United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Leicester
Unitary authority · East Midlands, England · population ~354k · 112 state-funded schools
High rents and high crime make Leicester a tough proposition, despite average house prices. Rent consumes a significant 37% of median weekly pay, and recorded crime is higher than 85% of England authorities at 100.6 per 1,000 people. While house prices are not extreme, sitting at 7.4 times median annual pay, they are still higher than almost three-quarters of England authorities. Deprivation is also a major issue, with a score of 30.88, far above the East Midlands median of 17.4. This is a place that suits those prioritising affordability in home ownership over income and safety, and where the schools are only just below the regional average.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Leicester ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£33,254/yr
Very low
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
House price
£244,922
Affordable
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,026/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,529/yr
Expensive
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Crime
100.6/1k
Highest
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Deprivation
30.9
Most deprived
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Schools
91.9%
Mid
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
112 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
102 of 111 (91.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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112 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 112 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.