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Leicester vs Nottingham
Leicester (East Midlands, England · ~354k people) · Nottingham (East Midlands, England · ~337k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: Leicester leads on 4, Nottingham on 1, 2 effectively tied. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.
Head to head
Median pay
ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025
Leicester
£33,254/yr
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
Nottingham
£32,963/yr
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
Effectively tied — under 2% apart.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
Leicester
£244,922
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Nottingham
£200,000
Better than 80% of UK LAs
Nottingham: 22% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
Leicester
£1,026/mo
Around UK average
Nottingham
£1,008/mo
Around UK average
Effectively tied — under 2% apart.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
Leicester
£2,529/yr
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Nottingham
£2,755/yr
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
Leicester: £226 less per year at Band D.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
Leicester
100.6/1k
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Nottingham
122.2/1k
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Leicester: 21% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
Leicester
30.9
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Nottingham
34.9
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Leicester: lower average deprivation score (30.9 vs 34.9).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
Leicester
91.8%
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Nottingham
88.0%
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Leicester: 3.8 percentage points more pupils in Good/Outstanding schools.
What local pay actually covers
Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.
Leicester
Rent takes 37% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 7.4× median annual pay
Nottingham
Rent takes 37% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 6.1× median annual pay
Full Leicester profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Nottingham profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.