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Shirley Avenue, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Shirley Avenue, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/shirley-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE2 3NA, LE2 3NB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£532,833
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£498,232
26 sales
Price range
£335k – £613k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Sep 2026
LE2 3NB

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At a glance

House prices£533k average109% above the Leicester average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station37 min walkLeicester station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 27 Land Registry sales Conservation areaNoUsual planning rules apply Green beltNoNot in the green belt Listed buildingsNone within 200 mNo listed buildings close by Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

26 property sales on Shirley Avenue, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £532,833. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £521,106. Average sale prices rose from £341,667 in 2016 to £570,250 in 2026 (+67%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 109% above the Leicester average of £255,467 over the same period. 4 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 73% detached, 15% terraced, 12% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Shirley Avenue range from £335,000 to £613,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 403 streets in Leicester with at least two sales in the last year, Shirley Avenue ranks 9th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Shirley Avenue compared

Shirley Avenue£532,833
LE2 postcode area£295,119
Leicester£255,467
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LE2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £341,667 (3 sales)2016£342k2017: £565,000 (1 sales)2017£565k2018: £471,250 (4 sales)2018£471k2019: £519,333 (3 sales)2019£519k2020: £421,000 (1 sales)2020£421k2022: £555,000 (2 sales)2022£555k2023: £560,000 (1 sales)2023£560k2024: £534,000 (2 sales)2024£534k2025: £517,360 (7 sales)2025£517k2026: £570,250 (2 sales)2026£570k

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

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached19£521,1061 Sep 2026
Terraced4£442,00011 Dec 2025
Semi-detached3£428,33321 Dec 2018

Sold prices on Shirley Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
47, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NB 1 Sep 2026£573,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NB 25 Feb 2026£567,500 DetachedFreehold
62, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NA 11 Dec 2025£458,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NA 3 Dec 2025£376,000 DetachedFreehold
66, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NA 24 Oct 2025£515,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NB 23 Sep 2025£537,500 DetachedFreehold
1, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NB 17 Sep 2025£566,021 DetachedFreehold
72A, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NA 17 Jun 2025£420,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NA 26 Mar 2025£575,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NB 20 Feb 2025£550,000 DetachedFreehold
60, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NA 2 Aug 2024£455,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NA 22 Mar 2024£613,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NB 27 Jun 2023£560,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NB 7 Oct 2022£560,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NB 27 May 2022£550,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NB 12 Mar 2020£421,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NA 1 Nov 2019£495,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NB 20 Mar 2019£527,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NA 31 Jan 2019£536,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NA 21 Dec 2018£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NB 15 Aug 2018£420,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NA 12 Jan 2018£550,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NA 5 Jan 2018£530,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NA 21 Aug 2017£565,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NA 19 Aug 2016£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NB 22 Jun 2016£335,000 DetachedFreehold
78, Shirley Avenue LE2 3NA 4 Apr 2016£340,000 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
47, Shirley Avenue £560,000 (Jun 2023) → £573,000 (Sep 2026) +2%
over 3 yrs
5, Shirley Avenue £335,000 (Jun 2016) → £537,500 (Sep 2025) +60%
over 9 yrs
8, Shirley Avenue £495,000 (Nov 2019) → £575,000 (Mar 2025) +16%
over 5 yrs
4, Shirley Avenue £565,000 (Aug 2017) → £530,000 (Jan 2018) -6%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Shirley Avenue

Crime

225 crimes were reported within about a mile of Shirley Avenue 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 offences72
Shoplifting36
Anti-social behaviour25
Other theft20
Criminal damage & arson19
Burglary13

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

Flood risk

Shirley Avenue 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 Shirley Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Leicester High School for Girls 249 pupils Other independent school Church of England 3–18 Report 0.2 mi
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy 274 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Leicester Partnership School 54 pupils Pupil referral unit 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Miller House School 10 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Leicester Islamic Academy 349 pupils Other independent school Islam 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Overdale Infant School 352 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.7 mi
Overdale Junior School 489 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.7 mi
Leicester Preparatory School 74 pupils Other independent school 2–11 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 1.8 mi · 37 min walk
  • South Wigston station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
  • Narborough station 5.0 mi · 1 hr 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Holbrook Road (adj, London Road) 2 min walk
  • Shirley Road (opposite, London Road) 2 min walk
  • Shirley Road (after, London Road) 3 min walk
  • Holbrook Road (opp, London Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Spirit Primary Care Limited-Asquith
    693 Welford Road, Leicester · 0.8 mi
  • Horizon Healthcare
    Catherine House, 2B Stoughton Drive North, Leicester · 0.9 mi
  • Victoria Park Health Centre
    203 Victoria Park Road, Leicester · 1.0 mi
  • The Central Surgery
    Brooksby Drive, Oadby, Leicester · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Leicester - London Road · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Oadby Superstore · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Clarendon Park Road Leicester · 0.9 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Clarendon Park Local · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Stoneycroft Chemist · 0.6 mi
  • Brookvale Pharmacy Ltd · 0.7 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Francis Street (dental Surgery) · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Brookview Dental Clinic Limited · 0.8 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 8 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned71.9%62.5%
Private rented27.0%20.3%
Social rented1.1%17.1%
Households627

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.6%64.1%
Aged 65+21.1%18.6%
Residents1,450

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 Shirley Avenue

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
White68.3%40.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.7%43.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%3.8%
Other ethnic group4%4.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%7.8%

Religion

HereLeicester
No religion39.2%23%
Christian34.5%24.7%
Hindu11.5%17.9%
Muslim6.1%23.5%
Not answered5.5%5.6%
Sikh2%4.5%
Other religion0.6%0.6%
Jewish0.4%–

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK83%58.9%
Born outside the UK17%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
Level 4 qualifications and above62.1%26.8%
Level 3 qualifications11.9%16.1%
Level 2 qualifications9.2%11.7%
No qualifications8%26.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4%10.7%
Apprenticeship2.6%3.8%
Other qualifications2.1%4.3%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health50.5%48.8%
Good health31.8%33.5%
Fair health13.2%12.5%
Bad health4.1%4%
Very bad health0.4%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household50.5%41.1%
2 cars or vans in household30.2%19.6%
No cars or vans in household10.9%33%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%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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Streets like Shirley Avenue, but cheaper

Nearby streets with the same main type of home, where prices are lower.

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Beresford Drive Leicester£395,00023%0.1 mi
Ryde Avenue Leicester£412,10020%0.3 mi
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Dovedale Road Leicester£365,00029%0.4 mi
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Arreton Close Leicester£341,66733%0.4 mi
Southland Road Leicester£410,40620%0.5 mi
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