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Castle
vs Spinney Hills

Castle has the younger population: 61% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Spinney Hills. Homes in Spinney Hills sold for a median of £250,000, 19% above Castle. Spinney Hills has more green space nearby (12% within 500 m, against 6%).

Map of Leicester with Castle highlighted
Castle
688 postcodes
Map of Leicester with Spinney Hills highlighted
Spinney Hills
161 postcodes
Map of Leicester
Leicester
city average

People

Castle has 23,319 residents in 8,728 households; Spinney Hills has 13,041 in 3,482. Spinney Hills has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 6.5 percentage points more than Castle (Leicester: 12%). Castle has the higher share of people living alone: 46%, 32.6 percentage points more than Spinney Hills (Leicester: 28%).

23,319Residents (2021)
13,041Residents (2021)
368,571Residents (2021)
8,728Households
3,482Households
127,389Households
61.4%Aged 15–29
21.9%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 15–29
4.7%Aged 65 and over
11.2%Aged 65 and over
11.8%Aged 65 and over
46.2%Living alone
13.6%Living alone
27.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Castle (48%) and terraced houses in Spinney Hills (48%). Spinney Hills has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 61%, 39.3 percentage points more than Castle (Leicester: 47%). Castle has the higher share of private renting: 62%, 29 percentage points more than Spinney Hills (Leicester: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £210,000 in Castle and £250,000 in Spinney Hills, against £243,700 across Leicester.

£210,000Median sale price
£250,000Median sale price
£243,700Median sale price
21.4%Owner-occupied
60.7%Owner-occupied
46.7%Owner-occupied
62.2%Private renting
33.2%Private renting
29.4%Private renting
16.0%Social renting
5.9%Social renting
23.2%Social renting
2.2%Detached houses
8.9%Detached houses
11.4%Detached houses
7.2%Semi-detached houses
33.9%Semi-detached houses
36.4%Semi-detached houses
22.9%Terraced houses
48.1%Terraced houses
29.2%Terraced houses
48.2%Flats
6.1%Flats
17.8%Flats

Surroundings

Spinney Hills has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 12%, 5.1 percentage points more than Castle (Leicester: 13%). A typical postcode has 498 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Castle, and 129 in Spinney Hills. The typical postcode is 458 m from the nearest school in Castle and 271 m in Spinney Hills. The typical postcode is 738 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Castle and 1,441 m in Spinney Hills. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Castle and 100% in Spinney Hills.

6.4%Green space within 500 m
11.5%Green space within 500 m
12.9%Green space within 500 m
498Services within 15 min (median)
129Services within 15 min (median)
100Services within 15 min (median)
458 mNearest school (median)
271 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
738 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
37Postcodes in flood risk areas
786Postcodes in flood risk areas
82.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
99.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 535 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Castle and 58 in Spinney Hills, 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.

535Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
58Recorded 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.

Castle

Castle is one of 21 wards in Leicester, home to 23,319 people in 8,728 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Leicester median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 50% below the Leicester average.

Spinney Hills

Spinney Hills is one of 21 wards in Leicester, home to 13,041 people in 3,482 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, in line with the Leicester median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% below the Leicester average.

More comparisons.

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