Is Ripon Street in Leicester a nice place to live?

Ripon Street is classified by the ONS as Asian Terraces and Flats. Ripon Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Ripon Street is located in the Stoneygate ward of the Leicester district in Leicestershire.
Coordinates 52.62394, -1.11272
Grid Ref SK601032
Suburb Highfields
Constituency Leicester South
Postcodes LE2 1LW

House Prices

The average house price in Ripon Street is 6.53% lower than the rest of Leicester. The last sale we have on record is 44 Ripon Street, that sold for £200,000. The average house price in Leicester is £222,962 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Ripon Street

Date No. Type Price
06/12/2022 44 Terrace £200,000
30/11/2022 7 Terrace £215,000
15/11/2022 16 Semi £193,000
24/08/2022 11 Terrace £220,000
17/06/2022 3 Terrace £218,500
23/12/2021 15 £250,000
30/09/2021 13 Terrace £190,000
04/05/2021 26 Terrace £187,000
24/04/2020 5 Terrace £163,500

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

Crime in Ripon Street, Leicestershire

There were 7 street crime incidents in Ripon 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 Ripon Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Drugs Under investigation
3 Drugs Under investigation
4 Vehicle Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified
5 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
6 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
7 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 Ripon Street and compared that to the average for the Stoneygate ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Ripon 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 Ripon Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ripon 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 Ripon Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ripon 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 Ripon Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ripon Street are in the top 30% of the most employment deprived in the country

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 Ripon Street are in the top 30% of the most health & disability deprived 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 Ripon Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Ripon Street are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Ripon Street

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

Unemployment in Ripon 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.
4.57% of Ripon Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ripon Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ripon Street. The proportion of retirees on Ripon Street is 10.03% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
8.57% of Ripon Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ripon Street

The proportion of home owners on Ripon Street is 30.94% lower than the national average of 62%. 48.48% of properties in Ripon Street are private rented and 20.45% are social rented.
31.06% of residents of Ripon Street own their home

Country of Birth of Ripon Street residents

The proportion if Ripon Street residents born in the UK is 32.77% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 50.12% of Ripon Street residents were born outside the UK.
49.88% of Ripon Street residents were born in the UK

Ripon Street Summary

With house prices in Ripon Street less than the average for Leicestershire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Ripon Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Ripon Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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