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Dorothy Avenue, Thurmaston, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Dorothy Avenue, Thurmaston, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/dorothy-avenue-thurmaston/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE4 8AB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£295,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£253,600
5 sales
Price range
£208k – £295k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Aug 2026
LE4 8AB

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At a glance

House prices£254k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station27 min walkLeicester North (Great Central Railway) SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 9 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

5 property sales on Dorothy Avenue, Thurmaston, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £295,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £253,600. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Dorothy Avenue range from £208,000 to £295,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Dorothy Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dorothy 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

2017: £240,000 (1 sales)2017£240k2018: £260,000 (1 sales)2018£260k2020: £265,000 (1 sales)2020£265k2023: £208,000 (1 sales)2023£208k2026: £295,000 (1 sales)2026£295k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 9 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached5£253,60028 Aug 2026

Sold prices on Dorothy Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
22, Dorothy Avenue LE4 8AB 28 Aug 2026£295,000 DetachedFreehold
2A, Dorothy Avenue LE4 8AB 20 Jul 2026£195,000 DetachedFreehold
2B, Dorothy Avenue LE4 8AB 20 Jul 2026£190,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Dorothy Avenue LE4 8AB 24 Oct 2023£208,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Dorothy Avenue LE4 8AB 1 Dec 2020£265,000 DetachedFreehold
15A, Dorothy Avenue LE4 8AB 20 Nov 2020£270,000 OtherFreehold
17, Dorothy Avenue LE4 8AB 18 Nov 2019£262,500 DetachedFreehold
11, Dorothy Avenue LE4 8AB 15 Aug 2018£260,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Dorothy Avenue LE4 8AB 27 Oct 2017£240,000 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
11, Dorothy Avenue £260,000 (Aug 2018) → £265,000 (Dec 2020) +2%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Dorothy Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Church Hill Infant School 167 pupils Primary 5–7 Report 0.5 mi
Church Hill Church of England Junior School 238 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.5 mi
Sandfield Close Primary School 250 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall 409 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Herrick Primary School 305 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Eastfield Primary School 335 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.9 mi
Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy 232 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.9 mi
The Cedars Academy 985 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.9 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, tram & metro stations

  • Syston station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Leicester station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
  • Sileby station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 18 min walk
  • Leicester North (Great Central Railway) 1.4 mi · 27 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Dorothy Avenue (opp, Melton Road) 1 min walk
  • Dorothy Avenue (adj, Melton Road) 1 min walk
  • Bridge Park Road (corner, Melton Road) 2 min walk
  • Humberstone Lane (NE Bound, Wayside Drive) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Thurmaston Health Centre
    573A Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester · 0.2 mi
  • Birstall Medical Centre
    4 Whiles Lane, Birstall, Leicester · 0.5 mi
  • Silverdale Medical Centre
    6 Silverdale Drive, Thurmaston, Leicester · 0.6 mi
  • Spirit Primary Care Ltd-Rushey Mead
    Rushey Mead Health Centre, 8 Lockerbie Walk, Leicester · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Hks Fosseway · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Leicester North · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wanlip Lane - Birstall · 0.6 mi
  • Costco Costco Leicester · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pattani P · 0.2 mi
  • Thurmaston Pharmacy Ltd · 0.3 mi
  • Birstall Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Birstall Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.0 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 6 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned73.6%62.5%
Private rented20.3%20.3%
Social rented6.1%17.1%
Households735

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.4%64.1%
Aged 65+26.4%18.6%
Residents1,706

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 Dorothy Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCharnwood
White65.4%82.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh29.5%12.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%2.5%
Other ethnic group1.4%1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%1.5%

Religion

HereCharnwood
Christian36.9%41.5%
No religion29.2%40.7%
Hindu18.1%6.7%
Sikh5.9%1.1%
Not answered4.6%6%
Muslim4%3.1%
Other religion0.9%0.5%
Buddhist0.4%0.4%

Country of birth

HereCharnwood
Born in the UK76.1%86.9%
Born outside the UK23.9%13.1%

Highest qualification

HereCharnwood
No qualifications28.2%15.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above24.7%32.6%
Level 3 qualifications13.6%22%
Level 2 qualifications11.8%12.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%9%
Apprenticeship7.9%5.9%
Other qualifications2.6%2.3%

General health

HereCharnwood
Very good health39.9%49.1%
Good health36.3%34.6%
Fair health17%12.1%
Bad health5.2%3.3%
Very bad health1.5%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereCharnwood
1 car or van in household48.6%40.5%
2 cars or vans in household23.6%32.8%
No cars or vans in household20.4%15.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%11.1%

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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