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Wavertree Drive, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wavertree Drive, Leicester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/wavertree-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE4 7NY, LE4 7NW, LE4 7NU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£320,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£251,477
22 sales
Price range
£100k – £385k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Jul 2026
LE4 7NW

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At a glance

House prices£320k average25% above the Leicester average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station15 min walkLeicester North (Great Central Railway) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 25 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

22 property sales on Wavertree Drive, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £320,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £252,763. Average sale prices rose from £183,667 in 2016 to £320,000 in 2026 (+74%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 25% above the Leicester average of £255,467 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 86% semi-detached, 9% detached, 5% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Wavertree Drive range from £100,000 to £385,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 403 streets in Leicester with at least two sales in the last year, Wavertree Drive ranks 79th for average price.

House prices on Wavertree Drive compared

Wavertree Drive£320,000
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: £183,667 (3 sales)2016£184k2017: £200,000 (1 sales)2017£200k2018: £207,625 (4 sales)2018£208k2019: £300,000 (2 sales)2019£300k2021: £281,000 (5 sales)2021£281k2022: £288,000 (2 sales)2022£288k2023: £355,000 (1 sales)2023£355k2024: £187,500 (2 sales)2024£188k2026: £320,000 (2 sales)2026£320k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached19£252,7631 Jul 2026
Detached2£265,00012 Feb 2021
Terraced1£200,00020 Dec 2017

Sold prices on Wavertree Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
53, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NY 10 Jul 2026£378,000 OtherFreehold
84, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NW 1 Jul 2026£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NU 27 Mar 2026£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NY 17 Oct 2025£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NX 13 May 2024£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NU 4 Apr 2024£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NX 24 May 2023£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NY 18 Nov 2022£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NW 30 Sep 2022£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NU 8 Feb 2022£281,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NY 13 Dec 2021£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
82, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NW 29 Nov 2021£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NX 14 May 2021£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NX 5 Mar 2021£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NW 12 Feb 2021£305,000 DetachedFreehold
74, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NW 25 Oct 2019£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NX 23 Aug 2019£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NW 26 Apr 2018£215,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NW 1 Feb 2018£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NU 25 Jan 2018£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NY 25 Jan 2018£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NY 20 Dec 2017£200,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NU 18 Nov 2016£225,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NY 23 Sep 2016£141,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Wavertree Drive LE4 7NY 7 Jul 2016£185,000 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
71, Wavertree Drive £290,000 (Dec 2021) → £290,000 (Oct 2025) +0%
over 4 yrs
19, Wavertree Drive £235,000 (May 2021) → £355,000 (May 2023) +51%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Wavertree Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Mellor Community Primary School 578 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Rushey Mead Academy 1,804 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School 172 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Spark Vale Academy 4 pupils Other independent special school 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Soar Valley College 1,564 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy 221 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Herrick Primary School 305 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Darul Uloom Leicester 142 pupils Other independent school 11–23 Report 0.5 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 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
  • Syston station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Sileby station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 37 min walk
  • Leicester North (Great Central Railway) 0.7 mi · 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Belgrave Police Station (opp, Melton Road) 4 min walk
  • Belgrave Police Station (adj, Melton Road) 4 min walk
  • Bellholme Close (adj, Checketts Road) 4 min walk
  • Bellholme Close (opp, Checketts Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Broadhurst Street Medical Practice
    10 Broadhurst Street, Leicester · 0.6 mi
  • Spirit Primary Care Ltd-Rushey Mead
    Rushey Mead Health Centre, 8 Lockerbie Walk, Leicester · 0.6 mi
  • Dr B Modi
    122 Canon Street, Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • Brandon Surgery Dr R Kapur & Partner
    Belgrave Health Centre, 52 Brandon Street, Leicester · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Sandringham · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Loughborough Road Belgrave Leicester · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Melton Rd Express · 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Gipsy Lane Belgrave Leicester · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Healthways Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Leonard Smith · 0.4 mi
  • M.f.vaiya - Alpharm · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Gipsy Lane Dental · 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 5 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.9%62.5%
Private rented14.0%20.3%
Social rented2.1%17.1%
Households473

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.5%64.1%
Aged 65+24.6%18.6%
Residents1,404

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 Wavertree Drive

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh85.3%43.4%
White8%40.9%
Other ethnic group5.2%4.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%7.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%3.8%

Religion

HereLeicester
Hindu62%17.9%
Muslim13.3%23.5%
Sikh10.5%4.5%
Christian6.6%24.7%
No religion3.7%23%
Not answered3.1%5.6%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK41.2%58.9%
Born outside the UK58.8%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
No qualifications30.2%26.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above26.1%26.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%10.7%
Level 2 qualifications11.8%11.7%
Level 3 qualifications10.6%16.1%
Apprenticeship4.4%3.8%
Other qualifications4.2%4.3%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health40.1%48.8%
Good health37.1%33.5%
Fair health16.1%12.5%
Bad health4.9%4%
Very bad health1.9%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household45.2%41.1%
2 cars or vans in household28.8%19.6%
No cars or vans in household14%33%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%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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