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Swainson Road, Leicester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE4 9DR, LE4 9DQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£250,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£188,466
29 sales
Price range
£85k – £290k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Jul 2026
LE4 9DR

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At a glance

House prices£250k averageAbout 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 station32 min walkLeicester station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 31 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

29 property sales on Swainson Road, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £250,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £190,438. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% terraced, 17% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Swainson Road range from £85,000 to £290,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 403 streets in Leicester with at least two sales in the last year, Swainson Road ranks 182nd for average price.

House prices on Swainson Road compared

Swainson Road£250,000
LE4 postcode area£266,023
Leicester£255,467
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LE4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £120,000 (1 sales)2016£120k2017: £127,500 (4 sales)2017£128k2018: £158,750 (4 sales)2018£159k2019: £183,000 (3 sales)2019£183k2021: £178,900 (5 sales)2021£179k2022: £208,500 (2 sales)2022£209k2023: £236,000 (5 sales)2023£236k2024: £220,000 (3 sales)2024£220k2026: £250,000 (2 sales)2026£250k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced24£190,43815 Oct 2024
Semi-detached5£179,00024 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Swainson Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 24 Jul 2026£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 6 Feb 2026£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Swainson Road LE4 9DQ 15 Oct 2024£290,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Swainson Road LE4 9DQ 2 May 2024£195,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Swainson Road LE4 9DQ 5 Apr 2024£175,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Swainson Road LE4 9DQ 28 Nov 2023£225,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Swainson Road LE4 9DQ 23 Jun 2023£240,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 25 May 2023£240,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Swainson Road LE4 9DQ 17 Mar 2023£235,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 13 Mar 2023£240,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 11 Nov 2022£192,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Swainson Road LE4 9DQ 29 Jul 2022£225,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Swainson Road LE4 9DQ 28 Oct 2021£175,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Swainson Road LE4 9DQ 23 Sep 2021£185,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Swainson Road LE4 9DQ 21 Jul 2021£184,500 TerracedFreehold
43, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 29 Apr 2021£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 23 Apr 2021£200,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 19 Dec 2019£185,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 6 Dec 2019£197,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 25 Nov 2019£167,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 19 Dec 2018£182,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 14 Dec 2018£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 26 Apr 2018£114,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 15 Jan 2018£179,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 20 Nov 2017£175,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 1 Sep 2017£85,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Swainson Road LE4 9DQ 27 Jul 2017£135,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 28 Mar 2017£115,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 9 Feb 2017£140,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Swainson Road LE4 9DQ 21 Oct 2016£110,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Swainson Road LE4 9DR 8 Apr 2016£120,000 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
1, Swainson Road £85,000 (Sep 2017) → £255,000 (Jul 2026) +200%
over 9 yrs
32, Swainson Road £175,000 (Apr 2024) → £290,000 (Oct 2024) +66%
over under a year
28, Swainson Road £175,000 (Oct 2021) → £235,000 (Mar 2023) +34%
over 1 yr
71, Swainson Road £175,000 (Nov 2017) → £240,000 (Mar 2023) +37%
over 5 yrs
19, Swainson Road £120,000 (Apr 2016) → £192,000 (Nov 2022) +60%
over 7 yrs
18, Swainson Road £185,000 (Sep 2021) → £225,000 (Jul 2022) +22%
over under a year
37, Swainson Road £114,000 (Apr 2018) → £182,000 (Dec 2018) +60%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Swainson Road

Crime

369 crimes were reported within about a mile of Swainson 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 offences163
Anti-social behaviour52
Public order38
Other theft28
Criminal damage & arson23
Vehicle crime20

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

Flood risk

Swainson Road is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Rothley Brook, Quorn Brook and Sileby Brook in Leicestershire Flood alert area
  • Upper Soar catchment Flood alert area
  • Bushby Brook at Thurncourt, Evington and North Evington in Leicester City Flood warning area
  • Tributaries in Leicester City Flood alert area
  • Willow Brook at North Evington and Belgrave 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 Swainson Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Merrydale Infant School 334 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.2 mi
Merrydale Junior School 354 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
North Mead Primary Academy 447 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Barnabas CofE Primary School 335 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School 224 pupils Other independent school 5–16 Report 0.6 mi
Green Lane Infant School 278 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.6 mi
Falcons Primary School 293 pupils Primary Sikh 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Catherine Infant School 378 pupils Primary 3–7 Outstanding 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, tram & metro stations

  • Leicester station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Syston station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
  • South Wigston station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 36 min walk
  • Leicester North (Great Central Railway) 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Portishead Road (opp, Victoria Road East) 2 min walk
  • Portishead Road (adj, Hastings Road) 3 min walk
  • Braybrooke Road (adj, Victoria Road East) 3 min walk
  • Braybrooke Road (opp, Victoria Road East) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Humberstone Medical Centre (Ip Jones)
    Humberstone Medical Centre, 150 Wycombe Road, Leicester · 0.4 mi
  • East Leicester Med Pract(S Longworth)
    131 Uppingham Road, Leicester · 0.4 mi
  • Heron Gp Practice
    Merlyn Vaz H&S Care Ctr, 1 Spinney Hill Road, Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • Highfields Medical Centre
    The Merlyn Vaz Centre, 1 Spinney Hill Road, Leicester · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Gipsy Lane Belgrave Leicester · 0.6 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Uppingham Road · 0.6 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Thurmaston Leicester · 1.0 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Melton Rd Express · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Samat Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Saffron Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Niva Pharmacy Limited · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Tg's Dental Leicester Ltd · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Mm Dental Care Uppingham Road · 0.5 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services1 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned43.9%62.5%
Private rented20.9%20.3%
Social rented35.1%17.1%
Households675

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.9%64.1%
Aged 65+8.6%18.6%
Residents2,157

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 Swainson Road

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh59.9%43.4%
White23.5%40.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.4%7.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%3.8%
Other ethnic group3.6%4.1%

Religion

HereLeicester
Muslim37.7%23.5%
Hindu22.7%17.9%
Christian17.4%24.7%
No religion12.4%23%
Sikh5.2%4.5%
Not answered4%5.6%
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK53.7%58.9%
Born outside the UK46.3%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
No qualifications34%26.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above17.5%26.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.9%10.7%
Level 3 qualifications13.4%16.1%
Level 2 qualifications12.2%11.7%
Other qualifications4.7%4.3%
Apprenticeship3.3%3.8%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health47.6%48.8%
Good health35.8%33.5%
Fair health12%12.5%
Bad health3.3%4%
Very bad health1.3%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household40.9%41.1%
No cars or vans in household33.2%33%
2 cars or vans in household20.4%19.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%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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