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Forest Rise, Desford, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Forest Rise, Desford, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/forest-rise-desford/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE9 9DX.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£253,598
23 sales
Price range
£56k – £500k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Mar 2025
LE9 9DX

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At a glance

House prices£254k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 43 min walkNarborough station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold96% freeholdAcross 24 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

23 property sales on Forest Rise, Desford, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 7 Mar 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £324,364. Average sale prices fell from £229,500 in 2016 to £153,125 in 2025 (-33%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 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 48% detached, 30% semi-detached, 17% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Forest Rise range from £56,250 to £500,000. 96% of homes sold here were freehold and 4% leasehold.

House prices on Forest Rise compared

LE9 postcode area£299,328
Leicester£323,429
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Forest Rise has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE9 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £229,500 (4 sales)2016£230k2017: £172,000 (1 sales)2017£172k2018: £221,250 (2 sales)2018£221k2019: £243,250 (4 sales)2019£243k2020: £187,000 (1 sales)2020£187k2021: £337,600 (5 sales)2021£338k2022: £244,667 (3 sales)2022£245k2024: £412,000 (1 sales)2024£412k2025: £153,125 (2 sales)2025£153k

Tenure: 96% freehold and 4% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached11£324,3648 Jul 2024
Semi-detached7£208,10728 Feb 2025
Terraced4£187,93822 Nov 2022
Flat1£56,2507 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Forest Rise

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
51, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 7 Mar 2025£56,250 FlatLeasehold
35, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 28 Feb 2025£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 8 Jul 2024£412,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 22 Nov 2022£251,750 TerracedFreehold
33, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 11 Nov 2022£252,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 8 Apr 2022£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 8 Dec 2021£368,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 30 Sep 2021£290,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 30 Jun 2021£500,000 DetachedFreehold
55, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 4 Jun 2021£192,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 16 Apr 2021£338,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 20 Mar 2020£187,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 20 Sep 2019£183,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 13 Sep 2019£315,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 12 Sep 2019£175,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 17 May 2019£300,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 3 Dec 2018£182,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 31 Oct 2018£260,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 22 Jun 2018£167,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 21 Apr 2017£172,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 26 Aug 2016£160,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 1 Jun 2016£305,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 20 May 2016£320,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Forest Rise LE9 9DX 10 Feb 2016£133,000 TerracedFreehold

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
35, Forest Rise £187,000 (Mar 2020) → £230,000 (Apr 2022) → £250,000 (Feb 2025) +34%
over 5 yrs
4, Forest Rise £315,000 (Sep 2019) → £412,000 (Jul 2024) +31%
over 5 yrs
45, Forest Rise £133,000 (Feb 2016) → £175,000 (Sep 2019) → £251,750 (Nov 2022) +89%
over 7 yrs
33, Forest Rise £182,500 (Dec 2018) → £252,250 (Nov 2022) +38%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Forest Rise

Crime

41 crimes were reported within about a mile of Forest Rise in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour12
Burglary9
Shoplifting8
Violence & sexual offences6
Criminal damage & arson2
Other theft1

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

Flood risk

Forest Rise is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • Upper Soar catchment 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 Forest Rise

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Bosworth Academy 1,565 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.2 mi
Desford Community Primary School 385 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
Clovelly House School 21 pupils Other independent special school 10–19 Report 2.0 mi
Ratby Primary School 359 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 2.6 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

  • Narborough station 5.2 mi · 1 hr 43 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bosworth College (opp, Station Road) 3 min walk
  • Bosworth College (outside, Leicester Lane) 3 min walk
  • Main Street (opp, Manor Road) 5 min walk
  • Main Street (adj, Manor Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Desford Medical Centre
    54 Main Street, Desford, Leicester · 0.3 mi
  • Newbold Verdon Med.pract.
    St. Georges Close, Newbold Verdon, Leicester · 2.3 mi
  • Ratby Medical Centre
    1A Desford Lane, Ratby, Leicester · 2.4 mi
  • Forest Medical Group
    Warren Lane, Leicester Forest East, Leicester · 2.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Desford · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Newbold Verdon · 2.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Old Bakery House · 2.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys New Lubbesthorpe Tay Road Local · 2.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Desford Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Charles S Bullen Stomacare Limited · 2.4 mi
  • Masons Chemists · 2.4 mi

Dentists

  • Desford Dental Care · 0.3 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
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.2%62.5%
Private rented9.7%20.3%
Social rented1.0%17.1%
Households770

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.5%64.1%
Aged 65+27.9%18.6%
Residents1,973

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 networks77%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks83%92%

Share of homes across Hinckley and Bosworth 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 Forest Rise

Ethnic group

HereHinckley and Bosworth
White90.9%94.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.9%2.8%
Other ethnic group1.6%0.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%0.6%

Religion

HereHinckley and Bosworth
Christian51.2%49.8%
No religion36.1%41.7%
Not answered5.4%5.3%
Sikh3.2%0.7%
Hindu2.8%1.1%
Muslim0.8%0.7%
Other religion0.4%0.5%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereHinckley and Bosworth
Born in the UK93.3%93.8%
Born outside the UK6.7%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereHinckley and Bosworth
Level 4 qualifications and above40%29.4%
Level 3 qualifications16.3%18%
Level 2 qualifications13.2%14.5%
No qualifications12.8%18.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%10.7%
Apprenticeship6%6.6%
Other qualifications4.7%2.5%

General health

HereHinckley and Bosworth
Very good health48%46.6%
Good health34.6%35.5%
Fair health11.3%13.2%
Bad health4.6%3.7%
Very bad health1.5%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereHinckley and Bosworth
2 cars or vans in household42.5%34.4%
1 car or van in household32.9%39.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household19.6%13%
No cars or vans in household5.1%12.7%

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 Hinckley and Bosworth.

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