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9.4%UNEMPLOYED
34%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
21%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of LE12 8YJ belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is LE12 8YJ in Leicester, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about LE12 8YJ from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 17%Children
  • 83%Adults

17% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 6% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in LE128YJ male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Loughborough Lemyngton.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 21%AB
  • 50%C2/C2
  • 29%DE

According to census records, 21% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 50%SINGLE
  • 34%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in LE12 8YJ is 50%. Single and 'other' people is 50%.

ETHNICITY

  • 66%WHITE
  • 35%NON-WHITE

66% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 75.2%WORKING
  • 9.4%UNEMPLOYED

9.4% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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Libraries

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LE128YJ Postcode Breakdown

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Full PostcodeLE12 8YJ
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownLeicester
Easting
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Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyLeicestershire
Region
CountryEngland
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Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with City and Town

LE128YJ Postal District

Compass Postal District

LE12 8YJ postcode is located in the postal town of Leicester. Leicester postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode LE12 8YJ.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Loughborough0.6 miles S
West Leake2.9 miles N
East Leake3.2 miles NE
Rempstone3.3 miles E
Long Whatton3.5 miles W
Barrow3.6 miles SE
Shepshed3.8 miles W
Sheepshed3.8 miles W
Walton Le Wolds4 miles E
Kegworth4 miles NW
Woodhouse4 miles S
Costock4 miles NE
Wimeswould4.3 miles E
Kingston4.5 miles NW
Mountsorrel4.6 miles SE
London100 miles SE
Glasgow242 miles NW
Edinburgh233 miles NW
Cardiff123 miles SW
Liverpool86 miles NW
Southampton130 miles S
Saint Ives137 miles S

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