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Highgate Drive, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Highgate Drive, Leicester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/highgate-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE2 6HJ, LE2 6HH.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£267,776
18 sales
Price range
£178k – £380k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Mar 2025
LE2 6HH

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At a glance

House prices£268k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station26 min walkSouth Wigston station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 19 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

18 property sales on Highgate Drive, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 31 Mar 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £267,165. Average sale prices rose from £201,000 in 2016 to £321,675 in 2025 (+60%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 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 83% semi-detached, 17% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Highgate Drive range from £178,000 to £380,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Highgate Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Highgate 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: £201,000 (3 sales)2016£201k2017: £223,225 (2 sales)2017£223k2019: £241,000 (3 sales)2019£241k2020: £300,000 (1 sales)2020£300k2021: £252,500 (1 sales)2021£253k2022: £320,000 (2 sales)2022£320k2023: £260,000 (1 sales)2023£260k2024: £315,000 (2 sales)2024£315k2025: £321,675 (3 sales)2025£322k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached15£267,16520 Feb 2025
Terraced3£270,83331 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Highgate Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Highgate Drive LE2 6HH 31 Mar 2025£300,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Highgate Drive LE2 6HH 20 Feb 2025£375,025 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Highgate Drive LE2 6HJ 24 Jan 2025£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Highgate Drive LE2 6HJ 29 Jul 2024£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Highgate Drive LE2 6HJ 9 May 2024£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Highgate Drive LE2 6HJ 5 Dec 2023£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Highgate Drive LE2 6HJ 7 Sep 2022£260,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Highgate Drive LE2 6HJ 5 Sep 2022£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Highgate Drive LE2 6HH 1 Sep 2021£252,500 TerracedFreehold
4, Highgate Drive LE2 6HH 19 Mar 2021£242,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Highgate Drive LE2 6HJ 6 Jan 2020£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Highgate Drive LE2 6HJ 31 Oct 2019£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Highgate Drive LE2 6HH 4 Sep 2019£228,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Highgate Drive LE2 6HJ 8 Mar 2019£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Highgate Drive LE2 6HH 22 Sep 2017£231,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Highgate Drive LE2 6HJ 7 Jul 2017£214,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Highgate Drive LE2 6HH 20 Dec 2016£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Highgate Drive LE2 6HJ 12 Aug 2016£178,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Highgate Drive LE2 6HH 21 Jul 2016£210,000 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
41, Highgate Drive £178,000 (Aug 2016) → £280,000 (Jul 2024) +57%
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Crime and flood risk near Highgate Drive

Crime

230 crimes were reported within about a mile of Highgate Drive in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences90
Anti-social behaviour41
Criminal damage & arson29
Public order18
Other theft12
Burglary10

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

Flood risk

Highgate Drive is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper Soar catchment Flood alert area
  • River Sence in Leicestershire 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 Highgate Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Water Leys Primary School 402 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Overdale Infant School 352 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.4 mi
Overdale Junior School 489 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
The Goldhill Learning Foundation 32 pupils Other independent special school 7–14 Report 0.5 mi
Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 203 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College 1,115 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.8 mi
Lancaster Academy 883 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.8 mi
Fairfield Community Primary School 227 pupils Primary 2–11 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 stations

  • South Wigston station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Leicester station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
  • Narborough station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Highgate Drive (outside, Welford Road) 2 min walk
  • Highgate Drive (opp, Welford Road) 2 min walk
  • Palmerston Way (adj, Welford Road) 4 min walk
  • Ramsbury Road (opp, Shackerdale Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Spirit Primary Care Limited-Asquith
    693 Welford Road, Leicester · 0.3 mi
  • Wigston Central Surgery
    Two Steeples Medical Centre, 10 Abington Close, Wigston · 1.0 mi
  • Bushloe Surgery
    Two Steeples Med Centre, Abington Close, Wigston · 1.0 mi
  • Saffron Group Practice
    509 Saffron Lane, Leicester · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Aberdale Rd Express · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Wigston Leicester Road Local · 0.3 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar - Stage Service Station · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Aylestone Lane Express · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Your Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Brookvale Pharmacy Ltd · 0.5 mi
  • Wigston Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Wigston Dental Care · 0.2 mi
  • Natural Smiles Leicester · 0.4 mi
  • Brookview Dental Clinic Limited · 0.4 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 7 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.4%62.5%
Private rented17.3%20.3%
Social rented2.2%17.1%
Households578

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.1%64.1%
Aged 65+18.1%18.6%
Residents1,616

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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Highgate Drive

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Who lives around Highgate Drive

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh43.8%43.4%
White42.2%40.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%7.8%
Other ethnic group4.8%4.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%3.8%

Religion

HereLeicester
Christian27.8%24.7%
No religion19.2%23%
Sikh17.4%4.5%
Muslim15.1%23.5%
Hindu14.2%17.9%
Not answered4.8%5.6%
Other religion1.2%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK70.7%58.9%
Born outside the UK29.3%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
Level 4 qualifications and above39%26.8%
No qualifications18.3%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications13.9%16.1%
Level 2 qualifications12.2%11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%10.7%
Apprenticeship3.5%3.8%
Other qualifications3.5%4.3%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health49.1%48.8%
Good health34.3%33.5%
Fair health12.8%12.5%
Bad health3%4%
Very bad health0.7%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household40%41.1%
2 cars or vans in household36.2%19.6%
No cars or vans in household12.4%33%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%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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