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Eyres Monsell
vs Saffron

Saffron has the younger population: 39% of residents are aged 15–29, against 20% in Eyres Monsell. Homes in Eyres Monsell sold for a median of £210,000, 11% above Saffron. Saffron has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Leicester with Eyres Monsell highlighted
Eyres Monsell
181 postcodes
Map of Leicester with Saffron highlighted
Saffron
222 postcodes
Map of Leicester
Leicester
city average

People

Eyres Monsell has 12,009 residents in 4,715 households; Saffron has 14,742 in 4,718. Eyres Monsell has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 13%, 6.7 percentage points more than Saffron (Leicester: 12%). Eyres Monsell has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 1.4 percentage points more than Saffron (Leicester: 28%).

12,009Residents (2021)
14,742Residents (2021)
368,571Residents (2021)
4,715Households
4,718Households
127,389Households
19.5%Aged 15–29
38.8%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 15–29
13.1%Aged 65 and over
6.4%Aged 65 and over
11.8%Aged 65 and over
30.7%Living alone
29.3%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 40% in Saffron. Eyres Monsell has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 43%, 17.7 percentage points more than Saffron (Leicester: 47%). Saffron has the higher share of private renting: 34%, 19.7 percentage points more than Eyres Monsell (Leicester: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £210,000 in Eyres Monsell and £190,000 in Saffron, against £243,700 across Leicester.

£210,000Median sale price
£190,000Median sale price
£243,700Median sale price
43.3%Owner-occupied
25.6%Owner-occupied
46.7%Owner-occupied
14.3%Private renting
34.0%Private renting
29.4%Private renting
41.5%Social renting
39.4%Social renting
23.2%Social renting
5.2%Detached houses
4.3%Detached houses
11.4%Detached houses
52.7%Semi-detached houses
40.1%Semi-detached houses
36.4%Semi-detached houses
33.5%Terraced houses
31.9%Terraced houses
29.2%Terraced houses
7.2%Flats
17.7%Flats
17.8%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (15% and 15%). A typical postcode has 69 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Eyres Monsell, and 120 in Saffron. The typical postcode is 357 m from the nearest school in Eyres Monsell and 350 m in Saffron. The typical postcode is 1,456 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Eyres Monsell and 1,897 m in Saffron. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Eyres Monsell and 98% in Saffron.

14.6%Green space within 500 m
14.7%Green space within 500 m
12.9%Green space within 500 m
69Services within 15 min (median)
120Services within 15 min (median)
100Services within 15 min (median)
357 mNearest school (median)
350 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
41Postcodes in flood risk areas
786Postcodes in flood risk areas
99.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.8%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 163 in Saffron, 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
163Recorded 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.

Saffron

Saffron is one of 21 wards in Leicester, home to 14,742 people in 4,718 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £190,000 over the past two years, 22% below the Leicester median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% above the Leicester average.

More comparisons.

Eyres Monsell and Saffron next to other wards of Leicester.

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