Upper Brown Street, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Upper Brown Street, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/upper-brown-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE1 5TE.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£97,000

15 sales

Price range

£75k – £140k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

20 Jan 2022

LE1 5TE

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At a glance

House prices£97k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station9 min walkLeicester station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold85% leaseholdAcross 26 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

15 property sales on Upper Brown Street, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 20 Jan 2022. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £97,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Upper Brown Street range from £75,000 to £140,000. 15% of homes sold here were freehold and 85% leasehold.

House prices on Upper Brown Street compared

LE1 postcode area£138,807

Leicester£255,467

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Upper Brown Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 15% freehold and 85% leasehold across 26 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	15	£97,000	20 Jan 2022

Sold prices on Upper Brown Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	17 May 2023	£75,000	Other	Freehold
Third Floor, Jubilee Building, Phoenix Yard 5-9, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	20 Jan 2022	£140,000	Flat	Leasehold
11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	13 Jan 2017	£40,000	Other	Freehold
Unit D, Phoenix Yard, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	2 Nov 2016	£21,530,000	Other	Freehold
Flat 17, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	14 Sep 2016	£100,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 18, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	12 Sep 2016	£100,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 16, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	6 Sep 2016	£100,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 14, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	9 Aug 2016	£100,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 12A, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	13 Jul 2016	£100,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 15, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	1 Jul 2016	£100,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Apartment 19, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	10 May 2016	£100,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Block C, Phoenix Yard, 5 - 9, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	5 May 2016	£208,000	Other	Freehold
Apartment 11, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	6 Apr 2016	£100,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Apartment 12, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	6 Apr 2016	£100,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 21, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	18 Mar 2016	£110,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Apartment 23, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	18 Mar 2016	£110,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Apartment 24, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	18 Mar 2016	£110,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Apartment 20, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	18 Mar 2016	£100,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Apartment 22, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	18 Mar 2016	£110,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 7, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	12 Feb 2016	£97,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 8, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	12 Feb 2016	£97,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Apartment 9, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	12 Feb 2016	£97,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Apartment 10, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	12 Feb 2016	£97,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Apartment 5, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	8 Jan 2016	£75,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Apartment 4, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	8 Jan 2016	£75,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Apartment 2, Grace House, 11, Upper Brown Street LE1 5TE	8 Jan 2016	£75,000	Flat New build	Leasehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
11, Upper Brown Street	£40,000 (Jan 2017) → £75,000 (May 2023)	+88% over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Upper Brown Street

Crime

1,765 crimes were reported within about a mile of Upper Brown Street 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 offences	524
Shoplifting	249
Anti-social behaviour	215
Public order	171
Criminal damage & arson	125
Other theft	110

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

Flood risk

Upper Brown Street is in or near 5 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 Upper Brown Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
The Children's Hospital School 112 pupils	Foundation special school	2–19	Report	0.3 mi
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1,041 pupils	16 plus	16–19	Report	0.3 mi
Indie Education	Other independent special school	14–19	Report	0.5 mi
Hazel Community Primary School 410 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Castle Mead Academy 1,223 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Outstanding Report	0.5 mi
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School 269 pupils	Primary	3–7	Requires improvement Report	0.6 mi
Leicester Therapeutic School	Other independent special school	5–11	Report	0.6 mi
Shaftesbury Junior School 239 pupils	Primary	7–11	Good Report	0.6 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 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
South Wigston station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
Syston station 4.9 mi · 1 hr 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Welford Place (Stand EN, WELFORD ROAD) 2 min walk
Welford Place (Stand EP, Welford Road) 2 min walk
Welford Place (Stand EM, WELFORD PLACE) 2 min walk
Bonners Lane (Stand GH, Oxford Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Bowling Green Street Surgery
29-31 Bowling Green Street, Leicester · 0.2 mi
De Montfort Surgery
Student Health Centre, 100 Mill Lane, Leicester · 0.3 mi
Inclusion Healthcare
Charles Berry House, 45 East Bond Street, Leicester · 0.4 mi
Leicester City Assist Practice
Charles Berry House, 45 East Bond Street, Leicester · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Express Tesco Welford House Leicester Express · 0.1 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Granby St Express · 0.3 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Leicester Granby Street Local · 0.4 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Bede Island Express · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.3 mi
Boots · 0.3 mi
Riverside Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

29 - 31 Bowling Green Street (dental Surgery) · 0.2 mi
Time For Teeth Hmp Leicester · 0.3 mi
Community Dental Ga Service · 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 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.

Income	10 of 10
Employment	10 of 10
Education and skills	8 of 10
Health and disability	3 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	1 of 10
Living environment	2 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	10.2%	62.5%
Private rented	78.9%	20.3%
Social rented	11.0%	17.1%
Households	502

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	1.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	97.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	1.1%	18.6%
Residents	2,783

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	97%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Upper Brown Street

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Who lives around Upper Brown Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Leicester
White	54.1%	40.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	24.6%	43.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	13.6%	7.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.2%	3.8%
Other ethnic group	3.3%	4.1%

Religion

	Here	Leicester
No religion	40.3%	23%
Christian	26.6%	24.7%
Not answered	15.2%	5.6%
Muslim	8.1%	23.5%
Hindu	5.1%	17.9%
Sikh	3.1%	4.5%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.3%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%

Country of birth

	Here	Leicester
Born in the UK	60.9%	58.9%
Born outside the UK	39.1%	41.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Leicester
Level 3 qualifications	57.6%	16.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above	28.2%	26.8%
Level 2 qualifications	4.4%	11.7%
No qualifications	3.5%	26.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	2.8%	10.7%
Other qualifications	2.2%	4.3%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	3.8%

General health

	Here	Leicester
Very good health	55%	48.8%
Good health	37.1%	33.5%
Fair health	6.6%	12.5%
Bad health	1.1%	4%
Very bad health	0.1%	1.2%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Leicester
No cars or vans in household	72%	33%
1 car or van in household	25%	41.1%
2 cars or vans in household	2.4%	19.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	0.6%	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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