2.07/5
18 reviews
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Leicester

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Leicester has a strong multicultural presence, which results in some excellent and diverse food options. It's generally well regarded for students, with a good university experience being a common theme. Another positive is that it receives less rain than most other parts of the UK, which may appeal to some people.

However, recent issues with religious tensions, particularly between Muslim and Hindu communities, have led to violent incidents and unrest. Safety concerns due to these problems are frequently mentioned. Additionally, outside of the food scene and student life, there is a consensus that Leicester lacks entertainment options or notable attractions, making it a less appealing place for longer-term living or tourism.

AI-generated summary of reviews

Lived here many years ago, for university its great, but other then that, not much to do or see. It doesn't rain much here, compared to the rest of the UK.

2 years ago

Leicester is one to avoid. It's a hugely multicultural place which makes for some great food, otherwise not much else worth visiting for. More recently however it has become dangerous with violent religious tensions and rioting between local Muslim and Hindu communities which you don't want to get caught up in.

2 years ago

✅ Great food

✅ Good for university

✅ Low rainfall

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Everyone speaks English

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ Violent religious tensions

❌ Not much to do or see

❌ Potentially unsafe

❌ Very expensive

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here

❌ Very difficult to make friends

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

2°C / 36°F cold

6°C / 43°F cold

8°C / 46°F cold

12°C / 54°F cool

20°C / 68°F mild

21°C / 70°F mild

18°C / 64°F cool

19°C / 66°F mild

13°C / 55°F cool

9°C / 48°F cold

4°C / 39°F cold

Real (median)

4°C / 39°F
very cold

8°C / 46°F
cold

9°C / 48°F
cold

12°C / 54°F
cool

19°C / 66°F
mild

20°C / 68°F
mild

18°C / 64°F
cool

19°C / 65°F
mild

14°C / 57°F
cool

10°C / 50°F
cold

6°C / 43°F
very cold

Humidity

damp
84%

damp
80%

damp
79%

nice
70%

damp
83%

nice
85%

nice
83%

nice
81%

nice
80%

damp
83%

damp
86%

Most common

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

Rain

rainy
54mm

dry
50mm

dry
45mm

dry
22mm

rainy
60mm

rainy
61mm

rainy
72mm

dry
41mm

rainy
52mm

rainy
68mm

dry
19mm

rainy
66mm

Cloud

cloudy
52%

pockets
50%

cloudy
51%

pockets
33%

cloudy
50%

cloudy
57%

cloudy
56%

cloudy
54%

pockets
47%

pockets
48%

pockets
46%

cloudy
54%

Air quality

clean
41 US AQI

clean
43 US AQI

clean
42 US AQI

clean
49 US AQI

clean
38 US AQI

clean
33 US AQI

clean
39 US AQI

clean
35 US AQI

clean
31 US AQI

clean
33 US AQI

clean
46 US AQI

clean
37 US AQI

Remote workers

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°

🚕1h

$3,815 / mo

23 Mbps

Coventry

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°

🚕1h

$4,221 / mo

23 Mbps

Northampton

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°

🚕2h

$4,159 / mo

23 Mbps

Birmingham

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°

🚕2h

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23 Mbps

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🚕3h

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22 Mbps

Luton

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°

🚕3h

$4,753 / mo

25 Mbps

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 19° 66° 19° 67°

🚕3h

$5,211 / mo

23 Mbps

Oxford

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⭐️ OverallAll

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°

🚕3h

$5,589 / mo

23 Mbps

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°

🚕4h

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23 Mbps

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°

🚕4h

$4,621 / mo

25 Mbps

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United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°

🚕4h

$4,092 / mo

23 Mbps

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°

✈️10min

$3,852 / mo

23 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 20° 69° AQI 37

✈️11min

$5,923 / mo

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Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 58° AQI 23

✈️33min

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France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 51 😷

✈️39min

$5,926 / mo

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Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62° AQI 38

✈️1h

$4,500 / mo

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Milan

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 4

✈️1h

$4,925 / mo

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Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 69° AQI 53 😷

✈️2h

$5,166 / mo

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Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 42

✈️2h

$4,474 / mo

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Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 78° AQI 39

✈️2h

$3,970 / mo

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New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58°

✈️7h

$7,134 / mo

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Toronto

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 38

✈️7h

$4,408 / mo

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Los Angeles, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° AQI 70 😷

✈️11h

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 42° 108° 32° 90° 🥵 AQI 28

✈️12h

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 41° 106° 33° 92° 🥵 AQI 44

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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🌦 Feels 35° 95° 30° 85° 🥵

✈️15h

$4,100 / mo

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⭐️ Total score	2.07/5 (Rank #1012) 18 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎2 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,986 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 23Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Great
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Nice: 18°C65°F (feels 18°C64°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 86%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 36 US AQI
👌 Safety	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Great
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very high: $3,354 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Great
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Low density: 5k ppl/km² (1 per 15x15m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Bad
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Good
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Great
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
👩 Female friendly	Good
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	United Kingdom
🗓️ Average trip length	16 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	23 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 18°C 65°F + 😊 Comfy (86%) = feels 18°C 64°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 37 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	GBP 100 = USD 135
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	DBS
💻 Best alt. coworking space	Incubate
☕️ Best coffee place	Hollys Coffee Shop & Sandwich Bar
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place	Costa Coffee
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	440,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$40,249 / year
😤 Population density	🧘‍♀️ not busy: 15x15m (225m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 48% 👱‍♀️ 52%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 75% 👱‍♀️ 25%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Zoopla
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	RyanAir
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Turkish Airlines
🏥 Best hospital	Bupa

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,986 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$2,408 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$5,177 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,479 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,573 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,315 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,084 / month
🏠 Median home price	$345,346
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$121 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$76 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$194 / month
🍛 Dinner	$19
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$5
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$4
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$7 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$5 / trip