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Glenfield Ellis

Ward

North Blaby. About 5,327 people in 3.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Glenfield Ellis, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,237
Joint 2,936th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.5%
Joint 3,620th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Glenfield Ellis compares

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Glenfield EllisMiddle
Population17 wards, Blaby · 2021
Population: every ward in Blaby17 areas from 2,930 to 8,678. The middle area is 5,703. Glenfield Ellis is 5,237.
5,2373rd least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Blaby · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Blaby17 areas from 61.6% to 99.9%. The middle area is 94.4%. Glenfield Ellis is 98.8%.
98.8%4th highest
Claimant rate17 wards, Blaby · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Blaby17 areas from 1.6% to 3.6%. The middle area is 2.0%. Glenfield Ellis is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 2nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6417 wards, Blaby · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Blaby17 areas from 56.1% to 68.0%. The middle area is 62.1%. Glenfield Ellis is 61.5%.
61.5%7th lowest

Is Glenfield Ellis safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Glenfield Ellis at a rate of 70.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 69.8 per 1,000 people across Blaby.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 40 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Glenfield Ellis.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (108), shoplifting (95) and other crime (69).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Blaby

These figures are published for the whole of Blaby, not for each ward, so they describe all of Blaby and not Glenfield Ellis alone. See Blaby

Average house price
£289,282
Up 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,279
168th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
Joint 155th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
10.5
31st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Glenfield Ellis in brief

Glenfield Ellis had 5,237 usual residents at the census.

In Glenfield Ellis, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Glenfield Ellis, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.5% of residents in Glenfield Ellis were aged 15 to 64 at the census.