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Affluence in Leicester

How Leicester ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Population
429,041 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off Leicester is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Leicester scores 3.6 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (2.9 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.6/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 222 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Barriers to housing and services2.9
  • Education and skills3.3
  • Older people in low-income households3.5
  • Children in low-income families3.6
  • Income3.7
  • Crime3.8
  • Living environment4.4
  • Employment4.5
  • Health and disability4.7
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£45,858
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
29%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

51.2% of adults in Leicester are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 14.4% are retired and 14.3% are full-time students.

LeicesterEngland
Employee, full-time31.4%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.3%11.9%
Self-employed6.6%9.5%
Unemployed3.5%2.9%
Full-time student14.3%7.9%
Retired14.4%21.5%
Looking after home or family7.4%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.8%4.1%
Other4.4%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

20.2% of adults in Leicester work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

LeicesterEngland
Higher managerial & professional7.3%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional13%19.9%
Intermediate9.5%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed7.3%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical4.6%5.3%
Semi-routine11.2%11.3%
Routine20.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed12.8%8.5%
Full-time students14%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

27.1% of adults in Leicester hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 26% have no qualifications.

LeicesterEngland
Degree level or above27.1%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.2%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above11.8%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.7%9.7%
Apprenticeship4.1%5.3%
Other qualifications4.1%2.8%
No qualifications26%18.1%

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

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