Affluence in LE3 3DA
How LE3 3DA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Thorpe Astley
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,637 (2024)
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How well off LE3 3DA is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LE3 3DA area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills3.0
- Crime3.0
- Older people in low-income households3.0
- Income4.0
- Employment4.0
- Health and disability5.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Living environment6.0
- Barriers to housing and services9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
56.7% of adults in the LE3 3DA area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 21.3% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
22.7% of adults in the LE3 3DA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
21.6% of adults in the LE3 3DA area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 26.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE3 3DA (Thorpe Astley) (about 1,637 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.