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Shaftesbury Road, Leicester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE3 0QN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£130,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£128,326
20 sales
Price range
£78k – £180k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Mar 2026
LE3 0QN

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At a glance

House prices£130k average49% below the Leicester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% 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 station22 min walkLeicester station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold77% freeholdAcross 30 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

20 property sales on Shaftesbury Road, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £130,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £146,731. Average sale prices rose from £106,250 in 2016 to £130,000 in 2026 (+22%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 49% below the Leicester average of £255,467 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 65% terraced, 35% flat. Recorded sale prices on Shaftesbury Road range from £78,000 to £180,000. 77% of homes sold here were freehold and 23% leasehold. Of 403 streets in Leicester with at least two sales in the last year, Shaftesbury Road ranks 383rd for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Shaftesbury Road compared

Shaftesbury Road£130,000
LE3 postcode area£256,837
Leicester£255,467
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LE3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £106,250 (4 sales)2016£106k2018: £138,667 (3 sales)2018£139k2019: £128,260 (2 sales)2019£128k2020: £118,750 (2 sales)2020£119k2022: £148,250 (2 sales)2022£148k2023: £138,000 (1 sales)2023£138k2024: £92,000 (2 sales)2024£92k2025: £176,500 (2 sales)2025£177k2026: £130,000 (2 sales)2026£130k

Tenure: 77% freehold and 23% leasehold across 30 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced13£146,73112 Feb 2026
Flat7£94,14627 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Shaftesbury Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
10, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 15 May 2026£185,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 9, 60, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 27 Mar 2026£93,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 12 Feb 2026£167,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 2 Feb 2026£165,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 1 Sep 2025£180,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 1 Aug 2025£173,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 3 Mar 2025£127,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 27 Jan 2025£123,500 TerracedFreehold
66, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 25 Oct 2024£93,000 FlatLeasehold
62, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 15 Oct 2024£91,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 28 Feb 2024£175,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 2 Oct 2023£138,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 26 May 2023£175,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 5, 60, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 16 Nov 2022£116,500 FlatLeasehold
47, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 11 Nov 2022£180,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 28 Oct 2021£145,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 9 Aug 2021£158,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, 60, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 27 Nov 2020£78,000 FlatLeasehold
51, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 26 Jun 2020£159,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 5, 60, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 6 Dec 2019£97,520 FlatLeasehold
27, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 8 Nov 2019£159,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 23 Apr 2019£130,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 5 Oct 2018£143,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 6 Sep 2018£138,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 26 Apr 2018£135,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 15 Aug 2017£115,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 25 Aug 2016£105,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 19 May 2016£106,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 6, 60, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 21 Mar 2016£90,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Shaftesbury Road LE3 0QN 18 Mar 2016£123,500 TerracedFreehold

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
21, Shaftesbury Road £123,500 (Jan 2025) → £127,000 (Mar 2025) → £165,000 (Feb 2026) +34%
over 1 yr
27, Shaftesbury Road £159,000 (Nov 2019) → £173,000 (Aug 2025) +9%
over 6 yrs
Flat 5, 60, Shaftesbury Road £97,520 (Dec 2019) → £116,500 (Nov 2022) +19%
over 3 yrs
17, Shaftesbury Road £115,000 (Aug 2017) → £158,000 (Aug 2021) +37%
over 4 yrs
51, Shaftesbury Road £143,000 (Oct 2018) → £159,500 (Jun 2020) +12%
over 2 yrs
23, Shaftesbury Road £105,000 (Aug 2016) → £138,000 (Sep 2018) +31%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Shaftesbury Road

Crime

1,323 crimes were reported within about a mile of Shaftesbury Road in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences438
Anti-social behaviour172
Shoplifting115
Public order110
Criminal damage & arson106
Other theft86

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

Flood risk

Shaftesbury Road is in or near 6 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Rothley Brook, Quorn Brook and Sileby Brook in Leicestershire Flood alert area
  • River Soar at Frog Island and riverside areas of Leicester Flood warning area
  • Upper Soar catchment Flood alert area
  • River Soar at Leicester City Flood warning 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 Shaftesbury Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Shaftesbury Junior School 239 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School 269 pupils Primary 3–7 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Fullhurst Community College 1,441 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Imperial Avenue Infant School 300 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
Castle Mead Academy 1,223 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Dovelands Primary School 534 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
The Children's Hospital School 112 pupils Foundation special school 2–19 Report 0.7 mi
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy 645 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 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 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • South Wigston station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk
  • Narborough station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 31 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Westcotes Drive (opposite, Fosse Road South) 2 min walk
  • Gaul Street (opp, Narborough Road) 2 min walk
  • Westcotes Drive (adj, Fosse Road South) 2 min walk
  • Gaul Street (adj, Narborough Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Westcotes Gp Surgery (One)
    2 Westcotes Drive, Leicester · 0.1 mi
  • Westcotes Gp Surgery (Two)
    2 Westcotes Drive, Leicester · 0.1 mi
  • Dr U K Roy
    Fosse Family Practice, 16 Fosse Road South, Leicester · 0.1 mi
  • Dr S Shafi
    5 Briton Street, Leicester · 0.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Briton Street · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Hinckley Rd Express · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Leicester Superstore · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Bede Island Express · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Vision Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Patels Chemist · 0.1 mi

Dentists

  • 64-72 · 0.2 mi
  • Damira Westcotes · 0.2 mi
  • Brightsmiles Dental Practice · 0.2 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned18.4%62.5%
Private rented74.5%20.3%
Social rented7.1%17.1%
Households903

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6481.8%64.1%
Aged 65+5.9%18.6%
Residents2,072

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 Shaftesbury Road

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
White69.5%40.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.2%43.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.5%7.8%
Other ethnic group5.1%4.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%3.8%

Religion

HereLeicester
Christian42.9%24.7%
No religion32.5%23%
Muslim8.7%23.5%
Not answered7.4%5.6%
Hindu4.6%17.9%
Sikh2%4.5%
Other religion1%0.6%
Buddhist0.8%0.3%

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK47.5%58.9%
Born outside the UK52.5%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
Level 4 qualifications and above32.5%26.8%
Level 3 qualifications23.9%16.1%
No qualifications19.5%26.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%10.7%
Level 2 qualifications6.6%11.7%
Apprenticeship5.6%3.8%
Other qualifications4.7%4.3%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health49%48.8%
Good health37.8%33.5%
Fair health9.5%12.5%
Bad health2.7%4%
Very bad health1%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
No cars or vans in household52.9%33%
1 car or van in household35.8%41.1%
2 cars or vans in household8.5%19.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.8%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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