Latimer | |
Population | 11,583 |
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Unitary authority | Leicester |
Ceremonial county | Leicestershire |
Region | East Midlands |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LEICESTER |
Postcode district | LE4 |
Dialling code | 0116 |
Police | Leicestershire |
Fire | Leicestershire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | Leicester East |
List of places: UK • England • Leicestershire |
Latimer is an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England, consisting of the residential suburb of St Marks.
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The St Marks estate was built in the wake of Leicester's slum clearance programmes in 1960.[1]
Latimer is bounded by the wards of Belgrave to the north, Spinney Hills to the south, Abbey to the west and Charnwood to the east.[2]
The Latimer ward had a population of 11,583, with an average age of 35, in line with the average for Leicester. It has the highest concentration of Indian residents in Leicester, at 74% of Latimer's population, compared to 25% across the city. Only 16% of Latimer residents are native British.[3]
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