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Essex Road, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Essex Road, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/essex-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE4 9EG, LE4 9EF, LE4 9EE.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£209,826
23 sales
Price range
£125k – £325k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Oct 2025
LE4 9EG

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At a glance

House prices£210k 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 station38 min walkLeicester North (Great Central Railway) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 28 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

23 property sales on Essex Road, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 10 Oct 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £181,286. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 61% terraced, 35% semi-detached, 4% detached. Recorded sale prices on Essex Road range from £125,000 to £325,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Essex Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Essex Road 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: £125,000 (1 sales)2016£125k2017: £160,333 (3 sales)2017£160k2018: £163,000 (3 sales)2018£163k2019: £225,000 (2 sales)2019£225k2020: £159,500 (2 sales)2020£160k2021: £227,000 (4 sales)2021£227k2022: £238,000 (3 sales)2022£238k2023: £245,000 (1 sales)2023£245k2024: £270,000 (1 sales)2024£270k2025: £275,000 (3 sales)2025£275k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced14£181,28621 Mar 2025
Semi-detached8£251,25010 Oct 2025
Detached1£278,00014 Feb 2022

Sold prices on Essex Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
59, Essex Road LE4 9EG 10 Oct 2025£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Essex Road LE4 9EF 19 May 2025£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
94, Essex Road LE4 9EG 21 Mar 2025£220,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Essex Road LE4 9EF 19 Dec 2024£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Essex Road LE4 9EF 9 May 2023£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Essex Road LE4 9EE 14 Dec 2022£206,000 TerracedFreehold
96, Essex Road LE4 9EG 27 Apr 2022£230,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Essex Road LE4 9EF 14 Feb 2022£278,000 DetachedFreehold
94, Essex Road LE4 9EG 22 Nov 2021£190,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Essex Road LE4 9EE 13 Jul 2021£182,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Essex Road LE4 9EG 16 Apr 2021£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Essex Road LE4 9EG 31 Mar 2021£256,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Essex Road LE4 9EF 25 Sep 2020£220,000 TerracedFreehold
96, Essex Road LE4 9EG 26 Feb 2020£150,000 TerracedFreehold
47A, Essex Road LE4 9EF 7 Feb 2020£169,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Essex Road LE4 9EE 17 Jan 2020£95,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Essex Road LE4 9EF 24 Sep 2019£225,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Essex Road LE4 9EF 1 Feb 2019£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Essex Road LE4 9EE 19 Oct 2018£200,000 TerracedFreehold
98, Essex Road LE4 9EG 5 Apr 2018£140,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Essex Road LE4 9EF 2 Feb 2018£146,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Essex Road LE4 9EF 16 Jan 2018£143,000 TerracedFreehold
86 - 88, Essex Road LE4 9EG 27 Oct 2017£200,000 OtherFreehold
106, Essex Road LE4 9EG 2 Jun 2017£147,000 TerracedFreehold
90, Essex Road LE4 9EG 6 Apr 2017£140,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Essex Road LE4 9EG 6 Feb 2017£203,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Essex Road LE4 9EE 18 Jan 2017£138,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Essex Road LE4 9EF 5 Aug 2016£125,000 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
94, Essex Road £190,000 (Nov 2021) → £220,000 (Mar 2025) +16%
over 3 yrs
96, Essex Road £150,000 (Feb 2020) → £230,000 (Apr 2022) +53%
over 2 yrs
18, Essex Road £138,000 (Jan 2017) → £95,000 (Jan 2020) -31%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Essex Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
North Mead Primary Academy 447 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Wyvern Primary School 454 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Falcons Primary School 293 pupils Primary Sikh 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Merrydale Infant School 334 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.7 mi
Merrydale Junior School 354 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Avanti Fields School 1,236 pupils All-through Hindu 3–16 Good Report 0.8 mi
Rushey Mead Primary School 532 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Soar Valley College 1,564 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.8 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 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
  • Syston station 2.7 mi · 55 min walk
  • Leicester North (Great Central Railway) 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fairfax Road (NE Bound, Edgehill Road) 3 min walk
  • Fairfax Road (SW Bound, Marston Road) 3 min walk
  • Gipsy Lane (S Bound, Victoria Road East) 4 min walk
  • Gipsy Lane (N Bound, Victoria Road East) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Humberstone Medical Centre (Ip Jones)
    Humberstone Medical Centre, 150 Wycombe Road, Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • Spirit Primary Care Ltd-Rushey Mead
    Rushey Mead Health Centre, 8 Lockerbie Walk, Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • Dr B Modi
    122 Canon Street, Leicester · 0.9 mi
  • East Leicester Med Pract(S Longworth)
    131 Uppingham Road, Leicester · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Thurmaston Leicester · 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Gipsy Lane Belgrave Leicester · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Leicester Hamilton · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Humberstone Express · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Fusion Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Fusion Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Samat Chemist · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Gipsy Lane Dental · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
  • Mm Dental Care Uppingham Road · 0.9 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime5 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
Owned63.0%62.5%
Private rented32.7%20.3%
Social rented4.3%17.1%
Households790

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.8%64.1%
Aged 65+9.8%18.6%
Residents2,533

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 Essex Road

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh61.7%43.4%
White24.8%40.9%
Other ethnic group8.5%4.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3%7.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%3.8%

Religion

HereLeicester
Hindu26.4%17.9%
Muslim25.9%23.5%
Christian21.1%24.7%
Sikh12.8%4.5%
No religion9.2%23%
Not answered4.2%5.6%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Other religion0.2%0.6%

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK48.6%58.9%
Born outside the UK51.4%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
No qualifications33.4%26.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.8%26.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.9%10.7%
Level 2 qualifications11.4%11.7%
Level 3 qualifications10.9%16.1%
Other qualifications5.3%4.3%
Apprenticeship4.3%3.8%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health49.9%48.8%
Good health34.2%33.5%
Fair health11.1%12.5%
Bad health3.7%4%
Very bad health1.1%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household45.1%41.1%
2 cars or vans in household24.7%19.6%
No cars or vans in household20.6%33%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.6%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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