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Wordsworth Road, Leicester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE2 6ED, LE2 6EB, LE2 6EE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£195,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£164,483
30 sales
Price range
£121k – £243k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Jun 2026
LE2 6EB

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At a glance

House prices£195k average24% below the Leicester average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station27 min walkLeicester station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 42 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

30 property sales on Wordsworth Road, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £195,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £165,966. Average sale prices rose from £130,188 in 2016 to £195,000 in 2026 (+50%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 24% below the Leicester average of £255,467 over the same period. 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 97% terraced, 3% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Wordsworth Road range from £121,000 to £243,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 403 streets in Leicester with at least two sales in the last year, Wordsworth Road ranks 298th for average price.

House prices on Wordsworth Road compared

Wordsworth Road£195,000
LE2 postcode area£295,119
Leicester£255,467
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LE2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £130,188 (8 sales)2016£130k2018: £158,000 (6 sales)2018£158k2019: £132,500 (2 sales)2019£133k2020: £166,000 (2 sales)2020£166k2021: £221,500 (2 sales)2021£222k2022: £192,500 (4 sales)2022£193k2023: £142,000 (1 sales)2023£142k2024: £180,000 (1 sales)2024£180k2025: £211,500 (2 sales)2025£212k2026: £195,000 (2 sales)2026£195k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 42 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced29£165,96625 Jun 2026
Semi-detached1£121,50016 Sep 2016

Sold prices on Wordsworth Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
27, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EB 12 Aug 2026£206,500 TerracedFreehold
17, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EB 25 Jun 2026£220,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 11 Feb 2026£170,000 TerracedFreehold
73, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 24 Sep 2025£207,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 8 Aug 2025£216,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EB 13 Dec 2024£180,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EB 27 Jun 2024£135,000 TerracedFreehold
127, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 22 Mar 2023£197,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
115, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 31 Jan 2023£180,000 TerracedFreehold
107, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 6 Jan 2023£200,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EA 4 Jan 2023£142,000 TerracedFreehold
98, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EE 27 Oct 2022£232,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EB 19 Jul 2022£200,000 TerracedFreehold
123, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 27 May 2022£155,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 31 Mar 2022£183,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EB 14 Dec 2021£200,000 TerracedFreehold
108, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EE 22 Jun 2021£243,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 7 Oct 2020£164,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EB 20 May 2020£167,500 TerracedFreehold
98, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EE 24 Jan 2020£203,000 TerracedFreehold
115, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 22 Jan 2020£129,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EB 18 Oct 2019£135,000 TerracedFreehold
Building 1, Wheatsheaf Works, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EE 1 Mar 2019£720,954 Other New buildFreehold
101, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 25 Jan 2019£130,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EB 28 Nov 2018£220,000 OtherFreehold
3, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EB 28 Nov 2018£220,000 OtherFreehold
10, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EA 31 May 2018£121,000 TerracedFreehold
93, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 30 May 2018£149,000 TerracedFreehold
94, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EE 4 May 2018£180,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
96, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EE 30 Apr 2018£187,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
98, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EE 20 Apr 2018£187,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
51, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 28 Feb 2018£143,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 12 Jan 2018£130,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 21 Oct 2016£122,500 TerracedFreehold
29, Wordsworth Road LE2 6EB 16 Sep 2016£130,000 TerracedFreehold
87, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 16 Sep 2016£121,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 26 Aug 2016£143,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 25 Aug 2016£128,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 5 Apr 2016£125,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 24 Mar 2016£133,000 TerracedFreehold
107, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 29 Jan 2016£138,500 TerracedFreehold
125, Wordsworth Road LE2 6ED 22 Jan 2016£130,000 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
27, Wordsworth Road £135,000 (Jun 2024) → £206,500 (Aug 2026) +53%
over 2 yrs
17, Wordsworth Road £200,000 (Dec 2021) → £220,000 (Jun 2026) +10%
over 5 yrs
73, Wordsworth Road £143,000 (Aug 2016) → £207,000 (Sep 2025) +45%
over 9 yrs
71, Wordsworth Road £130,000 (Jan 2018) → £216,000 (Aug 2025) +66%
over 8 yrs
115, Wordsworth Road £129,000 (Jan 2020) → £180,000 (Jan 2023) +40%
over 3 yrs
107, Wordsworth Road £138,500 (Jan 2016) → £200,000 (Jan 2023) +44%
over 7 yrs
98, Wordsworth Road £187,000 (Apr 2018) → £203,000 (Jan 2020) → £232,000 (Oct 2022) +24%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Wordsworth Road

Crime

403 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wordsworth Road in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences141
Criminal damage & arson46
Anti-social behaviour45
Shoplifting42
Public order34
Drugs24

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

Flood risk

Wordsworth Road is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper Soar catchment Flood alert area
  • River Sence in Leicestershire Flood alert 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 Wordsworth Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Millgate School 123 pupils Academy special converter 7–16 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Avenue Primary School 545 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College 1,115 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Knighton Mead Primary Academy 233 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Lancaster Academy 883 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy 274 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Leicester Partnership School 54 pupils Pupil referral unit 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School 602 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good 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 stations

  • Leicester station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
  • South Wigston station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
  • Narborough station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 27 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Houlditch Road (opposite, Welford Road) 1 min walk
  • Houlditch Road (outside, Welford Road) 2 min walk
  • Clarendon Park Road (after, Welford Road) 2 min walk
  • Leopold Road (adj, Clarendon Park Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Victoria Park Health Centre
    203 Victoria Park Road, Leicester · 0.5 mi
  • Spirit Primary Care Limited-Asquith
    693 Welford Road, Leicester · 0.8 mi
  • Saffron Group Practice
    509 Saffron Lane, Leicester · 1.0 mi
  • Walnut St Med Ctr
    110 Walnut Street, Leicester · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Clarendon Park Road Leicester · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Clarendon Park Local · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Knighton Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • Spar Spar - Saffron Lane · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Healthcare Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Village Pharmacy Hub · 0.2 mi
  • Clarendon Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Skintique Beautiful Smiles · 0.1 mi
  • Knighton Dental And Cosmetic Clinic · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services1 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned36.9%62.5%
Private rented53.4%20.3%
Social rented9.6%17.1%
Households539

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1510.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6485.1%64.1%
Aged 65+4.3%18.6%
Residents2,006

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 Wordsworth Road

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
White48.5%40.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh28.9%43.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.8%7.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.3%3.8%
Other ethnic group3.5%4.1%

Religion

HereLeicester
No religion36.3%23%
Christian27.5%24.7%
Muslim13.1%23.5%
Not answered12.7%5.6%
Hindu5.5%17.9%
Sikh3.3%4.5%
Buddhist0.9%0.3%
Jewish0.3%–

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK62.7%58.9%
Born outside the UK37.3%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
Level 3 qualifications43.7%16.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above32%26.8%
No qualifications8.8%26.7%
Level 2 qualifications7.2%11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.3%10.7%
Other qualifications2.5%4.3%
Apprenticeship1.5%3.8%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health53.1%48.8%
Good health33.7%33.5%
Fair health9.6%12.5%
Bad health2.7%4%
Very bad health0.7%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household42.1%41.1%
No cars or vans in household36.9%33%
2 cars or vans in household16.9%19.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%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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