Leicester
9 datasets are currently published for Leicester. 1 more is on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Leicester compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 28th of 361 (36.6 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 213th of 318 (shared with 1 other local authority district) (£233,000).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 42nd of 132 (19.4%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count — Leicester: 14,030, July 2026 (-5.9% year on year, from 14,910). (same figure, by: Claimant count by age) Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Council contract award value — Leicester: £1,416,517, calendar year 2026. Source: UK Find a Tender Service — OCDS award notices. Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Leicester: 98.6, June 2026 (+1.6% year on year, from 97.0). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Leicester: £233,000, Q2 2026 (+3.6% year on year, from £225,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Leicester: 19.4%, 2024/25 (-1.1 percentage points year on year, from 20.5%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Leicester: 20, Q1 2026 (+11.1% year on year, from 18). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Leicester: 383,116, 2025 (-0.9% year on year, from 386,755). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Leicester: 463, 2025 (+3.3% year on year, from 448). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
Public procurement
Awarded contracts by local authority:
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