Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields
vs Westcotes

Westcotes has the younger population: 43% of residents are aged 15–29, against 20% in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields. Homes in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields sold for a median of £215,000, 23% above Westcotes. Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 7%).

Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields

294 postcodes

Westcotes

234 postcodes

Leicester

city average

People

Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields has 21,030 residents in 7,745 households; Westcotes has 15,419 in 5,635. Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 4.7 percentage points more than Westcotes (Leicester: 12%). Westcotes has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 7.8 percentage points more than Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields (Leicester: 28%).

21,030Residents (2021)

15,419Residents (2021)

368,571Residents (2021)

7,745Households

5,635Households

127,389Households

20.3%Aged 15–29

42.6%Aged 15–29

24.9%Aged 15–29

11.3%Aged 65 and over

6.6%Aged 65 and over

11.8%Aged 65 and over

27.4%Living alone

35.2%Living alone

27.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields (55%) and terraced houses in Westcotes (40%). Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 41%, 15.5 percentage points more than Westcotes (Leicester: 47%). Westcotes has the higher share of private renting: 63%, 42.2 percentage points more than Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields (Leicester: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £215,000 in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields and £175,000 in Westcotes, against £243,700 across Leicester.

£215,000Median sale price

£175,000Median sale price

£243,700Median sale price

40.5%Owner-occupied

25.0%Owner-occupied

46.7%Owner-occupied

20.8%Private renting

63.0%Private renting

29.4%Private renting

38.0%Social renting

11.2%Social renting

23.2%Social renting

7.6%Detached houses

5.7%Detached houses

11.4%Detached houses

54.9%Semi-detached houses

12.1%Semi-detached houses

36.4%Semi-detached houses

27.3%Terraced houses

40.0%Terraced houses

29.2%Terraced houses

6.8%Flats

27.6%Flats

17.8%Flats

Surroundings

Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 14.4 percentage points more than Westcotes (Leicester: 13%). A typical postcode has 98 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields, and 222 in Westcotes. The typical postcode is 331 m from the nearest school in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields and 347 m in Westcotes. The typical postcode is 3,088 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields and 1,826 m in Westcotes. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields and 99% in Westcotes.

21.1%Green space within 500 m

6.7%Green space within 500 m

12.9%Green space within 500 m

98Services within 15 min (median)

222Services within 15 min (median)

100Services within 15 min (median)

331 mNearest school (median)

347 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

3.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

1.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

20Postcodes in flood risk areas

33Postcodes in flood risk areas

786Postcodes in flood risk areas

99.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

99.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)

97.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 124 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields and 156 in Westcotes, 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.

124Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

156Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

129Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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.

Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields

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.

Westcotes

Westcotes is one of 21 wards in Leicester, home to 15,419 people in 5,635 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £175,000 over the past two years, 28% below the Leicester median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 48% below the Leicester average.

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