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Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/bassett-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE8 5QG, LE8 5QF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£243,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£216,984
16 sales
Price range
£142k – £275k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Jun 2026
LE8 5QG

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At a glance

House prices£217k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station41 min walkSouth Wigston station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 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

16 property sales on Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £243,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £219,850. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 94% semi-detached, 6% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Bassett Avenue range from £142,000 to £275,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Bassett Avenue compared

LE8 postcode area£345,730
Leicester£323,429
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Bassett Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £164,950 (1 sales)2016£165k2017: £142,000 (1 sales)2017£142k2018: £174,000 (1 sales)2018£174k2019: £181,667 (3 sales)2019£182k2021: £201,250 (2 sales)2021£201k2023: £257,650 (2 sales)2023£258k2025: £257,000 (5 sales)2025£257k2026: £243,000 (1 sales)2026£243k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached15£219,85025 Jun 2026
Terraced1£174,00021 Aug 2018

Sold prices on Bassett Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
67, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QG 25 Jun 2026£243,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
93, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QG 9 Oct 2025£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QF 2 May 2025£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QG 30 Apr 2025£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QG 28 Feb 2025£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QG 3 Jan 2025£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QG 15 Dec 2023£240,300 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QG 15 Dec 2023£187,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QG 17 Mar 2023£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QG 26 Apr 2021£183,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
95, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QG 12 Feb 2021£219,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QG 13 Dec 2019£183,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
91, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QG 11 Oct 2019£166,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QF 21 Jan 2019£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QF 21 Aug 2018£174,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QG 30 Oct 2017£142,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, Bassett Avenue LE8 5QG 28 Sep 2016£164,950 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
81, Bassett Avenue £164,950 (Sep 2016) → £270,000 (Jan 2025) +64%
over 8 yrs
73, Bassett Avenue £183,500 (Apr 2021) → £187,000 (Dec 2023) +2%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Bassett Avenue

Crime

38 crimes were reported within about a mile of Bassett Avenue 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 offences20
Anti-social behaviour6
Burglary6
Criminal damage & arson3
Shoplifting2
Public order1

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

Flood risk

Bassett Avenue is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper Soar catchment Flood alert area
  • River Sence in Leicestershire 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 Bassett Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Greenfield Primary School 555 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Countesthorpe Academy 1,149 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 0.6 mi
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School 329 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.3 mi
Foxfields Academy 105 pupils Free schools special 4–16 Good Report 1.3 mi
Badgerbrook Primary School 398 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 1.5 mi
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School 197 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 1.6 mi
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone 178 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Good Report 1.8 mi
South Wigston High School 730 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 1.9 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

  • South Wigston station 2.1 mi · 41 min walk
  • Narborough station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bassett Avenue (adjacent, Station Road) 1 min walk
  • Bassett Avenue (opposite, Station Road) 1 min walk
  • Waterloo Crescent (adjacent, Station Road) 3 min walk
  • Hallcroft Avenue (outside, Station Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Countesthorpe Health Centre
    Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester · 0.4 mi
  • Hazelmere Medical Centre
    58 Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester · 1.7 mi
  • Northfield Medical Centre
    12 Villers Court, Blaby, Leicester · 1.8 mi
  • South Wigston Health Ctr.
    80 Blaby Road, South Wigston, Wigston · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Countesthorpe · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Countesthorpe Express · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Whetstone · 1.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Blaby · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Countesthorpe Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Blaby Pharmacy · 1.7 mi
  • Fenix Healthcare Pharmacy · 1.9 mi

Dentists

  • Rd Dental · 0.4 mi
  • Blaby Dental Practice · 1.7 mi
  • Whetstone Dental Surgery · 1.7 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 7 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
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned71.7%62.5%
Private rented13.5%20.3%
Social rented14.8%17.1%
Households757

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.8%64.1%
Aged 65+26.5%18.6%
Residents1,660

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 networks90%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks93%92%

Share of homes across Blaby 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 Bassett Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBlaby
White97%86.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%2.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%8.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%1.6%
Other ethnic group0.1%1.3%

Religion

HereBlaby
No religion48.2%42.6%
Christian44.1%43.4%
Not answered5.5%5.3%
Other religion1%0.4%
Muslim0.5%1.4%
Hindu0.3%3.7%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereBlaby
Born in the UK97.6%90.4%
Born outside the UK2.4%9.6%

Highest qualification

HereBlaby
Level 4 qualifications and above26.2%30.5%
Level 3 qualifications18.9%18.4%
No qualifications18.4%17.3%
Level 2 qualifications13.2%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%10%
Apprenticeship8.9%7.1%
Other qualifications2.3%2.4%

General health

HereBlaby
Very good health44.1%49%
Good health36.3%34.5%
Fair health14.8%12.3%
Bad health3.9%3.2%
Very bad health0.9%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlaby
1 car or van in household40.8%39.3%
2 cars or vans in household32.1%36.2%
No cars or vans in household14.9%11.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.2%13%

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 Blaby.

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