Is St Marks Street in Leicester a nice place to live?

St Marks Street is classified by the ONS as Established Renting Families. St Marks Street has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

St Marks Street is located in the Wycliffe ward of the Leicester district in Leicestershire.
Coordinates 52.641946, -1.128332
Grid Ref SK590052
Suburb St Matthew's
Constituency Leicester South

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in St Marks Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in St Marks Street, Leicestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Leicestershire Police in St Marks Street during September 2024.

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 St Marks Street and compared that to the average for the Wycliffe ward.

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

Social economic statistics for St Marks 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 St Marks Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean St Marks 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 St Marks Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around St Marks Street are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around St Marks Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in St Marks Street are in the top 20% 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 St Marks 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 St Marks Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in St Marks Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for St Marks Street

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

Unemployment in St Marks 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.
4.47% of St Marks Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in St Marks Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of St Marks Street. The proportion of retirees on St Marks Street is 10.66% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
7.94% of St Marks Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in St Marks Street

The proportion of home owners on St Marks Street is 39.39% lower than the national average of 62%. 33.67% of properties in St Marks Street are private rented and 41.71% are social rented.
22.61% of residents of St Marks Street own their home

Country of Birth of St Marks Street residents

The proportion if St Marks Street residents born in the UK is 41.81% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 59.16% of St Marks Street residents were born outside the UK.
40.84% of St Marks Street residents were born in the UK

St Marks Street Summary

With house prices in St Marks Street less than the average for Leicestershire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. St Marks Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. St Marks Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in St Marks Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

St Marks Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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