Albion Street, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Albion Street, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/albion-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE1 6GF, LE1 6GD, LE1 6GB.

Average price (last 12 months)

£262,500

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£181,550

10 sales

Price range

£113k – £325k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

19 Jun 2026

LE1 6GF

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At a glance

House prices£182k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station4 min walkLeicester station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband67% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold80% leaseholdAcross 20 Land Registry sales Conservation areaNoUsual planning rules apply Green beltNoNot in the green belt Listed buildings18 within 200 mNearest: 11-13 Wellington Street, Grade II Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

10 property sales on Albion Street, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £262,500. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £181,550. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Albion Street range from £112,500 to £325,000. 20% of homes sold here were freehold and 80% leasehold.

House prices on Albion Street compared

LE1 postcode area£138,807

Leicester£255,467

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Albion Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 20% freehold and 80% leasehold across 20 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	10	£181,550	19 Jun 2026

Sold prices on Albion Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Apartment 30, The Needleworks, 41 - 43, Albion Street LE1 6GF	19 Jun 2026	£262,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 8, Albion House, Albion Street LE1 6GD	1 Apr 2026	£72,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 15, Albion House, Albion Street LE1 6GD	1 Apr 2026	£72,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 7, Albion House, Albion Street LE1 6GD	1 Apr 2026	£72,000	Flat	Leasehold
1, Albion Street LE1 6GD	28 Jul 2025	£770,000	Other	Freehold
Apartment 9, The Needleworks, 41 - 43, Albion Street LE1 6GF	24 Jan 2025	£185,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 27, The Needleworks, 41 - 43, Albion Street LE1 6GF	12 Dec 2024	£187,500	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 24, The Needleworks, 41 - 43, Albion Street LE1 6GF	18 Oct 2023	£158,000	Flat	Leasehold
14, Albion Street LE1 6GB	2 Jun 2023	£600,000	Flat	Freehold
Wellington Quarter, 29, Albion Street LE1 6GD	10 Mar 2023	£800,100	Other	Leasehold
Apartment 11, The Needleworks, 41 - 43, Albion Street LE1 6GF	10 Feb 2022	£325,000	Flat	Leasehold
Wellington House, 29, Albion Street LE1 6GD	28 Jul 2021	£5,229,888	Other	Freehold
Apartment 12, The Needleworks, 41 - 43, Albion Street LE1 6GF	3 Dec 2019	£145,000	Other	Leasehold
Apartment 6, The Needleworks, 41 - 43, Albion Street LE1 6GF	26 Oct 2018	£175,000	Flat	Leasehold
Wellington House, 29, Albion Street LE1 6GD	14 Sep 2018	£5,600,000	Other	Freehold
Apartment 20, The Needleworks, 41 - 43, Albion Street LE1 6GF	5 Jun 2017	£145,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 12, The Needleworks, 41 - 43, Albion Street LE1 6GF	13 Mar 2017	£130,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 13, The Needleworks, 41 - 43, Albion Street LE1 6GF	4 Mar 2016	£191,500	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 21, The Needleworks, 41 - 43, Albion Street LE1 6GF	1 Feb 2016	£135,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 18, The Needleworks, 41 - 43, Albion Street LE1 6GF	6 Jan 2016	£112,500	Flat	Leasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
Wellington House, 29, Albion Street	£5,600,000 (Sep 2018) → £5,229,888 (Jul 2021)	-7% over 3 yrs
Apartment 12, The Needleworks, 41 - 43, Albion Street	£130,000 (Mar 2017) → £145,000 (Dec 2019)	+12% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Albion Street

Crime

1,720 crimes were reported within about a mile of Albion Street in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	507
Shoplifting	248
Anti-social behaviour	207
Public order	174
Criminal damage & arson	117
Other theft	112

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Albion Street is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

Rothley Brook, Quorn Brook and Sileby Brook in Leicestershire Flood alert area
River Soar at Frog Island and riverside areas of Leicester Flood warning area
Upper Soar catchment Flood alert area
River Soar at Leicester City Flood warning area
Tributaries in Leicester City Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Albion Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1,041 pupils	16 plus	16–19	Report	0.1 mi
The Children's Hospital School 112 pupils	Foundation special school	2–19	Report	0.4 mi
Leicester Therapeutic School	Other independent special school	5–11	Report	0.4 mi
Avicenna School 27 pupils	Other independent school	11–16	Report	0.4 mi
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School 450 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Moat Community College 1,091 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.5 mi
Indie Education	Other independent special school	14–19	Report	0.5 mi
Al-Islamia Institute for Education 103 pupils	Other independent school	2–11	Report	0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Leicester station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
South Wigston station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
Syston station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Welford Place (Stand EM, WELFORD PLACE) 3 min walk
Station Street (Stand EG, Waterloo Way) 3 min walk
Welford Place (Stand EP, Welford Road) 3 min walk
Welford Place (Stand EN, WELFORD ROAD) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Bowling Green Street Surgery
29-31 Bowling Green Street, Leicester · 0.2 mi
St Peter's Med Centre (Mansingh & Mehra)
Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester · 0.5 mi
Dr R Kapur & Partners
St. Peters Health Centre, Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester · 0.5 mi
Shefa Medical Practice
Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Leicester Granby Street Local · 0.1 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Welford House Leicester Express · 0.2 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Granby St Express · 0.2 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Lillie House Express · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.3 mi
Boots · 0.4 mi
City Pharmacy Ltd · 0.5 mi

Dentists

The Dental Suite (leicester) · 0.2 mi
29 - 31 Bowling Green Street (dental Surgery) · 0.2 mi
Damira Leicester · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	3 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	4 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	1 of 10
Living environment	2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	11.6%	62.5%
Private rented	59.2%	20.3%
Social rented	29.1%	17.1%
Households	945

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	5.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	90.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	4.4%	18.6%
Residents	2,006

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	67%	80%
Gigabit-capable	67%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	97%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	92%

Share of homes across Leicester with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Albion Street

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Who lives around Albion Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Leicester
White	46.9%	40.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	20.8%	43.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	19.7%	7.8%
Other ethnic group	7.9%	4.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.7%	3.8%

Religion

	Here	Leicester
No religion	33.7%	23%
Christian	29.2%	24.7%
Muslim	15.5%	23.5%
Not answered	12.2%	5.6%
Hindu	5.3%	17.9%
Sikh	2.1%	4.5%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.3%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%

Country of birth

	Here	Leicester
Born in the UK	52%	58.9%
Born outside the UK	48%	41.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Leicester
Level 4 qualifications and above	40.3%	26.8%
Level 3 qualifications	33.2%	16.1%
No qualifications	9%	26.7%
Level 2 qualifications	6.8%	11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	5.4%	10.7%
Apprenticeship	3.1%	3.8%
Other qualifications	2.3%	4.3%

General health

	Here	Leicester
Very good health	49.2%	48.8%
Good health	35.1%	33.5%
Fair health	11%	12.5%
Bad health	3.7%	4%
Very bad health	1%	1.2%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Leicester
No cars or vans in household	73.3%	33%
1 car or van in household	22.9%	41.1%
2 cars or vans in household	3.2%	19.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	0.6%	6.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Leicester.

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