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Ambergate Drive, Birstall, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Ambergate Drive, Birstall, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/ambergate-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE4 3GD, LE4 3GA, LE4 3GE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£340,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£264,362
24 sales
Price range
£185k – £374k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Dec 2025
LE4 3GE

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At a glance

House prices£264k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station23 min walkLeicester North (Great Central Railway) Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 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

24 property sales on Ambergate Drive, Birstall, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £340,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £270,156. Average sale prices rose from £205,000 in 2016 to £327,833 in 2025 (+60%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% detached, 33% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Ambergate Drive range from £185,000 to £374,300. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Ambergate Drive compared

LE4 postcode area£266,023
Leicester£323,429
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Ambergate Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £205,000 (2 sales)2016£205k2017: £201,726 (3 sales)2017£202k2018: £229,000 (4 sales)2018£229k2019: £246,500 (3 sales)2019£247k2020: £261,000 (1 sales)2020£261k2021: £307,500 (2 sales)2021£308k2022: £303,000 (2 sales)2022£303k2023: £280,000 (1 sales)2023£280k2024: £309,500 (3 sales)2024£310k2025: £327,833 (3 sales)2025£328k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached16£270,1562 Dec 2025
Semi-detached8£252,7721 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Ambergate Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
33, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GE 2 Dec 2025£340,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GA 1 Aug 2025£312,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GD 30 Jun 2025£331,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GA 23 Aug 2024£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GD 11 Jul 2024£374,300 DetachedFreehold
64, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GB 20 May 2024£274,200 DetachedFreehold
45, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GE 14 Jul 2023£280,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GD 29 Jun 2022£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GA 18 Feb 2022£296,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GD 8 Sep 2021£275,000 DetachedFreehold
68, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GB 29 Jun 2021£340,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GD 14 Dec 2020£261,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GB 11 Nov 2019£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GB 27 Sep 2019£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GA 2 Aug 2019£218,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GA 29 Mar 2019£251,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GE 17 Sep 2018£225,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GA 3 Aug 2018£208,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GA 29 Jun 2018£327,500 DetachedFreehold
2, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GA 11 May 2018£223,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GD 23 Apr 2018£260,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GD 9 Oct 2017£210,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GA 28 Jun 2017£200,179 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GE 10 Apr 2017£195,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GD 15 Sep 2016£225,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Ambergate Drive LE4 3GD 5 Feb 2016£185,000 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
2, Ambergate Drive £223,000 (May 2018) → £312,500 (Aug 2025) +40%
over 7 yrs
23, Ambergate Drive £275,000 (Sep 2021) → £374,300 (Jul 2024) +36%
over 3 yrs
45, Ambergate Drive £225,000 (Sep 2018) → £280,000 (Jul 2023) +24%
over 5 yrs
14, Ambergate Drive £327,500 (Jun 2018) → £251,000 (Mar 2019) -23%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Ambergate Drive

Crime

72 crimes were reported within about a mile of Ambergate Drive in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences33
Anti-social behaviour11
Criminal damage & arson9
Shoplifting6
Burglary5
Public order4

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

Flood risk

Ambergate Drive is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Rothley Brook, Quorn Brook and Sileby Brook in Leicestershire Flood alert area
  • Upper Soar catchment Flood alert area
  • Rivers Wreake and Soar for riverside properties near Syston and Birstall 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 Ambergate Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hallam Fields, Birstall 190 pupils Primary Multi-faith 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre 407 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
ALP Leicester 44 pupils Other independent special school 6–19 Report 0.3 mi
The Cedars Academy 985 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall 409 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Glebelands Primary School 326 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Mowmacre Hill Primary School 348 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.2 mi
Woodstock Primary Academy 328 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 1.4 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

  • Syston station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
  • Sileby station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk
  • Leicester station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk
  • Leicester North (Great Central Railway) 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
  • Rothley (Great Central Railway) 1.9 mi · 39 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Sandgate Avenue (adj, Harrowgate Drive) 2 min walk
  • Denegate Avenue (adj, Harrowgate Drive) 2 min walk
  • Wellgate Avenue (adj, Saltersgate Drive) 3 min walk
  • Broadgate Close (adj, Saltersgate Drive) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Greengate Medical Centre
    1 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester · 0.2 mi
  • Birstall Medical Centre
    4 Whiles Lane, Birstall, Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • Thurmaston Health Centre
    573A Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester · 1.3 mi
  • Spirit Primary Care Ltd-Rushey Mead
    Rushey Mead Health Centre, 8 Lockerbie Walk, Leicester · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Birstall Leicester Express · 0.3 mi
  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Thurcaston · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wanlip Lane - Birstall · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Leicester Belgrave Boulevard · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pharmak Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Reflection Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Well · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Birstall Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Beaumont House Dental Practice · 1.6 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 9 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.9%62.5%
Private rented8.4%20.3%
Social rented1.7%17.1%
Households712

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.9%64.1%
Aged 65+24.6%18.6%
Residents1,769

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 networks87%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks93%92%

Share of homes across Charnwood 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 Ambergate Drive

Ethnic group

HereCharnwood
White60%82.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh33.2%12.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%2.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%1.5%
Other ethnic group2%1.2%

Religion

HereCharnwood
Christian36.9%41.5%
Hindu27.1%6.7%
No religion25.7%40.7%
Not answered4.9%6%
Sikh2.6%1.1%
Muslim2%3.1%
Other religion0.3%0.5%
Buddhist0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HereCharnwood
Born in the UK79.8%86.9%
Born outside the UK20.2%13.1%

Highest qualification

HereCharnwood
Level 4 qualifications and above36.1%32.6%
No qualifications17.2%15.8%
Level 3 qualifications17.1%22%
Level 2 qualifications11.2%12.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%9%
Apprenticeship5.8%5.9%
Other qualifications3.1%2.3%

General health

HereCharnwood
Very good health48.4%49.1%
Good health36.8%34.6%
Fair health11.3%12.1%
Bad health2.9%3.3%
Very bad health0.6%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereCharnwood
1 car or van in household40.2%40.5%
2 cars or vans in household37.6%32.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%11.1%
No cars or vans in household10.5%15.6%

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 Charnwood.

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