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Rushey Mead

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North Leicester. About 17,743 people in 3.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Rushey Mead, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
17,385
373rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.2%
2,080th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Rushey Mead compares

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Rushey MeadMiddle
Population21 wards, Leicester · 2021
Population: every ward in Leicester21 areas from 11,943 to 23,919. The middle area is 17,273. Rushey Mead is 17,385.
17,38510th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Leicester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Leicester21 areas from 85.9% to 99.9%. The middle area is 99.3%. Rushey Mead is 99.3%.
99.3%joint 10th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Leicester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Leicester21 areas from 3.1% to 7.4%. The middle area is 5.5%. Rushey Mead is 4.1%.
4.1%2nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6421 wards, Leicester · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Leicester21 areas from 62.1% to 89.3%. The middle area is 66.3%. Rushey Mead is 65.2%.
65.2%8th lowest

Figures for the whole of Leicester

These figures are published for the whole of Leicester, not for each ward, so they describe all of Leicester and not Rushey Mead alone. See Leicester

Average house price
£227,322
Down 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,281
9th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
34.4
16th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Rushey Mead in brief

Rushey Mead had 17,385 usual residents at the census.

In Rushey Mead, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Rushey Mead, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.2% of residents in Rushey Mead were aged 15 to 64 at the census.