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Affluence in LE2 1YB

How LE2 1YB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Clarendon Park & Stoneygate South
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,933 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off LE2 1YB is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LE2 1YB area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Barriers to housing and services1.0
  • Living environment1.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Older people in low-income households6.0
  • Income7.0
  • Education and skills7.0
  • Health and disability7.0
  • Crime7.0
  • Employment9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£59,268
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
65%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

43.4% of adults in the LE2 1YB area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 7.6% are retired and 40.4% are full-time students.

LE2 1YBEngland
Employee, full-time28.5%34.3%
Employee, part-time8.7%11.9%
Self-employed6.1%9.5%
Unemployed2.6%2.9%
Full-time student40.4%7.9%
Retired7.6%21.5%
Looking after home or family2.7%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled1.3%4.1%
Other2%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

28.4% of adults in the LE2 1YB area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

LE2 1YBEngland
Higher managerial & professional11.4%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional17%19.9%
Intermediate6.8%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed4.4%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical2.6%5.3%
Semi-routine5.5%11.3%
Routine7.5%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.4%8.5%
Full-time students40.3%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

46.2% of adults in the LE2 1YB area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 7.7% have no qualifications.

LE2 1YBEngland
Degree level or above46.2%33.9%
A level or equivalent32.4%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above6.2%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C4%9.7%
Apprenticeship1.8%5.3%
Other qualifications1.6%2.8%
No qualifications7.7%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE2 1YB (Clarendon Park & Stoneygate South) (about 1,933 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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