Aylestone
vs Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields
Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Aylestone. Homes in Aylestone sold for a median of £230,500, 7% above Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields. Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Aylestone has 11,943 residents in 5,075 households; Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields has 21,030 in 7,745. Aylestone has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 4.9 percentage points more than Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields (Leicester: 12%). Aylestone has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 4.2 percentage points more than Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields (Leicester: 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Aylestone and 55% in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields. Aylestone has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 19.7 percentage points more than Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields (Leicester: 47%). Aylestone has the higher share of private renting: 26%, 5.2 percentage points more than Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields (Leicester: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £230,500 in Aylestone and £215,000 in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields, against £243,700 across Leicester.
Surroundings
Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 2 percentage points more than Aylestone (Leicester: 13%). A typical postcode has 93 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Aylestone, and 98 in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields. The typical postcode is 441 m from the nearest school in Aylestone and 331 m in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields. The typical postcode is 2,602 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Aylestone and 3,088 m in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Aylestone and 100% in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 113 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Aylestone and 124 in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields, against 129 across Leicester. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Aylestone is one of 21 wards in Leicester, home to 11,943 people in 5,075 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £230,500 over the past two years, 5% below the Leicester median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 48% above the Leicester average.
Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields is one of 21 wards in Leicester, home to 21,030 people in 7,745 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, 12% below the Leicester median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 64% above the Leicester average.
More comparisons.
Aylestone and Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields next to other wards of Leicester.