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Fontwell Drive, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Fontwell Drive, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/fontwell-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE2 9NL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£290,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£218,413
12 sales
Price range
£155k – £290k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Apr 2026
LE2 9NL

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At a glance

House prices£218k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station29 min walkSouth Wigston station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 14 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

12 property sales on Fontwell Drive, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £290,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £209,421. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 58% semi-detached, 25% terraced, 17% detached. Recorded sale prices on Fontwell Drive range from £155,000 to £290,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Fontwell Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Fontwell Drive 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: £167,000 (1 sales)2016£167k2018: £174,000 (1 sales)2018£174k2019: £195,000 (2 sales)2019£195k2021: £213,317 (3 sales)2021£213k2023: £238,333 (3 sales)2023£238k2024: £245,000 (1 sales)2024£245k2026: £290,000 (1 sales)2026£290k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 14 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached7£209,4216 Dec 2023
Terraced3£208,33316 Dec 2024
Detached2£265,0007 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Fontwell Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
29, Fontwell Drive LE2 9NL 7 Apr 2026£290,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Fontwell Drive LE2 9NL 16 Dec 2024£245,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Fontwell Drive LE2 9NL 6 Dec 2023£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Fontwell Drive LE2 9NL 26 May 2023£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Fontwell Drive LE2 9NL 24 May 2023£225,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Fontwell Drive LE2 9NL 28 May 2021£244,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Fontwell Drive LE2 9NL 22 Apr 2021£240,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Fontwell Drive LE2 9NL 26 Mar 2021£155,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Fontwell Drive LE2 9NL 24 Sep 2019£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Fontwell Drive LE2 9NL 5 Aug 2019£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Fontwell Drive LE2 9NL 17 Dec 2018£174,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Fontwell Drive LE2 9NL 2 Sep 2016£126,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Fontwell Drive LE2 9NL 26 Aug 2016£167,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Fontwell Drive LE2 9NL 17 Feb 2016£142,000 Semi-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
21, Fontwell Drive £195,000 (Aug 2019) → £250,000 (May 2023) +28%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Fontwell Drive

Crime

358 crimes were reported within about a mile of Fontwell Drive in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences112
Criminal damage & arson50
Anti-social behaviour43
Shoplifting36
Public order30
Other theft21

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

Flood risk

Fontwell Drive is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper Soar catchment Flood alert area
  • River Sence in Leicestershire Flood alert area
  • River Soar at Braunstone Flood warning 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 Fontwell Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Eyres Monsell Primary School 388 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Montrose School 453 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Glen Hills Primary School 471 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Rolleston Primary School 397 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Granby Primary School 460 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School 979 pupils All-through Church of England 2–16 Good Report 1.0 mi
Ellesmere College 441 pupils Community special school 4–19 Report 1.1 mi
Marriott Primary School 421 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.1 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

  • South Wigston station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Narborough station 2.4 mi · 49 min walk
  • Leicester station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hopyard Close (opp, Gilmorton Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Gilmorton Avenue (adj, Lutterworth Road) 2 min walk
  • Lutterworth Road (just after, Gilmorton Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Gilmorton Avenue (opp, Lutterworth Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Surgery @ Aylestone
    672 Aylestone Road, Fosse Road South, Leicester · 0.6 mi
  • The Hedges Medical Centre (Sa Bailey)
    Pasley Road, Eyres Monsell, Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • Aylestone Health Centre
    15 Hall Lane, Leicester · 0.8 mi
  • Sturdee Road Health And Wellbeing Centre
    182 Sturdee Road, Leicester · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Lutterworth Express · 0.5 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Leicester Superstore · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Sturdee Road Leicester · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Glen Parva · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Aylestone Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Glenhills Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Smile Serenity Ltd · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 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 3 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned61.6%62.5%
Private rented14.5%20.3%
Social rented23.8%17.1%
Households627

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.6%64.1%
Aged 65+21.1%18.6%
Residents1,671

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 Fontwell Drive

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
White72.6%40.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.4%43.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.6%7.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%3.8%
Other ethnic group1.9%4.1%

Religion

HereLeicester
Christian39%24.7%
No religion36.6%23%
Muslim9.8%23.5%
Not answered6.8%5.6%
Hindu4.4%17.9%
Sikh2.7%4.5%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK80%58.9%
Born outside the UK20%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
No qualifications28.2%26.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above26.1%26.8%
Level 3 qualifications14.3%16.1%
Level 2 qualifications11.7%11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%10.7%
Apprenticeship6.3%3.8%
Other qualifications2.5%4.3%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health42.7%48.8%
Good health33.1%33.5%
Fair health16.6%12.5%
Bad health6%4%
Very bad health1.6%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household38.5%41.1%
2 cars or vans in household28.4%19.6%
No cars or vans in household22.7%33%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%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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