Postcode district · Leicester
Who lives in LE4
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in LE4, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 123,855 (2024)
LE4Postcode district · Leicester
Who lives in LE4
Residents
123,855
2024 estimate
Households
42,314
Census
Median age
38
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
19% / 15%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 35–39, at 7.7% of residents. 19.9% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 15.1% are 65 or over, below the England figure of 18.4%.
LE4England
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
50.8% of residents are female and 49.2% male.
LE4
51%
49%
England
- Female50.8%51%
- Male49.2%49%
Relationship status
50.9% of adults in LE4 are married or in a civil partnership, above the England average of 44.7%. 34.1% have never married.
LE4England
Married or civil partnership50.9%44.7%
Never married34.1%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved6.6%9.1%
Separated2%2.2%
Widowed6.4%6.1%
How residents rate their health
81.7% of residents in LE4 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
LE4
47%
34%
13%
England
- Very good47.4%48.5%
- Good34.3%33.7%
- Fair13.1%12.7%
- Bad4%4%
- Very bad1.2%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.