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The '''Leicester Urban Area''' or '''Leicester Built Up Area''' is an [[urban agglomeration]] defined by the [[Office for National Statistics|Office of National Statistics]] (ONS), centred on the [[Leicester|City of Leicester]] in the English [[The Midlands|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 [[List of urban areas in the United Kingdom|thirteenth largest]] in the United Kingdom. It comprises Leicester itself and its suburbs, all of which are contiguous with, or situated in close proximity to, the city.

 

 

As at 2011 the Leicester Urban Area was home to 51.8% of total the population of [[Leicestershire]]<ref>Combined city and county</ref> (2001: 48.5%). This percentage may to rise to some 52%-55% by 2021{{Citation needed|reason=This claim needs a reliable source|date=September 2017}} given [[Office for National Statistics|Office of National Statistics]] (ONS) forecast growth rates for the districts covered. This assumes relatively moderate increases in the population of the Leicester Urban Area in the range 8.5% to 15.0%<ref>including the agglomeration of further neighbouring 'commuter/dormitory' settlements </ref> for the decade to 2021 (cf. growth rate 2001-2011: 15.3%).