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Shire Close, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Shire Close, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/shire-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE3 6SN.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£169,681
24 sales
Price range
£119k – £255k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Jun 2025
LE3 6SN

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At a glance

House prices£170k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station53 min walkLeicester station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 27 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

24 property sales on Shire Close, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 9 Jun 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £152,700. 2 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 50% terraced, 42% semi-detached, 8% detached. Recorded sale prices on Shire Close range from £118,950 to £255,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Shire Close compared

LE3 postcode area£256,837
Leicester£255,467
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Shire Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £130,000 (1 sales)2016£130k2017: £132,738 (4 sales)2017£133k2018: £164,238 (4 sales)2018£164k2019: £159,590 (5 sales)2019£160k2020: £166,500 (2 sales)2020£167k2022: £180,700 (5 sales)2022£181k2024: £240,000 (1 sales)2024£240k2025: £240,000 (2 sales)2025£240k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£152,70019 Aug 2022
Semi-detached10£189,5959 Jun 2025
Detached2£172,0009 Oct 2019

Sold prices on Shire Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
51, Shire Close LE3 6SN 9 Jun 2025£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Shire Close LE3 6SN 21 Mar 2025£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Shire Close LE3 6SN 16 Aug 2024£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Shire Close LE3 6SN 31 Mar 2023£246,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Shire Close LE3 6SN 19 Aug 2022£187,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Shire Close LE3 6SN 21 Jul 2022£161,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Shire Close LE3 6SN 1 Jul 2022£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Shire Close LE3 6SN 29 Mar 2022£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Shire Close LE3 6SN 4 Mar 2022£182,500 TerracedFreehold
36, Shire Close LE3 6SN 21 Feb 2022£183,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Shire Close LE3 6SN 2 Mar 2020£153,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Shire Close LE3 6SN 10 Jan 2020£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Shire Close LE3 6SN 12 Dec 2019£155,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Shire Close LE3 6SN 9 Oct 2019£197,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Shire Close LE3 6SN 9 Sep 2019£146,950 TerracedFreehold
10, Shire Close LE3 6SN 16 Aug 2019£142,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Shire Close LE3 6SN 15 Jul 2019£163,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Shire Close LE3 6SN 14 Jun 2019£149,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Shire Close LE3 6SN 14 Dec 2018£158,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Shire Close LE3 6SN 5 Jul 2018£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Shire Close LE3 6SN 29 Jun 2018£174,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Shire Close LE3 6SN 1 Jun 2018£164,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Shire Close LE3 6SN 24 Nov 2017£140,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Shire Close LE3 6SN 17 Nov 2017£125,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Shire Close LE3 6SN 7 Apr 2017£118,950 TerracedFreehold
54, Shire Close LE3 6SN 13 Feb 2017£147,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Shire Close LE3 6SN 10 Jun 2016£130,000 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
42, Shire Close £161,000 (Jul 2022) → £246,000 (Mar 2023) +53%
over under a year
28, Shire Close £164,000 (Jun 2018) → £190,000 (Jul 2022) +16%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Shire Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy 438 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Educ8 Leicestershire 15 pupils Other independent special school 13–16 Report 0.4 mi
Braunstone Community Primary School 429 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Emmanuel Christian School 59 pupils Other independent school 4–16 Report 0.6 mi
The Herewoode Academy 979 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Queensmead Primary Academy 370 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
West Gate School 199 pupils Foundation special school 4–19 Good Report 0.8 mi
Forest Lodge Academy 552 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 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 2.6 mi · 53 min walk
  • South Wigston station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 25 min walk
  • Narborough station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Green Walk (opposite, Park Rise) 2 min walk
  • Green Walk (outside, Park Rise) 2 min walk
  • Outwood Close (opp, Liberty Road) 3 min walk
  • Outwood Close (adj, Liberty Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hockley Farm Med Pract (A Nana)
    39 Hockley Farm Road, Leicester · 0.3 mi
  • Oakmeadow Surgery (Gj Ingrams)
    87 Tatlow Road, Glenfield, Leicester · 0.5 mi
  • The Parks Medical Centre (B Hainsworth)
    340 Aikman Avenue, Leicester · 1.0 mi
  • Westend Medical Practice
    Fosse Road South, Leicester · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Braunstone Frith · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Kirby Frith Express · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Leicester Forest East · 0.8 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Dominion Express · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hockley Farm Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi
  • Parkem Chemist · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.0 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 4 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned68.5%62.5%
Private rented16.7%20.3%
Social rented14.8%17.1%
Households533

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.0%64.1%
Aged 65+16.8%18.6%
Residents1,287

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 Shire Close

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
White80.4%40.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.6%43.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.9%7.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%3.8%
Other ethnic group1.2%4.1%

Religion

HereLeicester
Christian44.2%24.7%
No religion42.3%23%
Not answered5.4%5.6%
Muslim3.6%23.5%
Hindu2.3%17.9%
Sikh1.5%4.5%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Other religion0.4%0.6%

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK78.7%58.9%
Born outside the UK21.3%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
No qualifications24.3%26.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.5%26.8%
Level 3 qualifications16.9%16.1%
Level 2 qualifications14.2%11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%10.7%
Apprenticeship7%3.8%
Other qualifications4.6%4.3%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health42.9%48.8%
Good health37.9%33.5%
Fair health14.3%12.5%
Bad health3.8%4%
Very bad health1%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household43.6%41.1%
2 cars or vans in household28.1%19.6%
No cars or vans in household19.9%33%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%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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