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LE16

DISTRICT
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
39,073
Households
16,558
16,558
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
£332,667
Median property price
1,083
Postcodes
16,558
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
£332,667
Median property price
1,083
Postcodes

Sold prices in LE16

England & Wales
Property sales · LE16
HM Land Registry · LE16
Average price
£393,247
YoY: +0.8%
Median price: £357,675
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 17 sales · avg £461,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£488k£406k£323k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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Overview of LE16

Coordinates52.4861, -0.8979
Postcodes
1,083
Population (Census)
39,073
Households (Census)
16,558

Demographics in LE16

Ethnicity

Total residents: 39,064
White Brit.91.0%
Other White3.1%
Indian1.2%
+ other · 4.7%

Religion

Total residents: 39,075
Christian51.9%
No religion39.9%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 2.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 39,073
50–6422.5%
35–4919.0%
65–7412.2%
25–3410.3%
75–848.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%

Households

Total households: 16,558
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
Any member 66+14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.5%
Other13.4%
All members 66+13.0%
+ 7 other households · 29.0%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for LE16

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.87 (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 7.87 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).