A sneak preview from the ‘Barometer’ column of facts and figures in the next Spectator, out on Thursday…
Other remarkable things about Leicester:
- 28% of the population is made up of ‘Asians’ or ‘British Asians’, higher than any other district in England and Wales.
- Leicester has the highest percentage of residents born in India and also the highest percentage born in Zimbabwe.
- 51% of children have tooth decay, the highest in England and Wales.
- 41% of children reached the expected level of attainment in the Early Years Foundation Stage, the lowest in England.
- Leicester has 289 tennis courts, the most in any city except London, Sheffield and Ipswich.
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