Affluence in LE3 3LA
How LE3 3LA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Leicester Forest East
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,228 (2024)
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How well off LE3 3LA is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LE3 3LA area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is living environment (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Living environment4.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Crime6.0
- Employment7.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Income8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Barriers to housing and services9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
58.9% of adults in the LE3 3LA area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 28.3% are retired and 5.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
32% of adults in the LE3 3LA area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
24.9% of adults in the LE3 3LA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 18.5% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE3 3LA (Leicester Forest East) (about 1,228 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.