Latimer was an

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and administrative division of the city of

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, consisting of the residential suburb of St Marks.

History

The St Marks estate was built in the wake of Leicester's

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programmes in 1960.

Geography

Latimer is bounded was the wards of Belgrave to the north, Spinney Hills to the south,

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to the west and North Evington to the east.

Demographics

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

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n residents in Leicester, at 74% of Latimer's population, compared to 25% across the city. Only 16% of Latimer residents are native British.

References

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