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Knighton

EnglandEast MidlandsLeicesterKnighton
WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
17,371
Households
6,858
Crimes · May '26
78 · 4.5 per 1k
6,858
Households
White Brit. · 50%
Ethnicity
Christian · 32%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
78 · 4.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£338,678
Median property price
302
Postcodes
6,858
Households
White Brit. · 50%
Ethnicity
Christian · 32%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
78 · 4.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£338,678
Median property price
302
Postcodes

Overview of Knighton

Coordinates52.6078, -1.1120
Postcodes
302
Population (Census)
17,371
Households (Census)
6,858
Recorded crime · May '26
78 · 4.5 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Knighton

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.29 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.29 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Knighton

Property sales · Knighton
HM Land Registry · Knighton
Average price
£365,346
YoY: +0.3%
Median price: £332,346
View district LE2
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £601,750
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£602k£440k£278k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Knighton

Crime trends · Knighton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
584022
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
22
YoY -41%
ASB
28175
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -75%
Vehicle Crime
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +350%
Burglary
1172
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
1493
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -33%

4 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

78
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Knighton

Ethnicity

Total residents: 17,375
White Brit.49.9%
Indian21.5%
Other White5.2%
Pakistani4.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.0%
+ 8 other groups · 15.1%

Religion

Total residents: 17,387
Christian32.2%
No religion28.7%
Muslim13.5%
Hindu9.7%
Sikh9.1%
+ 1 other religions · 6.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 17,371
50–6420.5%
35–4920.1%
25–3412.0%
65–749.8%
10–157.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%

Households

Total households: 6,858
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.7%
Other17.5%
Any member 66+12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
All members 66+8.6%
+ 7 other households · 32.2%

Postcode Districts in Knighton

LE2
302 postcodes