Postcode district · Leicester
Who lives in LE9
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in LE9, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 74,694 (2024)
LE9Postcode district · Leicester
Who lives in LE9
Residents
74,694
2024 estimate
Households
30,490
Census
Median age
45
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
17% / 22%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.4% of residents. 16.3% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 21.9% are 65 or over, above the England figure of 18.4%.
LE9England
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.
LE9
51%
49%
England
- Female50.8%51%
- Male49.2%49%
Relationship status
50.9% of adults in LE9 are married or in a civil partnership, above the England average of 44.7%. 30.9% have never married.
LE9England
Married or civil partnership50.9%44.7%
Never married30.9%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved9.6%9.1%
Separated2.1%2.2%
Widowed6.5%6.1%
How residents rate their health
82.9% of residents in LE9 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
LE9
48%
35%
13%
England
- Very good48.1%48.5%
- Good34.8%33.7%
- Fair12.6%12.7%
- Bad3.5%4%
- Very bad1%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.