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Mere Road, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Mere Road, Leicester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/mere-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE5 5GN, LE5 5GQ, LE5 5GR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£292,625
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£205,419
40 sales
Price range
£55k – £350k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 Apr 2026
LE5 5GN

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At a glance

House prices£293k average15% above the Leicester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station12 min walkLeicester station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold88% freeholdAcross 59 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

40 property sales on Mere Road, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £292,625. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £217,052. Average sale prices rose from £123,750 in 2016 to £291,833 in 2026 (+136%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 15% above the Leicester average of £255,467 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 73% terraced, 18% semi-detached, 8% flat. Recorded sale prices on Mere Road range from £55,000 to £350,000. 88% of homes sold here were freehold and 12% leasehold. Of 403 streets in Leicester with at least two sales in the last year, Mere Road ranks 111th for average price.

House prices on Mere Road compared

Mere Road£292,625
LE5 postcode area£285,820
Leicester£255,467
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LE5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £123,750 (4 sales)2016£124k2017: £156,000 (4 sales)2017£156k2018: £201,000 (5 sales)2018£201k2019: £162,156 (8 sales)2019£162k2020: £188,000 (1 sales)2020£188k2021: £272,500 (2 sales)2021£273k2022: £212,500 (2 sales)2022£213k2023: £281,000 (2 sales)2023£281k2024: £252,500 (6 sales)2024£253k2025: £228,333 (3 sales)2025£228k2026: £291,833 (3 sales)2026£292k

Tenure: 88% freehold and 12% leasehold across 59 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced29£217,05222 Apr 2026
Semi-detached7£217,1433 May 2024
Flat3£60,75018 Dec 2019
Detached1£220,00025 Aug 2017

Sold prices on Mere Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
136, Mere Road LE5 5GN 5 Aug 2026£405,000 TerracedFreehold
196, Mere Road LE5 5GN 22 Apr 2026£260,500 TerracedFreehold
235, Mere Road LE5 5GR 20 Feb 2026£265,000 TerracedFreehold
129, Mere Road LE5 5GQ 13 Feb 2026£350,000 TerracedFreehold
227, Mere Road LE5 5GR 24 Nov 2025£295,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Mere Road LE5 3HT 8 Oct 2025£252,500 TerracedFreehold
249, Mere Road LE5 5GS 19 Sep 2025£210,000 TerracedFreehold
119, Mere Road LE5 5GQ 8 Sep 2025£450,000 TerracedFreehold
209, Mere Road LE5 5GR 9 Jun 2025£180,000 TerracedFreehold
205, Mere Road LE5 5GR 30 Aug 2024£138,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Mere Road LE5 3HS 26 Jul 2024£245,000 TerracedFreehold
301, Mere Road LE5 5GS 31 May 2024£190,000 TerracedFreehold
169, Mere Road LE5 5GQ 10 May 2024£455,000 OtherFreehold
125, Mere Road LE5 5GQ 3 May 2024£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Mere Road LE5 3HR 22 Mar 2024£300,000 TerracedFreehold
133, Mere Road LE5 5GQ 15 Feb 2024£337,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
174, Mere Road LE5 5GN 8 Dec 2023£332,000 TerracedFreehold
254, Mere Road LE5 5GP 8 Dec 2023£555,000 OtherFreehold
64, Mere Road LE5 3HQ 31 Mar 2023£230,000 TerracedFreehold
169, Mere Road LE5 5GQ 25 May 2022£410,000 OtherFreehold
192, Mere Road LE5 5GN 6 Apr 2022£125,000 TerracedFreehold
95, Mere Road LE5 5GQ 25 Mar 2022£311,500 TerracedFreehold
80, Mere Road LE5 3HR 14 Jan 2022£220,000 TerracedFreehold
112, Mere Road LE5 3HR 11 Jan 2022£300,000 TerracedFreehold
215, Mere Road LE5 5GR 10 Jan 2022£200,000 TerracedFreehold
Mere Road Garage, 65A, Mere Road LE5 3HT 7 Dec 2021£86,000 OtherFreehold
190, Mere Road LE5 5GN 30 Sep 2021£252,000 TerracedFreehold
269, Mere Road LE5 5GS 23 Aug 2021£178,000 TerracedFreehold
198, Mere Road LE5 5GN 12 Aug 2021£293,000 TerracedFreehold
289, Mere Road LE5 5GS 18 Dec 2020£232,500 FlatFreehold
47, Mere Road LE5 3HS 4 Dec 2020£188,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, 148, Mere Road LE5 5GN 18 Dec 2019£65,000 FlatLeasehold
174, Mere Road LE5 5GN 18 Oct 2019£220,000 TerracedFreehold
184, Mere Road LE5 5GN 18 Apr 2019£264,000 TerracedFreehold
281, Mere Road LE5 5GS 10 Apr 2019£195,000 TerracedFreehold
201, Mere Road LE5 5GR 8 Apr 2019£150,000 TerracedFreehold
167, Mere Road LE5 5GQ 26 Feb 2019£163,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 4, 148, Mere Road LE5 5GN 18 Feb 2019£62,250 FlatLeasehold
76, Mere Road LE5 3HR 15 Feb 2019£210,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Mere Road LE5 3HQ 8 Feb 2019£118,000 TerracedFreehold
165, Mere Road LE5 5GQ 20 Dec 2018£235,000 TerracedFreehold
307, Mere Road LE5 5GS 20 Dec 2018£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Mere Road LE5 3HQ 24 Aug 2018£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 2, 148, Mere Road LE5 5GN 11 Jul 2018£62,000 FlatLeasehold
182, Mere Road LE5 5GN 20 Apr 2018£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
193, Mere Road LE5 5GR 28 Mar 2018£185,000 TerracedFreehold
91, Mere Road LE5 5GQ 9 Mar 2018£350,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Mere Road LE5 3HT 25 Aug 2017£220,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 1, 244, Mere Road LE5 5GP 7 Aug 2017£55,000 FlatLeasehold
47, Mere Road LE5 3HS 7 Jul 2017£128,000 TerracedFreehold
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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
47, Mere Road £128,000 (Jul 2017) → £188,000 (Dec 2020) → £245,000 (Jul 2024) +91%
over 7 yrs
169, Mere Road £410,000 (May 2022) → £455,000 (May 2024) +11%
over 2 yrs
174, Mere Road £220,000 (Oct 2019) → £332,000 (Dec 2023) +51%
over 4 yrs
192, Mere Road £125,000 (Mar 2016) → £125,000 (Apr 2022) +0%
over 6 yrs
Flat 2, 148, Mere Road £62,000 (Jul 2018) → £65,000 (Dec 2019) +5%
over 1 yr
52, Mere Road £130,000 (Mar 2016) → £185,000 (Aug 2018) +42%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Mere Road

Crime

1,060 crimes were reported within about a mile of Mere Road in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences325
Shoplifting186
Anti-social behaviour133
Public order113
Criminal damage & arson65
Drugs60

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

Flood risk

Mere Road is in or near 4 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
  • 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 Mere Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Uplands Infant School 436 pupils Primary 2–7 Good Report 0.2 mi
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy 447 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.2 mi
Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School 152 pupils Other independent school 9–16 Report 0.2 mi
Al-Islamia Institute for Education 103 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
Medway Community Primary School 466 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Highfields Primary School 352 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Spinney Hill Primary School 687 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School 450 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 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 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • South Wigston station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
  • Syston station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 31 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Laurel Road (after, St Peters Road) 2 min walk
  • Laurel Road (opposite, St Peters Road) 2 min walk
  • Cork Street (adj, East Park Road) 3 min walk
  • Melbourne Road (outside, St Peters Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Al-Waqas Medical Centre
    91 St Peters Road, Leicester · 0.2 mi
  • The Practice-Sayeed
    352 East Park Road, Leicester · 0.2 mi
  • Community Health Centre (Zs Osama)
    Moat Centre, Melbourne Road, Leicester · 0.2 mi
  • East Park Medical Centre (Rp Pandya)
    264-266 East Park Road, Leicester · 0.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Leicester Evington Road · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Leicester London Road Local · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Spinney Hills Leicester · 0.5 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Leicester Food Warehouse · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Egginton Street Pharmacy Limited · 0.1 mi
  • Moin's Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Health Serve Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • East Park Road (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 2 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.

Income1 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned53.7%62.5%
Private rented37.9%20.3%
Social rented8.3%17.1%
Households520

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.1%64.1%
Aged 65+10.7%18.6%
Residents1,981

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 Mere Road

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh90.9%43.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%7.8%
White2.3%40.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%3.8%
Other ethnic group1.1%4.1%

Religion

HereLeicester
Muslim79.7%23.5%
Hindu10.5%17.9%
Not answered5.1%5.6%
Christian2.1%24.7%
No religion1.5%23%
Sikh1%4.5%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK42.4%58.9%
Born outside the UK57.6%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
No qualifications36%26.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above19.1%26.8%
Level 2 qualifications13.3%11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%10.7%
Level 3 qualifications10.7%16.1%
Other qualifications6.8%4.3%
Apprenticeship1.1%3.8%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health49.8%48.8%
Good health33.5%33.5%
Fair health12.1%12.5%
Bad health3.5%4%
Very bad health1.1%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household44.7%41.1%
No cars or vans in household32.9%33%
2 cars or vans in household17.7%19.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%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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