West Walk, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: West Walk, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/west-walk/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE1 7AA, LE1 7NP, LE1 7NA.

Average price (last 12 months)

£117,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£214,550

10 sales

Price range

£102k – £400k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

13 Mar 2026

LE1 7NP

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At a glance

House prices£215k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% 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 station6 min walkLeicester station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold76% leaseholdAcross 17 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

10 property sales on West Walk, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £117,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £193,944. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 90% flat, 10% terraced. Recorded sale prices on West Walk range from £102,000 to £400,000. 24% of homes sold here were freehold and 76% leasehold.

House prices on West Walk compared

LE1 postcode area£138,807

Leicester£255,467

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. West Walk 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: 24% freehold and 76% leasehold across 17 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	9	£193,944	13 Mar 2026
Terraced	1	£400,000	16 Sep 2016

Sold prices on West Walk

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Flat 24, West Court, West Walk LE1 7NP	13 Mar 2026	£117,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 9, West Court, West Walk LE1 7NP	21 Feb 2025	£143,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, West Court, West Walk LE1 7NP	13 Nov 2024	£125,000	Flat	Leasehold
2, West Walk LE1 7NA	31 Jan 2023	£1,000,000	Terraced	Freehold
Apartment 5, 4, West Walk LE1 7AA	6 Jan 2023	£330,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, 4, West Walk LE1 7AA	9 Dec 2022	£294,500	Other	Leasehold
Flat 19, West Court, West Walk LE1 7NP	11 Aug 2021	£120,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 5, 4, West Walk LE1 7AA	27 Sep 2019	£287,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 4, 4, West Walk LE1 7AA	31 Oct 2018	£197,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 3, 4, West Walk LE1 7AA	11 May 2018	£150,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, 4, West Walk LE1 7AA	5 Jan 2018	£304,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 9, West Court, West Walk LE1 7NP	8 Nov 2017	£102,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, 4, West Walk LE1 7AA	29 Sep 2017	£115,000	Flat	Leasehold
Corpus Christi House, 12, West Walk LE1 7NA	23 Jun 2017	£437,500	Detached	Freehold
2, West Walk LE1 7NA	18 Nov 2016	£700,000	Other	Freehold
10, West Walk LE1 7NA	16 Sep 2016	£400,000	Terraced	Freehold
Flat 24, West Court, West Walk LE1 7NP	31 Mar 2016	£102,000	Flat	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
Flat 24, West Court, West Walk	£102,000 (Mar 2016) → £117,000 (Mar 2026)	+15% over 10 yrs
Flat 9, West Court, West Walk	£102,000 (Nov 2017) → £143,000 (Feb 2025)	+40% over 7 yrs
2, West Walk	£700,000 (Nov 2016) → £1,000,000 (Jan 2023)	+43% over 6 yrs
Apartment 5, 4, West Walk	£287,000 (Sep 2019) → £330,000 (Jan 2023)	+15% over 3 yrs
Flat 2, 4, West Walk	£304,000 (Jan 2018) → £294,500 (Dec 2022)	-3% over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near West Walk

Crime

1,628 crimes were reported within about a mile of West Walk in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	475
Shoplifting	264
Anti-social behaviour	179
Public order	175
Criminal damage & arson	110
Other theft	105

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

Flood risk

West Walk 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 West Walk

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Leicester Therapeutic School	Other independent special school	5–11	Report	0.0 mi
Avicenna School 27 pupils	Other independent school	11–16	Report	0.1 mi
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1,041 pupils	16 plus	16–19	Report	0.3 mi
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School 450 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Al-Islamia Institute for Education 103 pupils	Other independent school	2–11	Report	0.4 mi
Medway Community Primary School 466 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Moat Community College 1,091 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.4 mi
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy 447 pupils	Primary	7–11	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 stations

Leicester station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
South Wigston station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
Syston station 4.9 mi · 1 hr 39 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Adventist Church (outside, University Road) 2 min walk
Saxby Street (opp, London Road) 2 min walk
Saxby Street (Stand A, London Road) 2 min walk
Saxby Street (Stand B, London Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Highfields Surgery (R Wadhwa)
25 Severn Street, Leicester · 0.3 mi
St Peter's Med Centre (Mansingh & Mehra)
Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester · 0.3 mi
Shefa Medical Practice
Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester · 0.3 mi
Dr R Kapur & Partners
St. Peters Health Centre, Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester · 0.3 mi

Supermarkets

Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Leicester London Road Local · 0.2 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Lillie House Express · 0.2 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Leicester Granby Street Local · 0.4 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Granby St Express · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

City Pharmacy Ltd · 0.1 mi
Highem Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Beacon Pharm Limited · 0.4 mi

Dentists

Damira Leicester · 0.2 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
Dental Surgery · 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 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.

Income	3 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	4 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	1 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	13.9%	62.5%
Private rented	67.7%	20.3%
Social rented	17.9%	17.1%
Households	703

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	6.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	87.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	5.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,769

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 West Walk

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Who lives around West Walk

Ethnic group

	Here	Leicester
White	37.3%	40.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	33.6%	43.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	16.2%	7.8%
Other ethnic group	7.8%	4.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	5.1%	3.8%

Religion

	Here	Leicester
No religion	27.6%	23%
Christian	25%	24.7%
Muslim	24.2%	23.5%
Not answered	11.9%	5.6%
Hindu	7.9%	17.9%
Sikh	2.4%	4.5%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.3%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%

Country of birth

	Here	Leicester
Born in the UK	48%	58.9%
Born outside the UK	52%	41.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Leicester
Level 4 qualifications and above	37.4%	26.8%
Level 3 qualifications	29.2%	16.1%
No qualifications	14.4%	26.7%
Level 2 qualifications	7%	11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	6.4%	10.7%
Other qualifications	3.9%	4.3%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	3.8%

General health

	Here	Leicester
Very good health	50.5%	48.8%
Good health	34.6%	33.5%
Fair health	10.8%	12.5%
Bad health	3.4%	4%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.2%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Leicester
No cars or vans in household	64.4%	33%
1 car or van in household	27%	41.1%
2 cars or vans in household	5.4%	19.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	3.3%	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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