Leicester postcode area Census 2021

71.3% people are white, 20.4% people are asian, 3.5% people are black.
38.4% are Christian, 34.3% have no religion, 9.6% are Muslim.
40.0% households have 1 car, 29.9% households have 2 cars, 19.3% households have no car.

Leicester population ethnic group

Leicester population ethnic group
EthnicityLeicester postcode areaEngland & Wales (UK)
Asian20.4%9.3%
Black3.5%4.0%
Mixed2.8%2.9%
Other2.1%2.1%
White71.3%81.7%

Leicester population health

Leicester population health
HealthLeicester postcode areaEngland & Wales (UK)
very good48.6%48.4%
good34.3%33.6%
average12.5%12.7%
poor3.6%4.0%
very poor1.0%1.2%

Leicester population religion

Leicester population religion
ReligionLeicester postcode areaEngland & Wales (UK)
Buddhist0.3%0.5%
Christian38.4%46.2%
Hindu8.6%1.7%
Jewish0.1%0.5%
Muslim9.6%6.5%
No answer5.5%6.0%
No religion34.3%37.2%
Other2.6%0.9%
Sikh0.5%0.6%

Leicester population economic activity

Leicester population economic activity
Economic activityLeicester postcode areaEngland & Wales (UK)
Employee46.6%46.0%
Empl. owner w/ empl.1.5%1.5%
Empl. self, no empl.6.7%7.9%
Empl. student1.9%1.7%
Inactive home,family4.9%4.8%
Inactive sick,other6.7%7.3%
Retired20.9%21.6%
Student, no work8.4%6.3%
Unemployed2.5%2.8%

Leicester car availability in a household

On average, there are 1.33 cars per household in Leicester postcode area. In England and Wales it's 1.23 cars per household.

Leicester car availability in a household
Number of cars in a householdLeicester postcode areaEngland & Wales (UK)
No car19.3%23.3%
1 car40.0%41.3%
2 cars29.9%26.2%
3+ cars10.7%9.2%

Leicester household deprivation

A : very good .. E : very bad. A : household is not deprived, B : deprived in 1 dimension, ... E : household is deprived in all four dimensions (education, employment, health, housing).

Leicester household deprivation
Household deprivationLeicester postcode areaEngland & Wales (UK)
A48.8%48.3%
B33.7%33.5%
C13.9%14.3%
D3.4%3.7%
E0.2%0.2%

Leicester population partnership

Leicester population partnership
PartnershipLeicester postcode areaEngland & Wales (UK)
Never married/partnership36.9%37.9%
Married/partnership46.9%44.6%
Separated2.0%2.2%
Divorced8.2%9.1%
Widowed6.0%6.1%

Plumplot area insights

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Leicester cars per household map

This map shows the average number of cars per a household in a given postcode sector.

Leicester cars per household map

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