Highfield Street, Leicester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE2 1AD, LE2 1AB.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£149,950

8 sales

Price range

£48k – £330k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

28 Aug 2020

LE2 1AD

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At a glance

House prices£150k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station7 min walkLeicester station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold77% freeholdAcross 22 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

8 property sales on Highfield Street, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 28 Aug 2020. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £71,375. 3 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 50% flat, 38% terraced, 13% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Highfield Street range from £47,500 to £330,000. 77% of homes sold here were freehold and 23% leasehold.

House prices on Highfield Street compared

LE2 postcode area£295,119

Leicester£255,467

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Highfield 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: 77% freehold and 23% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	4	£71,375	9 Aug 2019
Terraced	3	£245,000	28 Aug 2020
Semi-detached	1	£179,100	23 Sep 2019

Sold prices on Highfield Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
49, Highfield Street LE2 1AD	11 Dec 2025	£220,000	Terraced	Freehold
15, Highfield Street LE2 1AB	5 Jun 2025	£64,000	Other	Leasehold
58, Highfield Street LE2 1AD	24 Sep 2024	£292,000	Terraced	Freehold
33, Highfield Street LE2 1AD	7 May 2024	£850,000	Other	Freehold
46 - 48, Highfield Street LE2 1AD	7 May 2024	£250,000	Other	Freehold
48, Highfield Street LE2 1AD	7 May 2024	£250,000	Terraced	Freehold
Hamilton House, 31 - 33, Highfield Street LE2 1AD	7 May 2024	£850,000	Other	Freehold
61, Highfield Street LE2 1AD	21 Aug 2023	£320,000	Terraced	Freehold
36, Highfield Street LE2 1AD	26 May 2023	£330,000	Terraced	Freehold
6, Highfield Street LE2 1AB	23 Jul 2021	£210,000	Terraced	Freehold
37, Highfield Street LE2 1AD	5 Nov 2020	£370,000	Terraced	Freehold
61, Highfield Street LE2 1AD	28 Aug 2020	£290,000	Terraced	Freehold
38, Highfield Street LE2 1AD	21 Jan 2020	£311,000	Terraced	Freehold
37, Highfield Street LE2 1AD	17 Jan 2020	£330,000	Terraced	Freehold
57, Highfield Street LE2 1AD	23 Sep 2019	£179,100	Semi-detached	Freehold
7, Highfield Street LE2 1AB	29 Aug 2019	£248,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 5, 26, Highfield Street LE2 1AB	9 Aug 2019	£65,000	Flat	Leasehold
22, Highfield Street LE2 1AB	17 Jan 2019	£47,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 3, 17, Highfield Street LE2 1AB	6 Sep 2018	£105,000	Flat	Leasehold
46, Highfield Street LE2 1AD	6 Jan 2017	£285,000	Terraced	Freehold
48, Highfield Street LE2 1AD	6 Jan 2017	£115,000	Terraced	Freehold
Flat 4, 22, Highfield Street LE2 1AB	22 Mar 2016	£68,000	Flat	Leasehold

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
48, Highfield Street	£115,000 (Jan 2017) → £250,000 (May 2024)	+117% over 7 yrs
61, Highfield Street	£290,000 (Aug 2020) → £320,000 (Aug 2023)	+10% over 3 yrs
37, Highfield Street	£330,000 (Jan 2020) → £370,000 (Nov 2020)	+12% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Highfield Street

Crime

1,459 crimes were reported within about a mile of Highfield Street in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	448
Shoplifting	223
Anti-social behaviour	173
Public order	164
Criminal damage & arson	90
Other theft	85

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

Flood risk

Highfield Street is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Rothley Brook, Quorn Brook and Sileby Brook in Leicestershire Flood alert area
Upper Soar catchment Flood alert 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 Highfield Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School 450 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
Al-Islamia Institute for Education 103 pupils	Other independent school	2–11	Report	0.1 mi
Avicenna School 27 pupils	Other independent school	11–16	Report	0.2 mi
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy 447 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.2 mi
Uplands Infant School 436 pupils	Primary	2–7	Good Report	0.2 mi
Medway Community Primary School 466 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
Leicester Therapeutic School	Other independent special school	5–11	Report	0.3 mi
Highfields Primary School 352 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 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 0.3 mi · 7 min walk
South Wigston station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
Syston station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Highfield Street (adj, Sparkenhoe Street) 1 min walk
Highfield Street (opp, St Peter's Road) 2 min walk
Melbourne Road (opposite, St Peter's Road) 3 min walk
Saxby Street (Stand B, London Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Highfields Surgery (R Wadhwa)
25 Severn Street, Leicester · 0.0 mi
St Peter's Med Centre (Mansingh & Mehra)
Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester · 0.1 mi
Shefa Medical Practice
Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester · 0.1 mi
Dr R Kapur & Partners
St. Peters Health Centre, Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester · 0.1 mi

Supermarkets

Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Leicester London Road Local · 0.2 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Lillie House Express · 0.3 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Leicester Granby Street Local · 0.4 mi
Aldi Aldi Spinney Hills Leicester · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

City Pharmacy Ltd · 0.1 mi
Highem Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
Beacon Pharm Limited · 0.2 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
Damira Leicester · 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 1 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	2 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	2 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	1 of 10
Living environment	1 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	20.6%	62.5%
Private rented	50.4%	20.3%
Social rented	28.8%	17.1%
Households	671

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	74.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	7.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,906

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 Highfield Street

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Who lives around Highfield Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Leicester
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	52.6%	43.4%
White	25.6%	40.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	12.1%	7.8%
Other ethnic group	5.1%	4.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.7%	3.8%

Religion

	Here	Leicester
Muslim	52.3%	23.5%
No religion	18%	23%
Christian	17%	24.7%
Not answered	5.6%	5.6%
Hindu	4.9%	17.9%
Sikh	1.1%	4.5%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.3%

Country of birth

	Here	Leicester
Born in the UK	48.6%	58.9%
Born outside the UK	51.4%	41.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Leicester
Level 4 qualifications and above	27.3%	26.8%
No qualifications	26.2%	26.7%
Level 3 qualifications	20.7%	16.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.6%	10.7%
Level 2 qualifications	9.3%	11.7%
Other qualifications	3.6%	4.3%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	3.8%

General health

	Here	Leicester
Very good health	48.3%	48.8%
Good health	32.9%	33.5%
Fair health	12.6%	12.5%
Bad health	4.9%	4%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.2%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Leicester
No cars or vans in household	53.7%	33%
1 car or van in household	36.4%	41.1%
2 cars or vans in household	7.3%	19.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	2.7%	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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