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Dovedale Road, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Dovedale Road, Leicester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/dovedale-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE2 2DJ, LE2 2DN, LE2 2DL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£365,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£455,000
15 sales
Price range
£225k – £665k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Jun 2026
LE2 2DN

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At a glance

House prices£455k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station32 min walkLeicester station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold80% freeholdAcross 20 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

15 property sales on Dovedale Road, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £365,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £481,500. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% detached, 20% semi-detached, 7% flat. Recorded sale prices on Dovedale Road range from £225,000 to £665,000. 80% of homes sold here were freehold and 20% leasehold.

House prices on Dovedale Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dovedale Road 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: £270,000 (2 sales)2016£270k2017: £495,000 (2 sales)2017£495k2018: £225,000 (1 sales)2018£225k2019: £520,000 (1 sales)2019£520k2020: £457,500 (2 sales)2020£458k2021: £525,000 (1 sales)2021£525k2022: £593,333 (3 sales)2022£593k2023: £465,000 (1 sales)2023£465k2024: £500,000 (1 sales)2024£500k2026: £365,000 (1 sales)2026£365k

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

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached10£481,50012 Jun 2026
Semi-detached3£440,00022 Nov 2022
Flat1£225,00019 Feb 2018
Terraced1£465,00023 Jun 2023

Sold prices on Dovedale Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
35, Dovedale Road LE2 2DN 12 Jun 2026£365,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 4, Dovedale Court, Dovedale Road LE2 2DL 31 Mar 2025£180,000 FlatLeasehold
41, Dovedale Road LE2 2DN 20 Sep 2024£500,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Dovedale Road LE2 2DJ 23 Jun 2023£465,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Dovedale Road LE2 2DJ 22 Nov 2022£610,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Dovedale Road LE2 2DN 2 Sep 2022£665,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Dovedale Road LE2 2DJ 6 May 2022£505,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Dovedale Road LE2 2DJ 30 Jun 2021£525,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Dovedale Road LE2 2DN 29 Oct 2020£375,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Dovedale Road LE2 2DJ 17 Jul 2020£540,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, Dovedale Court, Dovedale Road LE2 2DL 17 Feb 2020£210,000 FlatLeasehold
13, Dovedale Road LE2 2DN 15 Nov 2019£249,900 OtherFreehold
32, Dovedale Road LE2 2DJ 30 Aug 2019£520,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 1, Dovedale Court, Dovedale Road LE2 2DL 1 May 2019£180,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Dovedale Road LE2 2DJ 28 Feb 2018£287,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 3, Dovedale Court, Dovedale Road LE2 2DL 19 Feb 2018£225,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Dovedale Road LE2 2DJ 27 Jul 2017£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Dovedale Road LE2 2DN 24 Mar 2017£550,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Dovedale Road LE2 2DJ 3 Jun 2016£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Dovedale Road LE2 2DN 6 Apr 2016£270,000 DetachedFreehold

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
35, Dovedale Road £270,000 (Apr 2016) → £365,000 (Jun 2026) +35%
over 10 yrs
Flat 3, Dovedale Court, Dovedale Road £225,000 (Feb 2018) → £210,000 (Feb 2020) -7%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Dovedale Road

Crime

240 crimes were reported within about a mile of Dovedale Road in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences75
Shoplifting36
Anti-social behaviour30
Criminal damage & arson23
Public order22
Other theft18

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

Flood risk

Dovedale Road is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper Soar catchment Flood alert area
  • River Sence in Leicestershire 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 Dovedale Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Miller House School 10 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.2 mi
Leicester Islamic Academy 349 pupils Other independent school Islam 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Leicester High School for Girls 249 pupils Other independent school Church of England 3–18 Report 0.4 mi
Leicester Preparatory School 74 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy 274 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Leicester Partnership School 54 pupils Pupil referral unit 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School 602 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Land of Learning Primary School 193 pupils Other independent school 4–11 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 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • South Wigston station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk
  • Narborough station 5.3 mi · 1 hr 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Guildford Road (adj, London Road) 4 min walk
  • Guildford Road (opp, London Road) 4 min walk
  • Knighton Road (opp, London Road) 4 min walk
  • Highway (SE Bound, Broadway) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Horizon Healthcare
    Catherine House, 2B Stoughton Drive North, Leicester · 0.6 mi
  • Victoria Park Health Centre
    203 Victoria Park Road, Leicester · 0.9 mi
  • Al-Waqas Medical Centre
    91 St Peters Road, Leicester · 1.1 mi
  • Spirit Primary Care Limited-Asquith
    693 Welford Road, Leicester · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Leicester - London Road · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Clarendon Park Local · 0.8 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Leicester Evington Road · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Clarendon Park Road Leicester · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Stoneycroft Chemist · 0.2 mi
  • Pearl Chemist · 0.8 mi
  • Everest Pharmacy - Leicester · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Francis Street (dental Surgery) · 0.2 mi
  • St Johns Road Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 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 7 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.0%62.5%
Private rented24.8%20.3%
Social rented5.2%17.1%
Households560

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.7%64.1%
Aged 65+27.8%18.6%
Residents1,298

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 Dovedale Road

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
White58%40.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh30.7%43.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%3.8%
Other ethnic group4%4.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%7.8%

Religion

HereLeicester
Christian36.4%24.7%
No religion21.1%23%
Muslim18.3%23.5%
Hindu10.9%17.9%
Not answered7.4%5.6%
Sikh3.6%4.5%
Other religion1.4%0.6%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK73.1%58.9%
Born outside the UK26.9%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
Level 4 qualifications and above52.3%26.8%
No qualifications15.6%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications11.8%16.1%
Level 2 qualifications9.7%11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.4%10.7%
Apprenticeship3.8%3.8%
Other qualifications1.5%4.3%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health48.6%48.8%
Good health31.8%33.5%
Fair health13.8%12.5%
Bad health4.5%4%
Very bad health1.2%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household44.4%41.1%
2 cars or vans in household23.8%19.6%
No cars or vans in household22.4%33%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%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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