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Spinney Hills
vs Stoneygate

Stoneygate has the younger population: 27% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Spinney Hills. Homes in Stoneygate sold for a median of £251,000, in line with Spinney Hills. Spinney Hills has more green space nearby (12% within 500 m, against 6%).

Map of Leicester with Spinney Hills highlighted
Spinney Hills
161 postcodes
Map of Leicester with Stoneygate highlighted
Stoneygate
283 postcodes
Map of Leicester
Leicester
city average

People

Spinney Hills has 13,041 residents in 3,482 households; Stoneygate has 20,365 in 6,374. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (11% and 11%). Stoneygate has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 12.8 percentage points more than Spinney Hills (Leicester: 28%).

13,041Residents (2021)
20,365Residents (2021)
368,571Residents (2021)
3,482Households
6,374Households
127,389Households
21.9%Aged 15–29
27.1%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 15–29
11.2%Aged 65 and over
10.8%Aged 65 and over
11.8%Aged 65 and over
13.6%Living alone
26.4%Living alone
27.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 48% of homes in Spinney Hills and 34% in Stoneygate. Spinney Hills has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 61%, 15.8 percentage points more than Stoneygate (Leicester: 47%). Stoneygate has the higher share of private renting: 39%, 5.9 percentage points more than Spinney Hills (Leicester: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £250,000 in Spinney Hills and £251,000 in Stoneygate, against £243,700 across Leicester.

£250,000Median sale price
£251,000Median sale price
£243,700Median sale price
60.7%Owner-occupied
44.9%Owner-occupied
46.7%Owner-occupied
33.2%Private renting
39.1%Private renting
29.4%Private renting
5.9%Social renting
15.5%Social renting
23.2%Social renting
8.9%Detached houses
11.1%Detached houses
11.4%Detached houses
33.9%Semi-detached houses
26.9%Semi-detached houses
36.4%Semi-detached houses
48.1%Terraced houses
34.0%Terraced houses
29.2%Terraced houses
6.1%Flats
16.7%Flats
17.8%Flats

Surroundings

Spinney Hills has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 12%, 5.4 percentage points more than Stoneygate (Leicester: 13%). A typical postcode has 129 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Spinney Hills, and 191 in Stoneygate. The typical postcode is 271 m from the nearest school in Spinney Hills and 335 m in Stoneygate. The typical postcode is 1,441 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Spinney Hills and 1,239 m in Stoneygate. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in Spinney Hills and 99% in Stoneygate.

11.5%Green space within 500 m
6.1%Green space within 500 m
12.9%Green space within 500 m
129Services within 15 min (median)
191Services within 15 min (median)
100Services within 15 min (median)
271 mNearest school (median)
335 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
37Postcodes in flood risk areas
36Postcodes in flood risk areas
786Postcodes in flood risk areas
99.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 58 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Spinney Hills and 85 in Stoneygate, 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.

58Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
85Recorded 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.

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.

Stoneygate

Stoneygate is one of 21 wards in Leicester, home to 20,365 people in 6,374 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £251,000 over the past two years, in line with the Leicester median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 53% below the Leicester average.

More comparisons.

Spinney Hills and Stoneygate next to other wards of Leicester.

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