Who lives in LE5 0FF
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in LE5 0FF, set against England as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Northfields & Merrydale
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,775 (2024)
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Who lives in LE5 0FF
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE5 0FF (Northfields & Merrydale) (about 2,775 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 8.7% of residents. 23.5% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 7% are 65 or over, less than half the England figure of 18.4%.
The gender split
47.8% of residents are female and 52.2% male.
- Female47.8%51%
- Male52.2%49%
Relationship status
55.4% of adults in the LE5 0FF area are married or in a civil partnership, above the England average of 44.7%. 34.6% have never married.
How residents rate their health
86.8% of residents in the LE5 0FF area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
- Very good59.2%48.5%
- Good27.5%33.7%
- Fair10.1%12.7%
- Bad2.8%4%
- Very bad0.3%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.