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Barbara Avenue, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Barbara Avenue, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/barbara-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE5 2AD, LE5 2AE, LE5 2AA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£337,500
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£293,917
24 sales
Price range
£131k – £500k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Aug 2026
LE5 2AA

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At a glance

House prices£338k average32% above the Leicester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station44 min walkLeicester station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

24 property sales on Barbara Avenue, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £337,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £270,250. Average sale prices rose from £190,100 in 2016 to £359,000 in 2026 (+89%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 32% above the Leicester average of £255,467 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% terraced, 42% semi-detached, 8% detached. Recorded sale prices on Barbara Avenue range from £131,000 to £499,998. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 403 streets in Leicester with at least two sales in the last year, Barbara Avenue ranks 55th for average price.

House prices on Barbara Avenue compared

Barbara Avenue£337,500
LE5 postcode area£285,820
Leicester£255,467
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LE5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £190,100 (5 sales)2016£190k2017: £244,000 (4 sales)2017£244k2018: £221,500 (1 sales)2018£222k2020: £325,000 (1 sales)2020£325k2023: £332,750 (4 sales)2023£333k2024: £393,750 (4 sales)2024£394k2025: £299,000 (2 sales)2025£299k2026: £359,000 (3 sales)2026£359k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£270,25027 Aug 2026
Semi-detached10£313,60027 Jul 2026
Detached2£337,50019 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Barbara Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
10, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AA 27 Aug 2026£367,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AD 27 Jul 2026£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AD 27 Feb 2026£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AE 5 Dec 2025£273,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AD 19 Sep 2025£325,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AD 1 Nov 2024£255,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AD 23 Jul 2024£420,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AD 29 Apr 2024£499,998 TerracedFreehold
24, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AA 28 Mar 2024£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AD 22 Jan 2024£270,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AA 5 May 2023£331,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
89, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AE 2 Mar 2023£350,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AB 7 Feb 2023£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AA 31 Jan 2023£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
79, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AE 7 Sep 2022£282,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AD 14 Feb 2020£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AE 29 Oct 2018£221,500 TerracedFreehold
75, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AE 8 Dec 2017£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AD 30 Oct 2017£267,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AA 6 Oct 2017£234,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AD 3 Mar 2017£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AD 1 Nov 2016£131,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AD 28 Oct 2016£183,500 TerracedFreehold
38, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AA 2 Sep 2016£176,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AE 31 Mar 2016£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Barbara Avenue LE5 2AE 15 Jan 2016£200,000 TerracedFreehold

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

AddressSalesChange
51, Barbara Avenue £221,500 (Oct 2018) → £273,000 (Dec 2025) +23%
over 7 yrs
13, Barbara Avenue £131,000 (Nov 2016) → £267,000 (Oct 2017) → £420,000 (Jul 2024) +221%
over 8 yrs
31, Barbara Avenue £183,500 (Oct 2016) → £499,998 (Apr 2024) +172%
over 8 yrs
24, Barbara Avenue £370,000 (Jan 2023) → £385,000 (Mar 2024) +4%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Barbara Avenue

Crime

346 crimes were reported within about a mile of Barbara Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences142
Anti-social behaviour48
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order32
Vehicle crime30
Other theft25

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

Flood risk

Barbara Avenue is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Bushby Brook at Thurncourt, Evington and North Evington in 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 Barbara Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Humberstone Junior School 353 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Humberstone Infant Academy 249 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.4 mi
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy 437 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Falcons Primary School 293 pupils Primary Sikh 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Academy 213 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy 248 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Gateway Sixth Form College 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.7 mi
Keyham Lodge School 120 pupils Academy special converter 9–16 Report 0.7 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 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
  • Syston station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 13 min walk
  • South Wigston station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Barbara Avenue (opp, Scraptoft Lane) 2 min walk
  • Barbara Avenue (adj, Scraptoft Lane) 2 min walk
  • Colchester Road (adj, Scraptoft Lane) 3 min walk
  • Colchester Road (opp, Scraptoft Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Humberstone Medical Centre (Ip Jones)
    Humberstone Medical Centre, 150 Wycombe Road, Leicester · 0.6 mi
  • Willows Health
    184 Coleman Road, Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • St Elizabeth's Medical Centre (Ja Wood)
    Netherhall Road, Leicester · 0.8 mi
  • East Leicester Med Pract(S Longworth)
    131 Uppingham Road, Leicester · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Uppingham Road · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Leicester Hamilton Extra · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Thurncourt Road Leicester · 0.9 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Thurmaston Leicester · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Asha Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Saffron Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Clearly Orthodontics · 0.4 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 6 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.9%62.5%
Private rented14.7%20.3%
Social rented1.4%17.1%
Households517

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.5%64.1%
Aged 65+15.1%18.6%
Residents1,671

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks97%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%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.

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Who lives around Barbara Avenue

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh68.1%43.4%
White23.3%40.9%
Other ethnic group3.3%4.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%3.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%7.8%

Religion

HereLeicester
Muslim40.1%23.5%
Hindu19.8%17.9%
Christian16.8%24.7%
Sikh9.2%4.5%
No religion9%23%
Not answered4.3%5.6%
Other religion0.8%0.6%
Buddhist0%0.3%

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK65.2%58.9%
Born outside the UK34.8%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
Level 4 qualifications and above28.9%26.8%
No qualifications22.3%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications16.4%16.1%
Level 2 qualifications13.7%11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%10.7%
Apprenticeship4.6%3.8%
Other qualifications3.3%4.3%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health48.7%48.8%
Good health35.2%33.5%
Fair health12.1%12.5%
Bad health3.2%4%
Very bad health0.8%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household35.4%41.1%
2 cars or vans in household34.4%19.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household16.8%6.3%
No cars or vans in household13.3%33%

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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