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Castlegate Avenue, Birstall, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Castlegate Avenue, Birstall, Leicester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/castlegate-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE4 3FD, LE4 3FB.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£277,623
15 sales
Price range
£185k – £375k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Sep 2025
LE4 3FD

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At a glance

House prices£278k 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) Nearest station20 min walkLeicester North (Great Central Railway) Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 16 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

15 property sales on Castlegate Avenue, Birstall, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 19 Sep 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £288,725. 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 67% detached, 33% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Castlegate Avenue range from £185,000 to £375,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Castlegate Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Castlegate Avenue 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: £204,000 (1 sales)2016£204k2017: £200,250 (2 sales)2017£200k2018: £219,000 (1 sales)2018£219k2020: £242,375 (2 sales)2020£242k2021: £320,867 (3 sales)2021£321k2022: £375,000 (1 sales)2022£375k2023: £323,500 (2 sales)2023£324k2025: £290,500 (3 sales)2025£291k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 16 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached10£288,72528 Mar 2025
Semi-detached5£255,42019 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Castlegate Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
25, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FD 19 Sep 2025£297,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FD 27 Jun 2025£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19A, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FD 27 Jun 2025£265,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FD 28 Mar 2025£309,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FD 25 Sep 2023£317,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FD 19 Jun 2023£330,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FB 31 Aug 2022£375,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FD 31 Aug 2021£362,500 DetachedFreehold
45, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FD 16 Jun 2021£320,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FB 29 Jan 2021£280,101 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FD 30 Sep 2020£272,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FD 17 Jan 2020£212,750 DetachedFreehold
27, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FD 12 Oct 2018£219,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FB 15 Dec 2017£215,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FD 14 Sep 2017£185,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Castlegate Avenue LE4 3FD 18 Mar 2016£204,000 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
17, Castlegate Avenue £204,000 (Mar 2016) → £309,000 (Mar 2025) +51%
over 9 yrs
51, Castlegate Avenue £212,750 (Jan 2020) → £362,500 (Aug 2021) +70%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Castlegate Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre 407 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Hallam Fields, Birstall 190 pupils Primary Multi-faith 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
ALP Leicester 44 pupils Other independent special school 6–19 Report 0.4 mi
The Cedars Academy 985 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall 409 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Glebelands Primary School 326 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Mowmacre Hill Primary School 348 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
Woodstock Primary Academy 328 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 1.3 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 · 43 min walk
  • Leicester station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
  • Sileby station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk
  • Leicester North (Great Central Railway) 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Rothley (Great Central Railway) 2.1 mi · 41 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Poplar Avenue (opp, Greengate Lane) 2 min walk
  • Broadgate Close (adj, Saltersgate Drive) 2 min walk
  • Ambergate Drive (adj, Greengate Lane) 2 min walk
  • Greengate Lane (adj, Loughborough Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Greengate Medical Centre
    1 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester · 0.1 mi
  • Birstall Medical Centre
    4 Whiles Lane, Birstall, Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • Thurmaston Health Centre
    573A Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester · 1.2 mi
  • Spirit Primary Care Ltd-Rushey Mead
    Rushey Mead Health Centre, 8 Lockerbie Walk, Leicester · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Birstall Leicester Express · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wanlip Lane - Birstall · 0.6 mi
  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Thurcaston · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Leicester Belgrave Boulevard · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Birstall Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Beaumont House Dental Practice · 1.5 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 Castlegate Avenue

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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