Stoneygate
vs Wycliffe
Stoneygate has the younger population: 27% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Wycliffe. Homes in Stoneygate sold for a median of £251,000, 14% above Wycliffe. Wycliffe has more green space nearby (7% within 500 m, against 6%).
People
Stoneygate has 20,365 residents in 6,374 households; Wycliffe has 15,783 in 4,461. Stoneygate has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 1.3 percentage points more than Wycliffe (Leicester: 12%). Stoneygate has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 5 percentage points more than Wycliffe (Leicester: 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Stoneygate (34%) and flats in Wycliffe (50%). Stoneygate has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 45%, 7.9 percentage points more than Wycliffe (Leicester: 47%). Stoneygate has the higher share of private renting: 39%, 19.1 percentage points more than Wycliffe (Leicester: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £251,000 in Stoneygate and £220,000 in Wycliffe, against £243,700 across Leicester.
Surroundings
Wycliffe has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 7%, 1.1 percentage points more than Stoneygate (Leicester: 13%). A typical postcode has 191 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Stoneygate, and 358 in Wycliffe. The typical postcode is 335 m from the nearest school in Stoneygate and 227 m in Wycliffe. The typical postcode is 1,239 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Stoneygate and 846 m in Wycliffe. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Stoneygate and 98% in Wycliffe.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 85 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Stoneygate and 62 in Wycliffe, 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.
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.
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.
Wycliffe is one of 21 wards in Leicester, home to 15,783 people in 4,461 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 10% below the Leicester median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% below the Leicester average.
More comparisons.
Stoneygate and Wycliffe next to other wards of Leicester.