Francis Street, Leicester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE2 2BD, LE2 2BE.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£181,682

11 sales

Price range

£120k – £285k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

31 Mar 2022

LE2 2BE

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At a glance

House prices£182k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station28 min walkLeicester station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% freeholdAcross 27 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

11 property sales on Francis Street, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 31 Mar 2022. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £197,625. 4 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 73% terraced, 18% flat, 9% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Francis Street range from £120,000 to £285,000. 89% of homes sold here were freehold and 11% leasehold.

House prices on Francis Street compared

LE2 postcode area£295,119

Leicester£255,467

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Francis 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

Tenure: 89% freehold and 11% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	8	£197,625	31 Mar 2022
Flat	2	£121,250	30 Nov 2021
Semi-detached	1	£175,000	30 Jun 2017

Sold prices on Francis Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
32A, Francis Street LE2 2BD	21 Aug 2026	£121,000	Flat	Leasehold
14, Francis Street LE2 2BD	5 Aug 2024	£210,000	Terraced	Freehold
57, Francis Street LE2 2BE	31 Aug 2023	£175,000	Other	Freehold
77, Francis Street LE2 2BE	31 Mar 2022	£225,000	Terraced	Freehold
32A, Francis Street LE2 2BD	30 Nov 2021	£122,500	Flat	Leasehold
13A, Francis Street LE2 2BE	6 Aug 2021	£120,000	Flat	Leasehold
44, Francis Street LE2 2BD	31 Mar 2021	£215,000	Terraced	Freehold
38, Francis Street LE2 2BD	18 Jun 2020	£223,000	Other	Freehold
13, Francis Street LE2 2BE	1 May 2020	£115,000	Terraced	Freehold
37, Francis Street LE2 2BE	1 May 2020	£165,000	Other	Freehold
26, Francis Street LE2 2BD	20 Dec 2019	£285,000	Terraced	Freehold
47, Francis Street LE2 2BE	7 Oct 2019	£210,000	Other	Freehold
53, Francis Street LE2 2BE	19 Aug 2019	£220,000	Other	Freehold
63, Francis Street LE2 2BE	4 Jul 2019	£206,000	Terraced	Freehold
15, Francis Street LE2 2BE	10 May 2019	£222,500	Other	Freehold
40, Francis Street LE2 2BD	20 Mar 2019	£330,000	Other	Freehold
26, Francis Street LE2 2BD	26 Nov 2018	£178,000	Terraced	Freehold
77, Francis Street LE2 2BE	28 Sep 2018	£180,000	Terraced	Freehold
42, Francis Street LE2 2BD	26 Jul 2018	£198,500	Terraced	Freehold
27, Francis Street LE2 2BE	15 May 2018	£180,000	Other	Freehold
24, Francis Street LE2 2BD	12 Jan 2018	£170,000	Terraced	Freehold
34, Francis Street LE2 2BD	12 Jan 2018	£200,000	Terraced	Freehold
61, Francis Street LE2 2BE	11 Aug 2017	£165,000	Terraced	Freehold
4A, Francis Street LE2 2BD	30 Jun 2017	£175,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
44, Francis Street LE2 2BD	29 Jul 2016	£171,500	Terraced	Freehold
2, Francis Street LE2 2BD	28 Jul 2016	£150,000	Terraced	Freehold
17, Francis Street LE2 2BE	5 Feb 2016	£175,000	Other	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
32A, Francis Street	£122,500 (Nov 2021) → £121,000 (Aug 2026)	-1% over 5 yrs
77, Francis Street	£180,000 (Sep 2018) → £225,000 (Mar 2022)	+25% over 4 yrs
44, Francis Street	£171,500 (Jul 2016) → £215,000 (Mar 2021)	+25% over 5 yrs
26, Francis Street	£178,000 (Nov 2018) → £285,000 (Dec 2019)	+60% over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Francis Street

Crime

298 crimes were reported within about a mile of Francis Street in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	99
Anti-social behaviour	40
Shoplifting	36
Criminal damage & arson	31
Public order	26
Other theft	20

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

Flood risk

Francis Street 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 Francis Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Miller House School 10 pupils	Other independent special school	11–16	Report	0.1 mi
Leicester Islamic Academy 349 pupils	Other independent school Islam	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
Leicester Preparatory School 74 pupils	Other independent school	2–11	Report	0.3 mi
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School 602 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Land of Learning Primary School 193 pupils	Other independent school	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy 274 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Leicester High School for Girls 249 pupils	Other independent school Church of England	3–18	Report	0.6 mi
Evington Valley Primary School 339 pupils	Primary	3–11	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 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
South Wigston station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk
Narborough station 5.3 mi · 1 hr 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Byway Road (adj, Broadway Road) 2 min walk
Highway (SE Bound, Broadway) 3 min walk
Trueway Road (adj, Kingsway Road) 4 min walk
Knighton Road (adj, London Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Horizon Healthcare
Catherine House, 2B Stoughton Drive North, Leicester · 0.4 mi
Victoria Park Health Centre
203 Victoria Park Road, Leicester · 0.8 mi
Al-Waqas Medical Centre
91 St Peters Road, Leicester · 0.9 mi
The Practice-Sayeed
352 East Park Road, Leicester · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Leicester - London Road · 0.2 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Leicester Evington Road · 0.6 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Clarendon Park Local · 0.7 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Clarendon Park Road Leicester · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

Stoneycroft Chemist · 0.0 mi
Pearl Chemist · 0.6 mi
Everest Pharmacy - Leicester · 0.7 mi

Dentists

Francis Street (dental Surgery) · 0.0 mi
St Johns Road Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
Carisbrooke Specialist Dental Centre · 0.6 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 5 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.

Income	6 of 10
Employment	6 of 10
Education and skills	9 of 10
Health and disability	6 of 10
Crime	3 of 10
Access to housing and services	1 of 10
Living environment	2 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	51.2%	62.5%
Private rented	42.4%	20.3%
Social rented	6.2%	17.1%
Households	689

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	67.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	17.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,409

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	97%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Francis Street

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Who lives around Francis Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Leicester
White	50.4%	40.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	31.7%	43.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	7.4%	3.8%
Other ethnic group	5.7%	4.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	4.8%	7.8%

Religion

	Here	Leicester
No religion	30%	23%
Christian	27.4%	24.7%
Muslim	21.9%	23.5%
Not answered	8.1%	5.6%
Hindu	7.7%	17.9%
Sikh	1.9%	4.5%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.3%

Country of birth

	Here	Leicester
Born in the UK	64.9%	58.9%
Born outside the UK	35.1%	41.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Leicester
Level 4 qualifications and above	56.3%	26.8%
Level 3 qualifications	13.4%	16.1%
No qualifications	12.4%	26.7%
Level 2 qualifications	7.7%	11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	5.6%	10.7%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	3.8%
Other qualifications	2%	4.3%

General health

	Here	Leicester
Very good health	49.3%	48.8%
Good health	33.3%	33.5%
Fair health	12.3%	12.5%
Bad health	4%	4%
Very bad health	1%	1.2%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Leicester
1 car or van in household	44.9%	41.1%
No cars or vans in household	32.4%	33%
2 cars or vans in household	17.8%	19.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	4.9%	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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