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Chaucer Street, Leicester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE2 1HD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£265,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£246,900
10 sales
Price range
£165k – £300k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Aug 2026
LE2 1HD

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At a glance

House prices£247k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station13 min walkLeicester station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold94% freeholdAcross 16 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

10 property sales on Chaucer Street, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £265,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £247,111. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 90% terraced, 10% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Chaucer Street range from £165,000 to £300,000. 94% of homes sold here were freehold and 6% leasehold.

House prices on Chaucer Street compared

LE2 postcode area£295,119
Leicester£255,467
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Chaucer Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £165,000 (1 sales)2016£165k2017: £212,000 (1 sales)2017£212k2018: £272,000 (1 sales)2018£272k2021: £245,000 (1 sales)2021£245k2023: £247,500 (2 sales)2023£248k2025: £271,667 (3 sales)2025£272k2026: £265,000 (1 sales)2026£265k

Tenure: 94% freehold and 6% leasehold across 16 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced9£247,1117 Aug 2026
Semi-detached1£245,00027 Aug 2021

Sold prices on Chaucer Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
27, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 17 Sep 2026£215,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 7 Aug 2026£265,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 30 Jun 2025£263,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 16 May 2025£252,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 7 Feb 2025£300,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 25 May 2023£260,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 20 Apr 2023£280,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 24 Feb 2023£235,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 11 Feb 2022£220,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 27 Aug 2021£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 19 May 2020£105,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 10 Jul 2019£250,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 12 Dec 2018£272,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 7 Dec 2017£212,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 2 Nov 2017£74,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Chaucer Street LE2 1HD 30 Mar 2016£165,000 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
11, Chaucer Street £165,000 (Mar 2016) → £265,000 (Aug 2026) +61%
over 10 yrs
23, Chaucer Street £272,000 (Dec 2018) → £300,000 (Feb 2025) +10%
over 6 yrs
30, Chaucer Street £105,000 (May 2020) → £220,000 (Feb 2022) → £280,000 (Apr 2023) +167%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Chaucer Street

Crime

922 crimes were reported within about a mile of Chaucer Street in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences276
Shoplifting169
Anti-social behaviour105
Public order104
Criminal damage & arson63
Other theft52

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

Flood risk

Chaucer Street is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Rothley Brook, Quorn Brook and Sileby Brook in Leicestershire Flood alert area
  • Upper Soar catchment Flood alert area
  • Tributaries in Leicester City Flood alert area
  • Evington Brook at North Evington and Spinney Hills in Leicester City Flood warning 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 Chaucer Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Medway Community Primary School 466 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Crispin's School 70 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 0.3 mi
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy 447 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.3 mi
Uplands Infant School 436 pupils Primary 2–7 Good Report 0.3 mi
Avicenna School 27 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Al-Islamia Institute for Education 103 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School 152 pupils Other independent school 9–16 Report 0.5 mi
Leicester Therapeutic School Other independent special school 5–11 Report 0.5 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 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • South Wigston station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
  • Syston station 4.9 mi · 1 hr 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Evington Road (S Bound, Beckingham Road) 1 min walk
  • St Stephens Road (adj, Evington Road) 1 min walk
  • Beckingham Road (adj, Evington Road) 1 min walk
  • St Stephens Road (opp, Evington Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Al-Waqas Medical Centre
    91 St Peters Road, Leicester · 0.3 mi
  • Highfields Surgery (R Wadhwa)
    25 Severn Street, Leicester · 0.4 mi
  • The Practice-Sayeed
    352 East Park Road, Leicester · 0.5 mi
  • Shefa Medical Practice
    Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Leicester Evington Road · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Leicester London Road Local · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Lillie House Express · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Clarendon Park Local · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Beacon Pharm Limited · 0.1 mi
  • Medicine Box Chemists · 0.2 mi
  • Pearl Chemist · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Art · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 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 1 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.

Income1 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services1 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned32.1%62.5%
Private rented57.0%20.3%
Social rented10.6%17.1%
Households567

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.0%64.1%
Aged 65+6.5%18.6%
Residents1,875

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 Chaucer Street

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh63.4%43.4%
White18.7%40.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9%7.8%
Other ethnic group6%4.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%3.8%

Religion

HereLeicester
Muslim56.7%23.5%
Christian15.1%24.7%
No religion9.5%23%
Hindu8.8%17.9%
Not answered5.7%5.6%
Sikh3.5%4.5%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%
Other religion0.2%0.6%

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK38.4%58.9%
Born outside the UK61.6%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
No qualifications31.2%26.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above25.6%26.8%
Level 3 qualifications18%16.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%10.7%
Level 2 qualifications9.2%11.7%
Other qualifications4.6%4.3%
Apprenticeship2.1%3.8%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health48.7%48.8%
Good health35.9%33.5%
Fair health10.4%12.5%
Bad health4.2%4%
Very bad health0.8%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household43.4%41.1%
No cars or vans in household40.7%33%
2 cars or vans in household12.5%19.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%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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