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Leicester 038B

Neighbourhood

South Leicester. 2,383 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Leicester 038B is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
33.0
Joint 6,925th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£190,000
Joint 5,597th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,323
Joint 1,893rd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Leicester 038B compares

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

Leicester 038BMiddle
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 038B is 33.0.
33.098th least deprived
Median sale price103 neighbourhoods, Leicester · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Leicester103 areas from £95,000 to £560,000. The middle area is £245,000. Leicester 038B is £190,000.
£190,00019th cheapest
Population200 neighbourhoods, Leicester · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Leicester200 areas from 1,186 to 3,529. The middle area is 1,772. Leicester 038B is 2,323.
2,32319th most 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 038B is 96.7%.
96.7%18th lowest

Is Leicester 038B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leicester 038B at a rate of 139.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across West Knighton.

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

In August 2026 alone, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Leicester 038B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (163), other crime (61) and criminal damage and arson (40).

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 038B 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 038B in brief

Leicester 038B has a deprivation score of 33.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Leicester 038B was £190,000 in 2025.

Leicester 038B had 2,323 usual residents at the census.

In Leicester 038B, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.