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Affluence in LE3 9HE

How LE3 9HE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
New Parks & Stokeswood
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,708 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off LE3 9HE is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LE3 9HE area scores 1.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of England. Its lowest-scoring category is income (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
1.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Income1.0
  • Employment1.0
  • Education and skills1.0
  • Health and disability1.0
  • Crime1.0
  • Children in low-income families1.0
  • Older people in low-income households1.0
  • Barriers to housing and services3.0
  • Living environment5.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£38,991
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
9%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

46.3% of adults in the LE3 9HE area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 9.4% are retired and 13.6% are full-time students.

LE3 9HEEngland
Employee, full-time27.4%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.4%11.9%
Self-employed5.5%9.5%
Unemployed5.9%2.9%
Full-time student13.6%7.9%
Retired9.4%21.5%
Looking after home or family10.4%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled9.4%4.1%
Other4.9%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

10.1% of adults in the LE3 9HE area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the England average of 33.2%.

LE3 9HEEngland
Higher managerial & professional2%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional8.1%19.9%
Intermediate6.6%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed8.6%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.9%5.3%
Semi-routine14.9%11.3%
Routine22.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed18.1%8.5%
Full-time students13.4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

18.1% of adults in the LE3 9HE area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 31% have no qualifications.

LE3 9HEEngland
Degree level or above18.1%33.9%
A level or equivalent14.8%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.9%9.7%
Apprenticeship4.1%5.3%
Other qualifications6.1%2.8%
No qualifications31%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE3 9HE (New Parks & Stokeswood) (about 1,708 residents).

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

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