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Wakerley Road, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wakerley Road, Leicester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/wakerley-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE5 6AR, LE5 6AQ, LE5 4WJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£365,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£336,139
27 sales
Price range
£140k – £500k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Apr 2026
LE5 4WJ

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At a glance

27 property sales on Wakerley Road, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £365,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £355,000. Average sale prices rose from £262,500 in 2016 to £365,000 in 2026 (+39%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 43% above the Leicester average of £255,467 over the same period. 7 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 52% detached, 48% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Wakerley Road range from £140,000 to £500,000. 94% of homes sold here were freehold and 6% leasehold. Of 403 streets in Leicester with at least two sales in the last year, Wakerley Road ranks 40th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Wakerley Road compared

Wakerley Road£365,000
LE5 postcode area£285,820
Leicester£255,467
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LE5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £262,500 (2 sales)2016£263k2017: £292,000 (4 sales)2017£292k2018: £289,000 (3 sales)2018£289k2019: £288,000 (1 sales)2019£288k2020: £365,000 (1 sales)2020£365k2021: £379,000 (3 sales)2021£379k2022: £313,150 (5 sales)2022£313k2023: £427,500 (2 sales)2023£428k2024: £352,500 (2 sales)2024£353k2025: £435,000 (2 sales)2025£435k2026: £365,000 (2 sales)2026£365k

Tenure: 94% freehold and 6% leasehold across 33 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached14£355,00028 Feb 2025
Semi-detached13£315,82729 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Wakerley Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
203, Wakerley Road LE5 4WJ 29 Apr 2026£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 30 Jan 2026£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 15 Aug 2025£470,000 DetachedFreehold
88, Wakerley Road LE5 6AQ 28 Feb 2025£370,000 DetachedFreehold
79, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 15 Jan 2025£500,000 DetachedFreehold
197, Wakerley Road LE5 4WJ 20 Dec 2024£235,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
203, Wakerley Road LE5 4WJ 22 Nov 2024£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Goals Soccer Centre, Wakerley Road LE5 4WJ 8 Apr 2024£1,575,902 OtherLeasehold
30, Wakerley Road LE5 6AQ 26 Jan 2024£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Wakerley Road LE5 6AQ 2 Aug 2023£430,000 DetachedFreehold
49, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 19 Jan 2023£425,000 DetachedFreehold
78, Wakerley Road LE5 6AQ 9 Dec 2022£345,000 DetachedFreehold
201, Wakerley Road LE5 4WJ 8 Jul 2022£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 8 Jul 2022£318,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 29 Apr 2022£300,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 14 Apr 2022£372,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Wakerley Road LE5 6AQ 9 Sep 2021£430,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 27 Aug 2021£312,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Wakerley Road LE5 6AQ 4 May 2021£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 27 Oct 2020£365,000 DetachedFreehold
Goals Soccer Centre, Wakerley Road LE5 4WJ 17 Sep 2020£15,000 OtherLeasehold
75, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 9 Aug 2019£288,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 20 Dec 2018£362,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 4 Dec 2018£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 20 Jul 2018£278,600 DetachedFreehold
84, Wakerley Road LE5 6AQ 5 Jun 2018£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 8 Dec 2017£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 6 Jul 2017£273,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 29 Jun 2017£385,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Wakerley Road LE5 6AQ 28 Feb 2017£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 24 Feb 2017£225,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Wakerley Road LE5 6AR 28 Oct 2016£335,000 DetachedFreehold
84, Wakerley Road LE5 6AQ 18 Feb 2016£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
203, Wakerley Road £275,000 (Nov 2024) → £280,000 (Apr 2026) +2%
over 1 yr
17, Wakerley Road £345,000 (Dec 2017) → £450,000 (Jan 2026) +30%
over 8 yrs
Goals Soccer Centre, Wakerley Road £15,000 (Sep 2020) → £1,575,902 (Apr 2024) +10406%
over 4 yrs
49, Wakerley Road £225,000 (Feb 2017) → £425,000 (Jan 2023) +89%
over 6 yrs
45, Wakerley Road £273,000 (Jul 2017) → £312,000 (Aug 2021) +14%
over 4 yrs
84, Wakerley Road £190,000 (Feb 2016) → £140,000 (Jun 2018) -26%
over 2 yrs
1, Wakerley Road £335,000 (Oct 2016) → £385,000 (Jun 2017) +15%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Wakerley Road

Crime

320 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wakerley Road in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences148
Anti-social behaviour49
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order31
Vehicle crime18
Other theft12

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

Flood risk

Wakerley Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Tributaries in Leicester City Flood alert area
  • Evington Brook at North Evington and Spinney Hills 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 Wakerley Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ash Field Academy 162 pupils Academy special converter 4–19 Report 0.0 mi
Crown Hills Community College 1,493 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.2 mi
Coleman Primary School 450 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Linden Primary School 435 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Mayflower Primary School 424 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Al-Aqsa Schools Trust 297 pupils Other independent school Islam 3–16 Report 0.5 mi
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy 437 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Madani Girls' School 452 pupils Secondary Muslim 11–16 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 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
  • South Wigston station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk
  • Syston station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Wakerley Road (adj, Gwendolen Road) 1 min walk
  • Wakerley Road (outside, Gwendolen Road) 1 min walk
  • General Hospital Drive (outside, Wakerley Road) 2 min walk
  • General Hospital Drive (opp, Wakerley Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Willows Health
    184 Coleman Road, Leicester · 0.5 mi
  • Horizon Healthcare
    Catherine House, 2B Stoughton Drive North, Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • East Park Medical Centre (Rp Pandya)
    264-266 East Park Road, Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • The Practice-Sayeed
    352 East Park Road, Leicester · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Tesco Leicester Evington Superstore · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Evington · 0.8 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Leicester Evington Road · 0.9 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Uppingham Road · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Ethel Road Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Day-night Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Visionary Meds · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Coleman Road (dental Surgery) · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • East Park Road (dental Surgery) · 0.7 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.8%62.5%
Private rented22.5%20.3%
Social rented9.4%17.1%
Households426

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.3%64.1%
Aged 65+10.2%18.6%
Residents1,601

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 Wakerley Road

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh79.8%43.4%
Other ethnic group7.9%4.1%
White7.5%40.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%7.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%3.8%

Religion

HereLeicester
Muslim63.3%23.5%
Hindu12.3%17.9%
Sikh10.7%4.5%
Christian7.6%24.7%
Not answered3.3%5.6%
No religion2.7%23%
Other religion0.2%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK51.9%58.9%
Born outside the UK48.1%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
No qualifications28.1%26.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above26.5%26.8%
Level 3 qualifications15%16.1%
Level 2 qualifications14.2%11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%10.7%
Other qualifications3.3%4.3%
Apprenticeship1.8%3.8%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health53.3%48.8%
Good health30.6%33.5%
Fair health9.9%12.5%
Bad health5.1%4%
Very bad health1.1%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household39.5%41.1%
2 cars or vans in household29.6%19.6%
No cars or vans in household19.3%33%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.5%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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