North West Leicestershire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£387,043

Semi-detached

£243,140

Terraced

£193,594

Flat or maisonette

£135,151

First-time buyers

£236,192

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  80,999 in 1991 → 111,881 in 2024 (+38.1%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £165,418 in 2005 → £280,530 in 2026 (+69.6%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £387 in 2008 → £621 in 2025 (+60.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  77.6% in 2004 → 80.1% in 2023 (+3.2%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.5% in 2001 → 2.0% in 2025 (+33.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,519 in 1997 → £23,194 in 2024 (+120.5%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for North West Leicestershire; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Job density · Economy & work1.15 jobs per resident (2024) · 21st highest of 350
• New homes · Housing15.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 24th highest of 296
• Claimant count · Economy & work2.0% (2025) · 37th lowest of 361
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills78.1% (2023) · 44th highest of 348

Where it ranks worst

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing4.4 out of 10 (2022/23) · 360th lowest of 363
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.1 out of 10 (2022/23) · 345th highest of 363
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment8.0 t per person (2024) · 315th lowest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access59% (May 2024) · 242nd highest of 318

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Leicestershire, which includes North West Leicestershire.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.0 years · England 80.0 · 33rd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.3 years · England 83.8 · 56th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)61.5 years · England 60.9 · 61st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.4 years · England 61.3 · 65th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)284.6 per 100k · England 321.0 · 38th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.4% · England 10.4 · 16th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)67.3% · England 64.6 · 91st lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Leicestershire, which includes North West Leicestershire.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.4% · England 68.3 · 41st highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.7 score · England 46.0 · 59th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.9% · England 5.8 · 121st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)15.2% · England 19.8 · 46th lowest of 153