Affluence in LE8 5TH
How LE8 5TH ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Countesthorpe & Kilby
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,186 (2024)
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How well off LE8 5TH is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LE8 5TH area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services5.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Income7.0
- Employment7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Crime8.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
- Living environment10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
59.9% of adults in the LE8 5TH area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 27.4% are retired and 3.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
36.9% of adults in the LE8 5TH area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
28.2% of adults in the LE8 5TH area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 16.6% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LE8 5TH (Countesthorpe & Kilby) (about 2,186 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.