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Gainsborough Road, Leicester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE2 3DE, LE2 3DF, LE2 3DG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£300,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£260,228
23 sales
Price range
£175k – £350k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
4 Sep 2026
LE2 3DG

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At a glance

House prices£300k average17% above the Leicester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station27 min walkLeicester station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 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 Gainsborough Road, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £300,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £263,328. Average sale prices rose from £245,500 in 2016 to £300,000 in 2026 (+22%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 17% above the Leicester average of £255,467 over the same period. 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 70% semi-detached, 26% terraced, 4% detached. Recorded sale prices on Gainsborough Road range from £175,000 to £350,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 403 streets in Leicester with at least two sales in the last year, Gainsborough Road ranks 102nd for average price.

House prices on Gainsborough Road compared

Gainsborough Road£300,000
LE2 postcode area£295,119
Leicester£255,467
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LE2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £245,500 (2 sales)2016£246k2017: £206,625 (2 sales)2017£207k2019: £234,500 (5 sales)2019£235k2020: £244,500 (3 sales)2020£245k2021: £235,000 (1 sales)2021£235k2022: £281,000 (2 sales)2022£281k2023: £278,000 (1 sales)2023£278k2024: £305,000 (2 sales)2024£305k2025: £296,667 (3 sales)2025£297k2026: £300,000 (2 sales)2026£300k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£263,3284 Sep 2026
Terraced6£253,6673 Sep 2025
Detached1£250,00030 Nov 2016

Sold prices on Gainsborough Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
39, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DG 4 Sep 2026£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DE 2 Sep 2026£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DE 3 Sep 2025£350,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DE 21 Feb 2025£250,000 TerracedFreehold
86, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DF 20 Jan 2025£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DE 12 Sep 2024£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DF 17 Jun 2024£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DF 28 Sep 2023£278,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DE 10 Jun 2022£312,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DG 8 Feb 2022£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DE 12 Oct 2021£235,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DE 13 Mar 2020£250,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DG 14 Feb 2020£230,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DE 23 Jan 2020£253,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DE 21 Nov 2019£300,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DE 25 Oct 2019£260,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DF 4 Oct 2019£182,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DH 31 May 2019£255,000 TerracedFreehold
100, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DF 2 Apr 2019£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DE 4 Mar 2019£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DF 8 Dec 2017£200,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DG 20 Jan 2017£212,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DE 30 Nov 2016£250,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DE 25 Nov 2016£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DH 4 May 2016£228,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Gainsborough Road LE2 3DG 29 Mar 2016£241,000 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
36, Gainsborough Road £235,000 (Oct 2021) → £350,000 (Sep 2025) +49%
over 4 yrs
14, Gainsborough Road £253,000 (Jan 2020) → £330,000 (Sep 2024) +30%
over 5 yrs
6, Gainsborough Road £260,000 (Oct 2019) → £250,000 (Mar 2020) -4%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Gainsborough Road

Crime

415 crimes were reported within about a mile of Gainsborough 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 offences147
Anti-social behaviour48
Criminal damage & arson42
Shoplifting42
Public order36
Drugs23

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

Schools near Gainsborough Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Avenue Primary School 545 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Millgate School 123 pupils Academy special converter 7–16 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College 1,115 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Lancaster Academy 883 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good 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 0.5 mi
Knighton Mead Primary Academy 233 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School 602 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.6 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 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
  • South Wigston station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
  • Narborough station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Houlditch Road (opposite, Welford Road) 2 min walk
  • Houlditch Road (outside, Welford Road) 2 min walk
  • Clarendon Park Road (after, Welford Road) 3 min walk
  • Leopold Road (adj, Clarendon Park Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Victoria Park Health Centre
    203 Victoria Park Road, Leicester · 0.5 mi
  • Spirit Primary Care Limited-Asquith
    693 Welford Road, Leicester · 0.8 mi
  • Horizon Healthcare
    Catherine House, 2B Stoughton Drive North, Leicester · 1.1 mi
  • Saffron Group Practice
    509 Saffron Lane, Leicester · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Clarendon Park Road Leicester · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Clarendon Park Local · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Knighton Leicester · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Leicester - London Road · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Healthcare Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Clarendon Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Village Pharmacy Hub · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Skintique Beautiful Smiles · 0.1 mi
  • Knighton Dental And Cosmetic Clinic · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 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 8 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
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned72.9%62.5%
Private rented24.3%20.3%
Social rented2.9%17.1%
Households630

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.5%64.1%
Aged 65+15.5%18.6%
Residents1,643

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 Gainsborough Road

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
White58.9%40.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.3%43.4%
Other ethnic group5.9%4.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5%7.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%3.8%

Religion

HereLeicester
No religion31.7%23%
Christian30.1%24.7%
Muslim13.4%23.5%
Sikh9.9%4.5%
Hindu8.4%17.9%
Not answered5.1%5.6%
Jewish0.7%–
Other religion0.4%0.6%

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK73.4%58.9%
Born outside the UK26.6%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
Level 4 qualifications and above47.8%26.8%
Level 3 qualifications19.9%16.1%
No qualifications12.7%26.7%
Level 2 qualifications9.6%11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.7%10.7%
Apprenticeship2.6%3.8%
Other qualifications1.8%4.3%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health50.6%48.8%
Good health33.9%33.5%
Fair health11.6%12.5%
Bad health3.3%4%
Very bad health0.7%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household45.5%41.1%
2 cars or vans in household26%19.6%
No cars or vans in household17.4%33%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%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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