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Deprivation in Leicester

Unitary authority

The south of the East Midlands. 383,116 people in 73 square kilometres.

8 layers about deprivation for Leicester, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

101 of Leicester’s 200 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Deprivation score (England)

CouncilEngland only
34.4
MHCLG · 2025

Leicester has a deprivation score of 34.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Among areas of the same kind in England, that is the 16th most deprived of 296.

A higher score means more deprivation.

Deprivation score (England): Leicester among every council296 areas from 5.9 to 43.5. The middle area is 19.0. Leicester is 34.4.

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Leicester. The map shows each one.

Education deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Leicester. The map shows each one.

Employment deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Leicester. The map shows each one.

Health deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Leicester. The map shows each one.

Income deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Leicester. The map shows each one.

Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%

CouncilEngland only
20.0%
MHCLG · 2025

20.0% of the neighbourhoods in Leicester are among the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England.

Among councils in England, that is the joint 38th most deprived of 296.

Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%: Leicester among every council296 areas from 0.0% to 50.0%. The middle area is 2.6%. Leicester is 20.0%.

Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%

CouncilEngland only
101
MHCLG · 2025

In Leicester, 101 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%: Leicester among every council296 areas from 0 to 362. The middle area is 11. Leicester is 101.