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Birkby Close, Hamilton, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Birkby Close, Hamilton, Leicester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/birkby-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE5 1PS.

Average price (last 12 months)
£129,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£138,339
50 sales
Price range
£90k – £283k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Dec 2025
LE5 1PS

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At a glance

House prices£138k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station49 min walkSyston station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband64% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold78% leaseholdAcross 63 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

50 property sales on Birkby Close, Hamilton, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £129,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £119,435. Average sale prices fell from £169,500 in 2016 to £131,800 in 2025 (-22%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 12 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 12 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 78% flat, 14% semi-detached, 8% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Birkby Close range from £90,000 to £283,000. 22% of homes sold here were freehold and 78% leasehold.

House prices on Birkby Close compared

LE5 postcode area£285,820
Leicester£255,467
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birkby Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £169,500 (4 sales)2016£170k2017: £124,167 (6 sales)2017£124k2018: £128,064 (7 sales)2018£128k2019: £116,167 (6 sales)2019£116k2020: £116,000 (1 sales)2020£116k2021: £120,375 (4 sales)2021£120k2022: £146,050 (10 sales)2022£146k2023: £171,375 (4 sales)2023£171k2024: £166,000 (3 sales)2024£166k2025: £131,800 (5 sales)2025£132k

Tenure: 22% freehold and 78% leasehold across 63 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat39£119,4351 Dec 2025
Semi-detached7£216,28615 Jul 2024
Terraced4£186,25026 Aug 2022

Sold prices on Birkby Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 49, 5, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 1 Dec 2025£129,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, 8, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 5 Sep 2025£138,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 27, 7, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 30 May 2025£132,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 57, 4, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 6 Feb 2025£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 29, 7, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 10 Jan 2025£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 62, 4, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 18 Dec 2024£91,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 23, 7, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 23 Aug 2024£148,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 15 Jul 2024£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 26, 7, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 21 Jun 2024£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 29, 7, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 22 Mar 2024£139,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 44, 6, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 5 Jan 2024£118,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 22 Dec 2023£283,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 68, 4, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 20 Oct 2023£130,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 29 Sep 2023£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 39, 6, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 22 Aug 2023£140,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 13, 8, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 13 Jul 2023£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 65, 4, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 28 Apr 2023£132,500 FlatLeasehold
11, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 21 Dec 2022£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 48, 5, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 8 Dec 2022£140,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 30, 7, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 8 Dec 2022£109,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 42, 6, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 31 Aug 2022£139,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 26 Aug 2022£210,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, 8, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 22 Aug 2022£133,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 53, 5, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 12 Aug 2022£138,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, 8, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 11 Jul 2022£148,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, 8, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 12 May 2022£98,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 63, 4, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 18 Mar 2022£95,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 47, 5, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 1 Apr 2021£121,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 17, 7, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 8 Mar 2021£123,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 13, 8, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 17 Feb 2021£100,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 23, 7, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 28 Jan 2021£137,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 21 Oct 2020£227,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 16, 8, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 30 Apr 2020£116,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 46, 5, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 20 Mar 2020£93,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 36, 6, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 20 Mar 2020£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 67, 4, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 28 Feb 2020£78,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 34, 6, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 29 Nov 2019£125,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, 8, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 9 Sep 2019£123,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 53, 5, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 1 Jul 2019£108,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 23, 7, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 7 Jun 2019£110,500 FlatLeasehold
21, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 31 May 2019£160,000 OtherFreehold
21, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 31 May 2019£160,000 TerracedLeasehold
Flat 33, 6, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 30 Apr 2019£125,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 29, 7, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 30 Apr 2019£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 28, 7, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 5 Mar 2019£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 21, 7, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 14 Sep 2018£109,950 FlatLeasehold
Flat 22, 7, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 14 Sep 2018£92,500 FlatLeasehold
17, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 30 Jul 2018£187,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 56, 5, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 17 Jul 2018£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 21, 7, Birkby Close LE5 1PS 28 Jun 2018£105,000 FlatLeasehold
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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
Flat 8, 8, Birkby Close £125,000 (Jan 2017) → £138,000 (Sep 2025) +10%
over 9 yrs
Flat 57, 4, Birkby Close £100,000 (Aug 2017) → £130,000 (Feb 2025) +30%
over 7 yrs
Flat 29, 7, Birkby Close £115,000 (Apr 2019) → £139,500 (Mar 2024) → £130,000 (Jan 2025) +13%
over 6 yrs
Flat 23, 7, Birkby Close £110,500 (Jun 2019) → £137,000 (Jan 2021) → £148,000 (Aug 2024) +34%
over 5 yrs
9, Birkby Close £168,000 (Aug 2016) → £260,000 (Jul 2024) +55%
over 8 yrs
2, Birkby Close £175,000 (Mar 2018) → £315,000 (Sep 2023) → £283,000 (Dec 2023) +62%
over 6 yrs
Flat 13, 8, Birkby Close £100,000 (May 2017) → £100,000 (Feb 2021) → £130,000 (Jul 2023) +30%
over 6 yrs
Flat 53, 5, Birkby Close £108,000 (Jul 2019) → £138,500 (Aug 2022) +28%
over 3 yrs
Flat 9, 8, Birkby Close £123,500 (Sep 2019) → £148,000 (Jul 2022) +20%
over 3 yrs
Flat 17, 7, Birkby Close £110,000 (Feb 2018) → £123,000 (Mar 2021) +12%
over 3 yrs
Flat 28, 7, Birkby Close £112,000 (May 2018) → £115,000 (Mar 2019) +3%
over under a year
Flat 21, 7, Birkby Close £105,000 (Jun 2018) → £109,950 (Sep 2018) +5%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Birkby Close

Crime

144 crimes were reported within about a mile of Birkby Close in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences55
Anti-social behaviour18
Public order16
Criminal damage & arson14
Other theft11
Vehicle crime8

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

Flood risk

Birkby Close is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Wreake in Leicestershire Flood alert 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 Birkby Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School 454 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy 761 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Keyham Lodge School 120 pupils Academy special converter 9–16 Report 0.7 mi
Gateway Sixth Form College 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.7 mi
Avanti Fields School 1,236 pupils All-through Hindu 3–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Orchard Mead Academy 1,007 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.8 mi
Netherhall Mead Academy 138 pupils Academy special converter 4–19 Report 0.8 mi
Elmbrook School 31 pupils Pupil referral unit 5–11 Good Report 0.9 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

  • Syston station 2.5 mi · 49 min walk
  • Leicester station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
  • Sileby station 5.3 mi · 1 hr 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Shipton Road (opp, Sandhills Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Shipton Road (adj, Sandhills Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Lakeview Chase (opp, Sandhills Avenue) 4 min walk
  • Lakeview Chase (adj, Sandhills Avenue) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Johnson Medical Practice
    Hilltop Surgery, 22 Maidenwell Avenue, Leicester · 0.5 mi
  • St Elizabeth's Medical Centre (Ja Wood)
    Netherhall Road, Leicester · 0.8 mi
  • Silverdale Medical Centre
    6 Silverdale Drive, Thurmaston, Leicester · 1.4 mi
  • Humberstone Medical Centre (Ip Jones)
    Humberstone Medical Centre, 150 Wycombe Road, Leicester · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Leicester Hamilton Local · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Leicester Hamilton Extra · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Leicester Hamilton · 0.7 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Thurmaston Leicester · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hamilton Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Unipharm Chemists · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
  • Clearly Orthodontics · 1.0 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.1 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 4 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned44.9%62.5%
Private rented44.0%20.3%
Social rented11.0%17.1%
Households737

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1525.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.3%64.1%
Aged 65+4.8%18.6%
Residents2,298

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)64%80%
Gigabit-capable64%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 Birkby Close

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh54.5%43.4%
White26.1%40.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.7%7.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.8%3.8%
Other ethnic group3.9%4.1%

Religion

HereLeicester
Muslim29.3%23.5%
Christian24.6%24.7%
Hindu19.1%17.9%
No religion14.3%23%
Sikh7%4.5%
Not answered4.8%5.6%
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK58.5%58.9%
Born outside the UK41.5%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
Level 4 qualifications and above37.1%26.8%
No qualifications16.7%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications14.9%16.1%
Level 2 qualifications13.9%11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%10.7%
Apprenticeship3%3.8%
Other qualifications2.7%4.3%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health56.7%48.8%
Good health30%33.5%
Fair health8.9%12.5%
Bad health3.7%4%
Very bad health0.7%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household46.9%41.1%
2 cars or vans in household30.1%19.6%
No cars or vans in household12.8%33%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%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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