Social housing in North West Leicestershire
13.6% of households in North West Leicestershire are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in North West Leicestershire?
North West Leicestershire ranks 227th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 44,999 households, 6,099 are social homes (13.6%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does North West Leicestershire compare with the UK average?
At -3.9 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, North West Leicestershire sits below the national level.
North West Leicestershire at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about North West Leicestershire.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, North West Leicestershire has 55 schools — 53 state-funded and 2 independent. That includes 46 primary and 6 secondary schools. Of the 24 with a published Ofsted grade, 92% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 64 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in North West Leicestershire, offering about 2,548 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in North West Leicestershire sits in decile 6 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 5% of its 60 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £2,909 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore North West Leicestershire
See North West Leicestershire through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).