Blaby District Profile - *Update April 2017*  
Blaby District Council is in the East Midlands of England. The Council covers an area of 13,000 hectares or 129 km² to the south west of Leicester, part of which boarders Leicester City Council. The district contains the M1/M69 junction which is close to the major shopping centre of Fosse Park.    
 
The area is classified as urban by Natural England although is part rural and includes a number of villages.  
 
Blaby has population of 96,500 and a similar demographic profile to that regionally and nationally although the Asian population is now 6.1% which is about the same as the regional figures but slightly below the national figures. It has low levels of deprivation, unemployment and employment concentrated in the professional and technical occupations.      
 
Detailed statistics are provided below, further information available from the source references and links.     
 
Population - The district has: 
 A population of 96,500 (2014 ONS) although this is predict to rise to 111,000 by 2039, a 14% change 

from 2016. This is lower than the expected rate of increase for Leicestershire and England, but greater than the expected rate for the East Midlands.    
 The district has higher population density than nationally, 748 persons per square kilometre as 
opposed to 324 persons per square kilometre across Leicestershire (excl. city), and 302 in Great Britain. 
 Blaby's under 20 population at 23.2% is similar to the East Midlands and England.  However, Blaby's 
population of over 65's is slightly higher at 20.2% than the averages across the East Midlands and England.  The over 65 population is projected to be at 22.1% by 2024 and 26.1% by 2039  
 There are 41,871 households (Council Tax Data as of April 2017)  In 2011, in Blaby, 88.5% of residents were White British and 11.5% were from Minority Ethnic Groups.  The largest Minority Ethnic Group is Asian or Asian British (6.1%), the same group in the East 
Midlands makes up a proportion of 6.5%. 
 Since 2001 the population has grown by 6.7%  Females make 50.9% of the population of Blaby, this is the same as the East midlands and England 
as a whole. 

## Population Projections (000'S) - 2014 Based Projections (To 2039)

% change 
2016 - 2039 
 
2016 
2019 
2024 
2027 
2032 
2039 
 
Blaby 
97 
99 
102 
104 
107 
111 
14.4% 
 
Leicestershire 
excl city. 
678 
693 
719 
734 
757 
784 
15.6% 
East Midlands 
4,704 
4,798 
4,950 
5,040 
5,176 
5,339 
13.5% 
England 
55,219 
56,466 
58,396 
59,493 
61,175 
63,282 
14.6% 

Source: Office for National Statistics website: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/datasets/loc alauthoritiesinenglandtable2 
Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO  
 
Age  

  
Blaby 
Leicestershire 
East Midlands 
England 
Age 
2015 
2015 
2015 
2015 
0-4 
5.7% 
5.43% 
5.96% 
6.27% 
5-14 
11.71% 
11.15% 
11.34% 
11.6% 
15-19 
5.8% 
6.18% 
6.05% 
5.87% 
20 to 64 
56.68% 
57.47% 
57.89% 
58.53% 
65 to 84 
17.51% 
17.22% 
16.38% 
15.36% 
85 and over 
2.49% 
2.53% 
2.39% 
2.36% 

Source: Source: www.Nomisweb.co.uk Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO 
 
Source ONS and www.Nomisweb.co.uk 
 
Ethnicity - (2011 Census) 

| Area name      | White    | All Other    | All Mixed    | All Asian    | All    |
|----------------|----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
| British        | White    |              |              |              |        |
|                | %        | %            | %            | %            | %      |
| Blaby          | 88.5     | 2.5          | 1.6          | 6.1          | 0.9    |
| Leicester UA   | 45.1     | 5.5          | 3.5          | 37.1         | 6.3    |
| Leicestershire | 88.9     | 2.5          | 1.3          | 6.3          | 0.6    |
| EAST           |          |              |              |              |        |
| MIDLANDS       | 85.4     | 3.9          | 1.9          | 6.4          | 1.7    |
| ENGLAND        | 79.8     | 5.7          | 2.2          | 7.7          | 3.4    |

Source: ONS http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/index.html Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO 
 

 
 
95.9% of the population has English as their first language 
 
0.7% of Blaby residents state that they cannot speak English/cannot speak English well 
 

All Other 
black 

 

## Religion - (2011 Census)

Area name 
Christian 
Buddhist 
Hindu 
Jewish 
Muslim 
Sikh 
Other 
No 
Religion 
religion 
religion 
not 
stated 
  
% 
% 
% 
% 
% 
% 
% 
% 
% 
Blaby 
58.1 
0.2 
2.7 
0.1 
0.8 
2.0 
0.4 
29.1 
6.7 
Leicester UA 
32.4 
0.4 
15.2 
0.1 
18.6 
4.4 
0.6 
22.8 
5.6 
Leicestershire  
60.3 
0.2 
2.8 
0.1 
1.4 
1.2 
0.4 
27.1 
6.5 
EAST MIDLANDS 
58.8 
0.3 
2.0 
0.1 
3.1 
1.0 
0.4 
27.5 
6.8 
ENGLAND 
59.4 
0.5 
1.5 
0.5 
5.0 
0.8 
0.4 
24.7 
7.2 

Source: ONS http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/index.html Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO 


Deprivation - (2015 Indices of Deprivation)  
Blaby district has low levels of deprivation. It is the 2nd least deprived district in Leicestershire as it was in 
2010 (Harborough has remained the least deprived district in Leicestershire). 

 
Blaby is ranked the 39th least deprived district in England (where 324 is the most deprived and 1 is the least deprived).  This is a move from rank 30th in 2010 (out of 326), meaning there is **more** deprivation in the district in relative terms. 

 
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2015 shows that 7,492 people in Blaby experienced **income** 
deprivation, the equivalent of 7.8% of the population in Blaby. In 2010 this figure stood at 6,517 people 
 
The IMD 2015 shows that 3,805 people in Blaby experienced **employment** deprivation, the equivalent of 
3.9% of the population. In 2010 this figure stood at 3,016 people. Across the 326 districts of England, the figure stands at 6.8% (3,720,144 people out of a population of 54,786,300) in 2015. 

 
About 10.3% (1,755) children in the district live in poverty (England 20.1%). https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2015 

## Lone Parents

 In Blaby there are 2,315 lone parent households with dependent children.  This is 6% of all 
households in the district, this is lower than the England figure of 7.1%, but higher than the average for Leicestershire of 5.6% (based on 2011 census). 
 Of these 34% are in full time employment, 42% in part time employment and 24% are not in 
employment. 

## Employment

The district has low levels of unemployment and a high percentage of people employed in the service sector.  
 
It has an unemployment rate* of 0.7% (Feb 2017). This is lower than the rate for Leicestershire, East Midlands and Great Britain.        
 
The highest area of employment is in Associate professional and technical occupations. 

## Unemployment - (February 2017)

| East           | Great    |
|----------------|----------|
|                |          |
| Measure        | Blaby    |
|                |          |
| Leicestershire |          |
| County         | Midlands |
| Unemployment*  | %        |

Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk * Unemployment rate in terms of the number of people who claim out of work benefits only 
 
- 
The percentage of young people Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) is 3.0% (Leicester County - sample size for Blaby was too small (Nomis website)) compared to 2.6% in Feb 14. The figure for Leicestershire is 4.2%, East Midlands 3.9% and England is 4.2% (this only includes known NEETs from end 2015). 
- 
4,170 of working age residents claim 1 or more benefit in the district (Nomis Aug 2016 data) 

## Type Of Employment - (Annual Population Survey Sept 2016)

| East                                             | Great    |
|--------------------------------------------------|----------|
|                                                  | Blaby %  |
| Leicester                                        |          |
| Midlands                                         | Britain  |
| Shire %                                          |          |
| %                                                | %        |
| 1: managers and senior officials                 | 9.4      |
| 2: professional occupations                      | 15.7     |
| 3: associate prof & tech occupations             | 17.3     |
| 4: administrative and secretarial occupations    | 12.1     |
| 5: skilled trades occupations                    | 13.1     |
| 6: caring, leisure and other service occupations | 9.2      |
| 7: sales and customer service occupations        | n/a      |
| 8: process, plant and machine operatives         | n/a      |
| 9: elementary occupations                        | 8.7      |

Oct15-Sep 2016 Annual Population Survey (Age 16+) Source: National Statistics - Nomis: www.nomisweb.co.uk Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO) n/a - Sample size too small for reliable estimate 
 

## Health

 
People living in Blaby have a similar life expectancy to those living in the rest of Leicestershire (although significantly better for females), but higher than the East Midlands and England. 
 
The percentage of people in Blaby with a long term limiting illness is higher than in Leicestershire, East Midlands and England at 15.7%.   
 
1.3% of people in Blaby claim Disability Living Allowance, whilst in Leicestershire 1.4% of people claimed this. 
 
In addition, 2.2% of people in Blaby claimed incapacity benefits (which includes Severe Disablement Allowance). In Leicestershire 2.4% of people claimed this. 
 
The number of children (in Year 6) that are obese in Blaby stands at 156 children (15%), below the national average of 19.1% 

## 

England 
 Life expectancy (2013-2015)  
 
Measure 
Blaby 
Leicestershire  
(excl Leic city) 
East Midlands 
Male 
Years 
80.6 
80.5 
79.5 
79.5 
Female 
Years 
84.7 
83.9 
82.9 
83.2 
Source: www.healthprofiles.info local profiles  
 

## % Of People Aged 16- 64 With Long-Term Limiting Disability Or Health Problem (2011 Census)

|             |         |       | Leicestershire    | East    |
|-------------|---------|-------|-------------------|---------|
|             | Measure | Blaby | Midlands          | England |
| (excl Leic) |         |       |                   |         |
| Total       | %       | 15.8  |                   |         |
| 16.2        |         |       |                   |         |
| 18.6        | 17.6    |       |                   |         |

Source: ONS: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/index.html Carers 
11% of local people provide 1 hour or more a week of unpaid care for others. The average for England is 10.2%.  
 
Education Blaby generally has lower levels of attainment and qualifications than in Leicestershire and England. 

 

 
The proportion of 11 year olds who reached the level expected for their age in Maths and English was higher in 2009 than Leicestershire and England   
 
The proportion of Young People gaining 5 or more A* -C GSCEs or equivalents was considerably higher (62.3%) than for both Leicestershire (57.6%) and England (56.6%) - from LGInform site 
2013/14 data. 
 
25% of residents have a degree level qualification or higher and 59% at least 5 GCSE's.  
 
22.2% of people within Blaby do not have qualifications. This is slightly lower than the national average of 22.7% and the regional average of 24.7%.          

## Key Stage Tests (2009)

Leicestershire 
(excl Leic City)   
England 
Indicator 
  
Blaby 
Key Stage 2 test  
English Level 4+ 
86% 
82% 
80% 
  
Maths Level 4 + 
85% 
81% 
79% 


GCSE or equivalents 
 5+ A*- C 
60% 
69% 
57% 
Source:–LSORA (Blaby), ONS regional profiles key statistics tables Oct 2011 
 
 Adults Highest level of Qualifications - (2011 Census)  
Qualification level 
Measure 
Blaby 
East 
England & 
Midlands 
Wales 
Level 4 or higher 
 
% 
24.9 
23.6 
27.2 
Level 2 or higher 
 
% 
59.0 
56.1 
58.4 
Level 1  or higher 
% 
73.5 
70.0 
71.7 
No qualifications 
 
% 
22.2 
24.7 
22.7 

Source: Annual Population Survey National (2010-2011) Nomis: www.nomisweb.co.uk Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO)  
 
Transport 

 
Blaby has a high level of car ownership. 87% of households have at least 1 car this compares to 78% of household in the East Midlands and 74.3% in England.   
 
Residents generally travel between 2 - 10km to work (50.7%) with the majority travelling by car or van.           
        

## Cars Per Household - (2011 Census)

|                 |         | Leicestershire    | Number of    |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------|--------------|
| cars            | Measure | Blaby             | (            |
| excl Leic city) |         |                   |              |
|                 |         |                   |              |
| none            | %       | 13.0              |              |
| 15.3            |         |                   |              |
| 22.1            | 25.6    |                   |              |
| 1               | %       | 42.3              |              |
| 41.3            |         |                   |              |
| 42.5            | 42.2    |                   |              |
| 2               | %       | 34.4              |              |
| 33.0            |         |                   |              |
| 27.4            | 24.7    |                   |              |
| 3               | %       | 7.7               |              |
| 7.7             |         |                   |              |
| 6.0             | 5.5     |                   |              |
| 4 or more       | %       | 2.6               |              |
| 2.7             |         |                   |              |
| 2.0             | 1.9     |                   |              |

Source: National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO 
Method of Transport (2011 Census) 

 Method 
Blaby 
Work Mainly at or From Home 
4.8% 
5.1% 
5.4% 
Underground, Metro, Light Rail, Tram 
0.1% 
0.3% 
4.1% 
Train 
0.8% 
1.3% 
5.3% 
Bus, Minibus or Coach 
5.2% 
6.2% 
7.5% 
Taxi 
0.2% 
0.4% 
0.5% 
Motorcycle, Scooter or Moped 
0.8% 
0.7% 
0.8% 
Driving a Car or Van 
73.2% 
65.6% 
57.0% 
Passenger in a Car or Van 
5.2% 
6.0% 
5.0% 
Bicycle 
2.8% 
2.7% 
3.0% 
On Foot 
6.7% 
11.0% 
10.7% 
Other 
0.4% 
0.5% 
0.6% 

Source: National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO)  
 
Distance to work (2001 Census - update not available)   

Residents distance to work 
Measure 
Blaby 
Less than 2k 
% 
14 
2-5km 
% 
22 
5-10km 
% 
29 
10-20km 
% 
12 
20-60km 
% 
7 
60km+ 
% 
2 
Other 
% 
13 

Source: National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO 
 
Households  
The district has high levels of owner occupied housing and higher than average incomes and house prices. 

 
80.9% of households are owner occupied compared to 67.3% in East Midlands and 63.5% in England and Wales. 
 
The average net household income is £30,247 this compared to £30,091 in Leicestershire and £31,648 for England as a whole. 
 
Average house prices are also higher than in the East Midlands but significantly lower than the average for England. 
 
Families account for 24.4% of households and pensioners 22.7% of households      

| East     | England &    |
|----------|--------------|
| Midlands | Wales        |
| East     |              |
| Midlands | England      |
 
Tenure - (2011 Census) 
 
Measure  
Blaby 
East Midlands 
England and 
Owner Occupied  
% 
80.9 
67.3 
63.5 
Shared Ownership  
% 
0.6 
0.7 
0.8 
Rented from Council or Housing Association 
% 
7.7 
15.8 
17.6 
Privately rented 
% 
10.0 
14.9 
16.7 

Source: National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO 
 
Average Household Incomes and House Prices  
 
Measure  
Blaby Leicestershire 

£ 
30,247 
30,091 
27,832 
31,648 
Average net Household Income (2014 Q4)* 
£ 
182,318 
207,511 
175,631 
262,356 
Average House Price (2015 Q2)  

Source : Household income: Office of National Statistics Small area income estimates for MSOA published 2015 House prices: Office of National Statistics HPSSA Dataset 3a1 Mean house price by MSOA 
 
* Income was presented weekly, so multiplied by 52 (weeks) for annual household income 

 
Household Type (2011) 
 
Measure 
Blaby 
East 
Single Pensioner 
% 
12.3 
12.3 
12.3 
2 or more pensioners 
% 
10.4 
10.5 
8.1 
Single 
% 
13.8 
13.8 
17.9 
2 Adults No Children 
% 
19.8 
19.5 
17.5 
Lone Parent 
% 
6.0 
6.7 
7.1 
2 Adults with children 
% 
24.4 
21.0 
20.9 
 ONS - Household Composition - Households (QS113EW) 
Wales 
East 
England   
Midlands 
excl Leic city   
England 
Midlands