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Down Street, Leicester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE4 6JE, LE4 6JF, LE4 6JG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£265,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£206,731
26 sales
Price range
£145k – £270k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Feb 2026
LE4 6JF

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At a glance

House prices£207k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station25 min walkLeicester North (Great Central Railway) Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 34 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

26 property sales on Down 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 £206,731. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Down Street range from £145,000 to £270,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Down Street compared

LE4 postcode area£266,023
Leicester£255,467
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Down Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £152,500 (2 sales)2016£153k2017: £159,750 (4 sales)2017£160k2018: £174,500 (4 sales)2018£175k2019: £208,500 (2 sales)2019£209k2021: £235,000 (1 sales)2021£235k2022: £233,667 (6 sales)2022£234k2023: £227,333 (3 sales)2023£227k2024: £252,000 (1 sales)2024£252k2025: £240,000 (2 sales)2025£240k2026: £265,000 (1 sales)2026£265k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 34 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced26£206,7319 Feb 2026

Sold prices on Down Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
83, Down Street LE4 6JF 9 Feb 2026£265,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Down Street LE4 6JF 24 Oct 2025£265,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Down Street LE4 6JF 22 Jul 2025£230,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Down Street LE4 6JF 27 Jun 2025£250,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Down Street LE4 6JE 19 Mar 2025£270,000 TerracedFreehold
109, Down Street LE4 6JG 12 Jan 2024£252,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Down Street LE4 6JE 1 Aug 2023£240,000 TerracedFreehold
88, Down Street LE4 6JE 22 Feb 2023£210,000 TerracedFreehold
77, Down Street LE4 6JF 20 Jan 2023£232,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Down Street LE4 6JE 20 Dec 2022£175,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Down Street LE4 6JE 24 Nov 2022£270,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Down Street LE4 6JF 27 Sep 2022£253,500 TerracedFreehold
87, Down Street LE4 6JF 26 Aug 2022£238,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Down Street LE4 6JF 18 Feb 2022£220,000 TerracedFreehold
108, Down Street LE4 6JG 11 Feb 2022£216,000 TerracedFreehold
117, Down Street LE4 6JG 11 Feb 2022£267,500 TerracedFreehold
103, Down Street LE4 6JG 30 Sep 2021£219,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Down Street LE4 6JE 31 Aug 2021£195,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Down Street LE4 6JE 13 Aug 2021£235,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Down Street LE4 6JE 26 Jan 2021£225,000 TerracedFreehold
74, Down Street LE4 6JE 21 Oct 2019£222,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Down Street LE4 6JE 3 May 2019£195,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Down Street LE4 6JF 29 Oct 2018£177,000 TerracedFreehold
2A, Down Street LE4 6JE 29 Jun 2018£95,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Down Street LE4 6JF 24 May 2018£170,000 TerracedFreehold
82, Down Street LE4 6JE 29 Mar 2018£180,000 TerracedFreehold
104, Down Street LE4 6JG 14 Feb 2018£171,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Down Street LE4 6JF 17 Oct 2017£160,000 TerracedFreehold
117, Down Street LE4 6JG 22 Sep 2017£154,000 TerracedFreehold
118, Down Street LE4 6JG 28 Jun 2017£149,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Down Street LE4 6JE 31 Mar 2017£155,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Down Street LE4 6JF 17 Feb 2017£175,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Down Street LE4 6JE 30 Jun 2016£145,000 TerracedFreehold
122, Down Street LE4 6JG 29 Apr 2016£160,000 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
36, Down Street £225,000 (Jan 2021) → £270,000 (Mar 2025) +20%
over 4 yrs
25, Down Street £175,000 (Feb 2017) → £220,000 (Feb 2022) +26%
over 5 yrs
117, Down Street £154,000 (Sep 2017) → £267,500 (Feb 2022) +74%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Down Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Darul Uloom Leicester 142 pupils Other independent school 11–23 Report 0.3 mi
Spark Vale Academy 4 pupils Other independent special school 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Abbey Mead Primary Academy 718 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Catherine Junior School 454 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy 221 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Rushey Mead Primary School 532 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Mellor Community Primary School 578 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Catherine Infant School 378 pupils Primary 3–7 Outstanding 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, tram & metro stations

  • Leicester station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
  • Syston station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
  • South Wigston station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 37 min walk
  • Leicester North (Great Central Railway) 1.2 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Doncaster Road (opp, Melton Road) 2 min walk
  • Doncaster Road (adj, Melton Road) 2 min walk
  • Lexham Street (opp, Melton Road) 3 min walk
  • Ellis Avenue (opp, Loughborough Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Broadhurst Street Medical Practice
    10 Broadhurst Street, Leicester · 0.1 mi
  • Dr B Modi
    122 Canon Street, Leicester · 0.2 mi
  • Brandon Surgery Dr R Kapur & Partner
    Belgrave Health Centre, 52 Brandon Street, Leicester · 0.3 mi
  • Cossington Park Surgery
    Belgrave Medical Centre, 52 Brandon Street, Leicester · 0.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Melton Rd Express · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Sandringham · 0.6 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Gipsy Lane Belgrave Leicester · 0.6 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Loughborough Road Belgrave Leicester · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Soni (leicester) Limited · 0.1 mi
  • Pancholi Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Omcare Late Night Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Doncaster Road Dental Practice Ltd · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Care Clinic Limited · 0.1 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 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime5 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
Owned47.3%62.5%
Private rented39.8%20.3%
Social rented12.5%17.1%
Households520

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.3%64.1%
Aged 65+14.0%18.6%
Residents1,847

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 Down Street

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh92.8%43.4%
White2.5%40.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%7.8%
Other ethnic group1.8%4.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%3.8%

Religion

HereLeicester
Hindu79.4%17.9%
Muslim8.9%23.5%
Christian4%24.7%
Not answered3.1%5.6%
Sikh2.4%4.5%
No religion1.6%23%
Other religion0.3%0.6%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK24.5%58.9%
Born outside the UK75.5%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
No qualifications44.7%26.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above16.7%26.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%10.7%
Other qualifications8.6%4.3%
Level 2 qualifications7.5%11.7%
Level 3 qualifications6.6%16.1%
Apprenticeship3.4%3.8%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health48.3%48.8%
Good health34.6%33.5%
Fair health12.3%12.5%
Bad health3.7%4%
Very bad health1.1%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
No cars or vans in household45.7%33%
1 car or van in household35.3%41.1%
2 cars or vans in household15%19.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household4%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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