Is Briton Street in Leicester a nice place to live?

Briton Street is classified by the ONS as Student Digs. Briton Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Briton Street is located in the Westcotes ward of the Leicester district in Leicestershire.
Coordinates 52.628086, -1.148419
Grid Ref SK577037
Suburb Bede Island
Constituency Leicester West

House Prices

The average house price in Briton Street is 65.18% higher than the rest of Leicester. The last sale we have on record is 45 Briton Street, that sold for £2,600,000. The average house price in Leicester is £222,962 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Briton Street

Date No. Type Price
14/02/2023 45 £2,600,000
28/10/2022 47 Flat £187,500
30/07/2021 47 Flat £169,141
10/12/2020 9 Terrace £220,000
10/03/2020 47 £25,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Briton Street, Leicestershire

There were 5 street crime incidents in Briton Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Leicestershire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Briton Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Bicycle Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
3 Drugs Local resolution
4 Public Order Under investigation
5 Violent Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Briton Street and compared that to the average for the Westcotes ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Briton Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Westcotes ward

Social economic statistics for Briton Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Briton Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Briton Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Briton Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Briton Street are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Briton Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Briton Street are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Briton Street are in the top 40% of the most health & disability in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Briton Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Briton Street are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Briton Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Briton Street.

Unemployment in Briton Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
6.01% of Briton Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Briton Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Briton Street. The proportion of retirees on Briton Street is 12.86% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
5.74% of Briton Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Briton Street

The proportion of home owners on Briton Street is 41.08% lower than the national average of 62%. 76.47% of properties in Briton Street are private rented and 2.61% are social rented.
20.92% of residents of Briton Street own their home

Country of Birth of Briton Street residents

The proportion if Briton Street residents born in the UK is 39.79% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 57.14% of Briton Street residents were born outside the UK.
42.86% of Briton Street residents were born in the UK

Briton Street Summary

Briton Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Briton Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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