Leicester Urban Area

The Leicester Urban Area or Leicester Built Up Area is an urban agglomeration defined by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), centred on the City of Leicester in the English Midlands. With a population of 508,916 at the time of the 2011 census, the Built Up Area is the eleventh largest in England and thirteenth largest in Great Britain. It comprises Leicester itself and its suburbs, all of which are contiguous with, or situated in close proximity to, the city.

Analysis: 2011

Leicester Urban Area or 'built-up area' in 2011 (Leicester^ONS - darker grey shading) showing subdivisions and city border.

Analysis: 2001

Map of the Leicester Urban Area {2001}.

Analysis: 1991

Notes:
The Leicester ^ONS sub-totals are explained with reference to the following:

• For 2011, there have been certain reclassifications from 'outer' to 'inner suburbs' thus contributing to the increase in population of Leicester ^ONS compared to 1991/2001.
• The ONS's definition of "Leicester" in the 2001 census excluded the suburb of Beaumont Leys, which was counted separately, and amalgamated several surrounding towns and villages. Its boundaries and population were not the same as that of the Leicester ^UNITARY, which had a separate population of 279,921 at the 2001 Census and includes Beaumont Leys. See 2001 Leicester ^ONS analysis.
• Ongoing refinements in methodology between the two census dates meant that contiguous suburbs, external to the city boundaries and which were subdivided in 2001, were merged into the 2011 Leicester ^ONS figure. These, along with infilling at the margins, also contributed to the removal of Ratby and the addition of new subdivisions.
• 2001/2011 Leicester ^ONS figures do not include the Ashton Green/Glebelands/Thurcaston Park development (containing 556 residents in 2011). Although within the city boundaries, this incipient addition is in effect a satellite village given that there is 'green separation'. This categorisation is likely to change as future residential expansion planned around the development,^[4] converges towards Beaumont Leys and Birstall; both part of the urban area/BUA.

The Kirby Muxloe 1991/2001 figure includes the portion of Leicester Forest East which is to the west of the M1 motorway. The eastern section is part of the Leicester ^ONS subdivision, and is listed separately in the 2001 table.

Although Stoughton is shown as a small leg of the urban area, its figures are not counted.

Coordinates: 52°38′N 1°08′W / 52.63°N 1.13°W / 52.63; -1.13

See also

• List of settlements in Leicestershire by population
• List of urban areas in the United Kingdom
• List of metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom
• City Regions (United Kingdom; North, West and North Sussex-super-Mare)

References

External links

• Scalable Office for National Statistics map of the 2011 Leicester Urban Area
• Office for National Statistics: Census 2001 - Table KS01 (Usual resident population)
• Office for National Statistics: Census 2001 - Maps and index to urban areas