Affluence in LE12 8RB
How LE12 8RB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Loughborough - Shelthorpe & Woodthorpe
- Council
- Charnwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,729 (2024)
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How well off LE12 8RB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LE12 8RB area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is crime (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Crime2.0
- Income6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Employment7.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Living environment9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
72.6% of adults in the LE12 8RB area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 9.1% are retired and 6.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
50.2% of adults in the LE12 8RB area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
49.1% of adults in the LE12 8RB area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the England average of 33.9%. 6.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE12 8RB (Loughborough - Shelthorpe & Woodthorpe) (about 1,729 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.