Narborough Road is a street in the Westcotes and Rowley Fields districts of the city of Leicester, UK.

In February 2016, it was named the UK's "most diverse" road in a research project by the London School of Economics (LSE).

[6] During the final decades of the 19th century, industries that manufactured products such as footwear, hosiery and knitwear began to grow in Leicester.

As a result, the local population increased rapidly as more workers moved to the city from places such as Coventry and Northampton.

[4] In the mid-20th century, Narborough Road was closer to being a residential area; it then became a fashion street, with its retail units mainly selling clothes and fabrics.

The cinema was initially ran by Frank D. Gray for over 20 years, until he was replaced by Fred Trueman Towers, who managed the building during World War II.

Tajinder Reehal, a Kenyan-born owner of an accessories shop, remarked: "I've seen the street change in the past 16 years. ...

Hairdresser Dipak Maru, also Kenyan-born, agreed, and felt that "in the last ten years [the road has] become lively and vibrant".

[12] The researchers observed that, despite its high levels of economic deprivation, the high levels of diversity in the street had enabled business owners to trade skills with one another – for example, a Canadian couple who ran a book shop helped others with filling in forms in exchange for a free meal or a free haircut.

[11] Speaking about the street's community, Lloyd Wright—the half-English, half-Polish owner of the music shop IntaSound—noted: "There's no tension.