Postcode district · Leicester
Who lives in LE21
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in LE21, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 4,720 (2024)
LE21Postcode district · Leicester
Who lives in LE21
Residents
4,720
2024 estimate
Households
1,759
Census
Median age
29
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
14% / 6%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 22.1% of residents. 42.8% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 5.5% are 65 or over, less than half the England figure of 18.4%.
LE21England
0%
10%
20%
30%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
47.8% of residents are female and 52.2% male.
LE21
48%
52%
England
- Female47.8%51%
- Male52.2%49%
Relationship status
27.4% of adults in LE21 are married or in a civil partnership, well below the England average of 44.7%. 62.6% have never married.
LE21England
Married or civil partnership27.4%44.7%
Never married62.6%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved6.6%9.1%
Separated1.6%2.2%
Widowed1.8%6.1%
How residents rate their health
86.7% of residents in LE21 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
LE21
52%
35%
England
- Very good51.6%48.5%
- Good35.1%33.7%
- Fair9.8%12.7%
- Bad2.7%4%
- Very bad0.8%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.