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Festival Avenue, Thurmaston, Leicester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE4 8JB, LE4 8JA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£305,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£217,685
24 sales
Price range
£149k – £350k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Apr 2026
LE4 8JB

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At a glance

House prices£218k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station31 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 30 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 Festival Avenue, Thurmaston, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £305,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £218,287. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 79% semi-detached, 13% terraced, 8% detached. Recorded sale prices on Festival Avenue range from £149,000 to £350,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Festival Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Festival 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: £156,000 (3 sales)2016£156k2017: £165,625 (4 sales)2017£166k2018: £187,750 (4 sales)2018£188k2019: £167,000 (1 sales)2019£167k2021: £226,667 (3 sales)2021£227k2022: £297,500 (2 sales)2022£298k2023: £246,650 (3 sales)2023£247k2024: £260,500 (1 sales)2024£261k2025: £297,750 (2 sales)2025£298k2026: £305,000 (1 sales)2026£305k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 30 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached19£218,28723 May 2025
Terraced3£210,6672 Apr 2026
Detached2£222,50018 Aug 2022

Sold prices on Festival Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
23, Festival Avenue LE4 8JB 2 Apr 2026£305,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Festival Avenue LE4 8JB 23 May 2025£348,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Festival Avenue LE4 8JA 28 Mar 2025£247,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Festival Avenue LE4 8JA 17 Oct 2024£260,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Festival Avenue LE4 8JB 30 Sep 2024£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Festival Avenue LE4 8JB 7 Mar 2024£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Festival Avenue LE4 8JA 30 Nov 2023£259,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Festival Avenue LE4 8JA 5 Oct 2023£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Festival Avenue LE4 8JA 4 Aug 2023£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Festival Avenue LE4 8JA 27 Apr 2023£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Festival Avenue LE4 8JB 18 Aug 2022£245,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Festival Avenue LE4 8JA 3 May 2022£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Festival Avenue LE4 8JB 2 Nov 2021£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Festival Avenue LE4 8JB 18 Jun 2021£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Festival Avenue LE4 8JA 26 May 2021£183,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Festival Avenue LE4 8JA 7 May 2021£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Festival Avenue LE4 8JA 15 Apr 2021£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Festival Avenue LE4 8JA 14 Jun 2019£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Festival Avenue LE4 8JB 26 Apr 2019£167,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Festival Avenue LE4 8JA 19 Dec 2018£192,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Festival Avenue LE4 8JA 21 Sep 2018£179,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Festival Avenue LE4 8JB 11 Jul 2018£200,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Festival Avenue LE4 8JB 18 Jun 2018£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Festival Avenue LE4 8JB 14 Dec 2017£156,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Festival Avenue LE4 8JB 7 Aug 2017£149,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Festival Avenue LE4 8JA 18 Jul 2017£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Festival Avenue LE4 8JA 10 May 2017£187,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Festival Avenue LE4 8JB 29 Sep 2016£160,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Festival Avenue LE4 8JB 8 Sep 2016£158,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Festival Avenue LE4 8JB 13 Jun 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
23, Festival Avenue £160,000 (Sep 2016) → £305,000 (Apr 2026) +91%
over 10 yrs
54, Festival Avenue £255,000 (Apr 2023) → £259,950 (Nov 2023) +2%
over under a year
28, Festival Avenue £170,000 (Jun 2019) → £350,000 (May 2022) +106%
over 3 yrs
7, Festival Avenue £156,000 (Dec 2017) → £235,000 (Nov 2021) +51%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Festival Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Church Hill Infant School 167 pupils Primary 5–7 Report 0.3 mi
Church Hill Church of England Junior School 238 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.3 mi
Sandfield Close Primary School 250 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Eastfield Primary School 335 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Herrick Primary School 305 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy 232 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.8 mi
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall 409 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
The Roundhill Academy 686 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement 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 · 31 min walk
  • Leicester station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
  • Sileby station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 20 min walk
  • Leicester North (Great Central Railway) 1.6 mi · 31 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Festival Avenue (adjacent, Lonsdale Road) 2 min walk
  • Beechwood Avenue (adj, Humberstone Lane) 2 min walk
  • Humberstone Lane (southwestbound, Wayside Drive) 2 min walk
  • Festival Avenue (opposite, Lonsdale Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Thurmaston Health Centre
    573A Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester · 0.3 mi
  • Silverdale Medical Centre
    6 Silverdale Drive, Thurmaston, Leicester · 0.3 mi
  • Spirit Primary Care Ltd-Rushey Mead
    Rushey Mead Health Centre, 8 Lockerbie Walk, Leicester · 0.8 mi
  • Birstall Medical Centre
    4 Whiles Lane, Birstall, Leicester · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Hks Fosseway · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Leicester North · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Humberstone Express · 0.7 mi
  • Costco Costco Leicester · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pattani P · 0.3 mi
  • Thurmaston Pharmacy Ltd · 0.3 mi
  • Silverdale Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Birstall Dental Practice · 1.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.2 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
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned87.8%62.5%
Private rented11.8%20.3%
Social rented0.3%17.1%
Households591

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.9%64.1%
Aged 65+27.9%18.6%
Residents1,512

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 Festival Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCharnwood
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh61.6%12.4%
White32.3%82.3%
Other ethnic group2.9%1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%2.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%1.5%

Religion

HereCharnwood
Hindu46.5%6.7%
Christian20.2%41.5%
No religion14.1%40.7%
Sikh7.9%1.1%
Muslim5%3.1%
Not answered4.2%6%
Other religion1.7%0.5%
Buddhist0.3%0.4%

Country of birth

HereCharnwood
Born in the UK58.5%86.9%
Born outside the UK41.5%13.1%

Highest qualification

HereCharnwood
Level 4 qualifications and above34.2%32.6%
No qualifications25.5%15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%9%
Level 3 qualifications11.1%22%
Level 2 qualifications10.7%12.4%
Apprenticeship4%5.9%
Other qualifications2.7%2.3%

General health

HereCharnwood
Good health39.2%34.6%
Very good health38.6%49.1%
Fair health16.4%12.1%
Bad health4.7%3.3%
Very bad health1.1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereCharnwood
1 car or van in household39.4%40.5%
2 cars or vans in household31.6%32.8%
No cars or vans in household16.4%15.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.7%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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