deprived
Population200 neighbourhoods, Leicester · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Leicester200 areas from 1,186 to 3,529. The middle area is 1,772. Leicester 029B is 1,346.
1,34611th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage200 neighbourhoods, Leicester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Leicester200 areas from 56.2% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.7%. Leicester 029B is 99.2%.
99.2%joint 53rd lowest
Claimant rate200 neighbourhoods, Leicester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Leicester200 areas from 1.3% to 12.8%. The middle area is 5.0%. Leicester 029B is 2.6%.
2.6%joint 17th lowest

Is Leicester 029B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leicester 029B at a rate of 134.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 97.2 per 1,000 people across Rowley Fields & Faircharm.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Leicester 029B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (47), violence and sexual offences (34) and other crime (34).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Leicester

These figures are published for the whole of Leicester, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Leicester and not Leicester 029B alone. See Leicester

Average house price
£226,881
Down 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,281
9th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 159th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
383,116
Down 0.9% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Leicester 029B in brief

Leicester 029B has a deprivation score of 15.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Leicester 029B had 1,346 usual residents at the census.

In Leicester 029B, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Leicester 029B, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.