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West End & Westcotes: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the West End & Westcotes neighbourhood of Leicester, England (ONS area Leicester 023). Headline figures assembled 23 October 2026. Postcodes LE2, LE3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LE3 0QN.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
West End & Westcotes is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Leicester (5 of 20 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £181,250 and flats for £117,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Leicester (1.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Leicester, is about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 23 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£181,250
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£117,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +34% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.21; 0 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 2 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 8 small areas range from decile 2 to 3.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£41,800
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.3 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where West End & Westcotes sits in Leicester
- Typical house price: 2nd lowest of the 37 neighbourhoods in Leicester with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 10 neighbourhoods in Leicester with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 16th lowest of 38 neighbourhoods in Leicester
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 23 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in West End & Westcotes
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 23 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
0 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Leicester, 5 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Falling behind the borough
- Residents aged 25 to 29
- Income deprivation ranking
- Air quality
- Home improvement applications
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Leicester Railway station, about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.8 km in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway to London St Pancras International (63 to 71 min) and Nottingham (21 to 37 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Shaftesbury Junior School 80 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2022).
- Nearest state secondary school Castle Mead Academy 860 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Oct 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about West End & Westcotes
What is the typical house price in West End & Westcotes?
£181,250. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
How does West End & Westcotes compare with the rest of Leicester?
Typical house price: 2nd lowest of the 37 neighbourhoods in Leicester with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 10 neighbourhoods in Leicester with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 16th lowest of 38 neighbourhoods in Leicester.
Is West End & Westcotes an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is West End & Westcotes gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.21; 0 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to West End & Westcotes?
Leicester. Railway station, about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.8 km in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway to London St Pancras International (63 to 71 min) and Nottingham (21 to 37 min).
Which state schools are nearest to West End & Westcotes?
Nearest state primary school. Shaftesbury Junior School. 80 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Castle Mead Academy. 860 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Oct 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.