Area Information for Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GB

Summary Back to Top

Skipworth Street in Leicester is in the East Midlands region of England. The postcode is within the Stoneygate ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Leicester South. This page combines information for the address Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GB, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of LE2 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for LE2 1GB.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Leicester
Ward Stoneygate
Constituency Leicester South * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region East Midlands
Country England

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GB:

Guilford Street, Leicester, LE2 1FN
Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GD
St. Stephens Road, Leicester, LE2 1GH
Onslow Street, Leicester, LE2 1GA
Hamilton Street, Leicester, LE2 1FP
St. Stephens Road, Leicester, LE2 1GG

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about LE2 as a whole.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GB is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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Housing (26 Sales) Back to Top

House Prices

We have found 26 property sales in Skipworth Street since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Skipworth Street, Leicester consists predominantly of terraced housing, which is common in suburban and inner-city areas. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 9
Semi-Detached 12
Terraced 81
Flat (Purpose-Built) 21
Flat (Converted) 15
Residence in Commercial Building 1
Total 139
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Skipworth Street, Leicester contains a higher-than-average level of social housing - 40% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just under 17.5%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 12
Owned with Mortgage 15
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 13
Rented: Other Social 43
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 53
Rented: Other 3
Rent Free 0
Total 139

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 35
Two People 23
Three People 29
Four People 18
Five People 21
Six People 6
Seven People 5
8+ People 0
Total 137

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Skipworth Street, Leicester consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 35
Family Household 86
Other Household 19
Total 140

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 39
Deprived In One Dimension 45
Deprived In Two Dimensions 43
Deprived In Three Dimensions 11
Deprived In Four Dimensions 2
Total 140

People Back to Top

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Leicester South constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 53% male.

Gender
Male 227
Female 204
Total 431

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

The area around LE2 1GB has a very large concentration of children that are under 15 (at 25% of the resident population). This is commonly seen in suburban neighbourhoods, and sometimes in areas of high social housing.

Age Groups
0-4 33
5-9 39
10-14 37
15-19 34
20-24 50
25-29 35
30-34 36
35-39 33
40-44 35
45-49 27
50-54 24
55-59 13
60-64 13
65-69 5
70-74 4
75-79 7
80-84 1
85+ 3
Total 429

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode LE2 1GB does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 135
Married 144
Separated 10
Divorced 16
Widowed 14
Total 319

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 209
Good 148
Fair 45
Bad 22
Very Bad 4
Total 428

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 68
Apprenticeship 4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 52
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 43
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 49
No GCSEs or Equivalent 91
Other 13
Total 320

Culture Back to Top

Ethnic Group Embed This

Skipworth Street, Leicester can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 13% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 54
Mixed Ethnicity 17
Indian 139
Pakistani 28
Bangladeshi 76
Chinese 4
Other Asian 21
Black African 46
Other Black/African/Caribbean 10
Arab 17
Other 19
Total 431

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

In this area (Skipworth Street, Leicester), only 42% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, so the majority of the residents of this area were not born in the UK.

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 179
European Union 49
Rest of Europe 2
Africa 64
Middle East and Asia 137
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 1
Total 432

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

In this area (Skipworth Street, Leicester), only 42% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, with 27% of the residents residing in the UK for 10 years or more.

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 179
10+ Years 118
5-10 Years 53
2-5 Years 50
Less Than 2 Years 31
Total 431

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to LE2 1GB.

Passport(s) Held
None 39
United Kingdom 232
European Union 95
Rest of Europe 2
African Countries 18
Middle East or Asia 45

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 32
Christian 54
Buddhist 0
Hindu 25
Jewish 0
Muslim 294
Sikh 0
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 27
Total 432

Employment Back to Top

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Stoneygate ward had a larger than average concentration of residents that were in part-time employment - 19% of the resident population. On average, around 11.9% of census respondents were in part-time employment.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 49
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 59
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 8
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 3
Unemployed 13
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 76
Retired 18
Looking After Home or Family 50
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 23
Other 19
Total 318

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 5
Professional Occupations 14
Associate Professional Occupations 9
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 6
Skilled Trades Occupations 11
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 6
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 14
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 24
Elementary Occupations 44
Total 133

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 11
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 18
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 17
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 10
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 15
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 18
Semi-Routine Occupation 95
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 67
Full-time Student 68
Total 319

Policing and Crime (208) Back to Top

Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GB is within the Stoneygate policing neighbourhood, under the Leicestershire Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In January 2025, 208 crimes were reported within half a mile of LE2 1GB.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 208 crimes committed near Skipworth Street
Neighbourhood Team Address Stoneygate
Colin Grundy Drive
Off Keyham Lane
Leicester
LE5 1FY
Force Website: http://www.leics.police.uk/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Nearby Services Back to Top

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Below are the details of the closest services to LE2 1GB. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for LE2 1GB.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 7 closest railway stations to Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GB. The nearest railway station is Leicester, approximately 0.5 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Leicester 0.5 miles
South Wigston 3.2 miles
Syston 4.8 miles
Narborough 5.4 miles
Sileby 7.2 miles
Barrow-upon-Soar 8.6 miles
Loughborough 12 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GB. The nearest is Medway Community Primary School, approximately 120 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Medway Community Primary School 120 yards
    
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School 550 yards
    
Uplands Infant School 580 yards
    
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy 580 yards
    
Highfields Primary School 650 yards
    
Evington Valley Primary School 0.6 miles
    
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School 0.6 miles
    
Land of Learning Primary School 0.6 miles  
Mayflower Primary School 0.6 miles
    
Spinney Hill Primary School 0.7 miles
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GB. The nearest is Moat Community College, approximately 800 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Moat Community College 800 yards
    
Madani Boys School 0.6 miles
    
Madani Girls' School 0.6 miles
    
Leicester Islamic Academy 0.8 miles  
Jameah Academy 0.8 miles  
Jameah Boys Academy 0.8 miles  
Crown Hills Community College 1 mile
    
Brook Mead Academy 1.4 miles
    
Leicester High School for Girls 1.4 miles  
Castle Mead Academy 1.5 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GB. The nearest is Highfields Surgery (R Wadhwa), approximately 390 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GB. The nearest is Hampton House Dental Practices, approximately 270 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 6 closest hospitals to Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GB. The nearest is Leicester Royal Infirmary, approximately 0.9 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GB. The nearest is Vyas Opticians, approximately 480 yards away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in LE2 1GB

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top

Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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