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Bignal Drive, Leicester Forest East, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Bignal Drive, Leicester Forest East, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/bignal-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE3 3QF, LE3 3QE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£286,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£224,964
14 sales
Price range
£150k – £300k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Jul 2026
LE3 3QF

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At a glance

House prices£225k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 10 min walkLeicester station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 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

14 property sales on Bignal Drive, Leicester Forest East, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £286,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £220,269. 3 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 93% semi-detached, 7% detached. Recorded sale prices on Bignal Drive range from £150,000 to £300,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Bignal Drive compared

LE3 postcode area£256,837
Leicester£323,429
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Bignal Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £160,333 (3 sales)2016£160k2017: £171,667 (3 sales)2017£172k2021: £215,000 (1 sales)2021£215k2022: £282,250 (2 sales)2022£282k2023: £277,500 (2 sales)2023£278k2024: £266,500 (2 sales)2024£267k2026: £286,000 (1 sales)2026£286k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£220,26916 Dec 2024
Detached1£286,0009 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Bignal Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
13, Bignal Drive LE3 3QF 9 Jul 2026£286,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Bignal Drive LE3 3QF 16 Dec 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Bignal Drive LE3 3QE 25 Oct 2024£283,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Bignal Drive LE3 3QE 26 Jul 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Bignal Drive LE3 3QF 17 May 2024£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Bignal Drive LE3 3QF 18 Sep 2023£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Bignal Drive LE3 3QE 15 Sep 2023£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Bignal Drive LE3 3QE 31 Aug 2023£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Bignal Drive LE3 3QE 25 Aug 2023£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Bignal Drive LE3 3QE 17 Nov 2022£297,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Bignal Drive LE3 3QF 24 Jun 2022£267,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Bignal Drive LE3 3QF 1 Feb 2021£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Bignal Drive LE3 3QF 20 Dec 2017£178,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Bignal Drive LE3 3QE 24 Feb 2017£157,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Bignal Drive LE3 3QF 10 Feb 2017£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Bignal Drive LE3 3QE 22 Nov 2016£162,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Bignal Drive LE3 3QE 30 Sep 2016£168,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Bignal Drive LE3 3QF 14 Jul 2016£150,000 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
27, Bignal Drive £178,000 (Dec 2017) → £290,000 (May 2024) +63%
over 6 yrs
8, Bignal Drive £157,000 (Feb 2017) → £260,000 (Aug 2023) +66%
over 6 yrs
42, Bignal Drive £162,500 (Nov 2016) → £297,500 (Nov 2022) +83%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Bignal Drive

Crime

222 crimes were reported within about a mile of Bignal Drive in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences73
Anti-social behaviour30
Shoplifting25
Criminal damage & arson23
Burglary19
Public order16

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

Flood risk

Bignal 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
  • 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 Bignal Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Fossebrook Primary School 205 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Stafford Leys Community Primary School 607 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy 438 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Emmanuel Christian School 59 pupils Other independent school 4–16 Report 1.0 mi
Braunstone Community Primary School 429 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
New Lubbesthorpe Primary School 422 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
Kirby Muxloe Primary School 402 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.2 mi
Kingsway Primary School 312 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.2 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 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
  • Narborough station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk
  • South Wigston station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Walsingham Crescent (adj, Hinckley Road) 3 min walk
  • Grange Avenue (opp, Hinckley Road) 3 min walk
  • Braunstone Crossroads (near, Hinckley Road) 4 min walk
  • Grange Avenue (adj, Hinckley Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Forest Medical Group
    Warren Lane, Leicester Forest East, Leicester · 1.0 mi
  • Oakmeadow Surgery (Gj Ingrams)
    87 Tatlow Road, Glenfield, Leicester · 1.0 mi
  • Hockley Farm Med Pract (A Nana)
    39 Hockley Farm Road, Leicester · 1.0 mi
  • Llr Sas Provider
    Special Allocation, Po Box 11058, Leicester · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Leicester Forest East · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Forest East Express · 0.5 mi
  • Waitrose MSA Waitrose at Leicester Forest East · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Kirby Frith Express · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Thorpe Astley Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Regent Health Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.8 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 8 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned84.7%62.5%
Private rented14.5%20.3%
Social rented0.8%17.1%
Households744

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.1%64.1%
Aged 65+17.5%18.6%
Residents1,869

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 Bignal Drive

Ethnic group

HereBlaby
White76%86.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.4%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%2.7%
Other ethnic group3%1.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%1.6%

Religion

HereBlaby
Christian42.4%43.4%
No religion37.5%42.6%
Hindu7.5%3.7%
Not answered5.2%5.3%
Sikh4.9%2.8%
Muslim1.9%1.4%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereBlaby
Born in the UK86%90.4%
Born outside the UK14%9.6%

Highest qualification

HereBlaby
Level 4 qualifications and above30.8%30.5%
Level 3 qualifications18.5%18.4%
No qualifications16.8%17.3%
Level 2 qualifications13.8%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%10%
Apprenticeship7.1%7.1%
Other qualifications2.5%2.4%

General health

HereBlaby
Very good health49.1%49%
Good health33.5%34.5%
Fair health13.5%12.3%
Bad health3.1%3.2%
Very bad health0.7%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlaby
1 car or van in household41.5%39.3%
2 cars or vans in household33.9%36.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.5%13%
No cars or vans in household11.2%11.4%

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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