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Eyres Monsell
vs Knighton

Eyres Monsell has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Knighton. Homes in Knighton sold for a median of £330,000, 57% above Eyres Monsell. Eyres Monsell has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 9%).

Map of Leicester with Eyres Monsell highlighted
Eyres Monsell
181 postcodes
Map of Leicester with Knighton highlighted
Knighton
301 postcodes
Map of Leicester
Leicester
city average

People

Eyres Monsell has 12,009 residents in 4,715 households; Knighton has 17,069 in 6,746. Knighton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 5.8 percentage points more than Eyres Monsell (Leicester: 12%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (31% and 30%).

12,009Residents (2021)
17,069Residents (2021)
368,571Residents (2021)
4,715Households
6,746Households
127,389Households
19.5%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 15–29
13.1%Aged 65 and over
18.9%Aged 65 and over
11.8%Aged 65 and over
30.7%Living alone
29.8%Living alone
27.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 53% of homes in Eyres Monsell and 49% in Knighton. Knighton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 26.7 percentage points more than Eyres Monsell (Leicester: 47%). Knighton has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 8.4 percentage points more than Eyres Monsell (Leicester: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £210,000 in Eyres Monsell and £330,000 in Knighton, against £243,700 across Leicester.

£210,000Median sale price
£330,000Median sale price
£243,700Median sale price
43.3%Owner-occupied
70.0%Owner-occupied
46.7%Owner-occupied
14.3%Private renting
22.7%Private renting
29.4%Private renting
41.5%Social renting
7.1%Social renting
23.2%Social renting
5.2%Detached houses
23.0%Detached houses
11.4%Detached houses
52.7%Semi-detached houses
48.8%Semi-detached houses
36.4%Semi-detached houses
33.5%Terraced houses
8.3%Terraced houses
29.2%Terraced houses
7.2%Flats
13.2%Flats
17.8%Flats

Surroundings

Eyres Monsell has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 5.7 percentage points more than Knighton (Leicester: 13%). A typical postcode has 69 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Eyres Monsell, and 104 in Knighton. The typical postcode is 357 m from the nearest school in Eyres Monsell and 440 m in Knighton. The typical postcode is 1,456 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Eyres Monsell and 2,521 m in Knighton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Eyres Monsell and 98% in Knighton.

14.6%Green space within 500 m
8.9%Green space within 500 m
12.9%Green space within 500 m
69Services within 15 min (median)
104Services within 15 min (median)
100Services within 15 min (median)
357 mNearest school (median)
440 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
27Postcodes in flood risk areas
786Postcodes in flood risk areas
99.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 139 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Eyres Monsell and 60 in Knighton, 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.

139Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
60Recorded 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.

Eyres Monsell

Eyres Monsell is one of 21 wards in Leicester, home to 12,009 people in 4,715 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Leicester median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% above the Leicester average.

Knighton

Knighton is one of 21 wards in Leicester, home to 17,069 people in 6,746 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £330,000 over the past two years, 35% above the Leicester median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 31% below the Leicester average.

More comparisons.

Eyres Monsell and Knighton next to other wards of Leicester.

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