6,110
Households
White Brit. · 37%
Ethnicity
Christian · 38%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
222 · 13.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£176,250
Median property price
242
Postcodes
Overview of Westcotes
Coordinates52.6283, -1.1507
Postcodes
242
Population (Census)
16,531
Households (Census)
6,110
Recorded crime · May '26
222 · 13.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Westcotes
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.53 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.53 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Westcotes
Property sales · Westcotes
HM Land Registry · Westcotes
Average price
£181,429
YoY: -4.4%
Median price: £182,200
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £157,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£241k£192k£143k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Westcotes
Crime trends · Westcotes
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
786551
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
76
YoY +36%
ASB
453014
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
44
YoY +10%
Vehicle Crime
55316
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY -57%
Burglary
31184
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -11%
Criminal damage
30197
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
22
YoY stable
Demographics in Westcotes
Ethnicity
White Brit.37.2%
Other White20.0%
Indian13.2%
African9.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.5%
+ 8 other groups · 17.0%
Religion
Christian37.6%
No religion31.7%
Muslim10.8%
Not answered8.9%
Hindu6.3%
+ 1 other religions · 4.8%
Age groups
20–2423.0%
25–3421.1%
35–4917.9%
50–649.9%
16–197.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.8%
Households
Other28.4%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.1%
Any member 66+6.6%
+ 8 other households · 28.5%
Schools in Westcotes
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Shaftesbury Junior School
Leicester · LE3 0QE
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Leicester · LE3 5PA
Requires improvement
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Westcotes
Postcodes in Westcotes
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