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Front Street, Birstall, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Front Street, Birstall, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/front-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE4 4DP, LE4 4DY, LE4 4DQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£138,250
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£134,411
18 sales
Price range
£45k – £225k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Aug 2026
LE4 4DY

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At a glance

House prices£138k average57% below the Leicester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station17 min walkLeicester North (Great Central Railway) Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold52% freeholdAcross 27 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

18 property sales on Front Street, Birstall, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £138,250. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £96,450. Average sale prices fell from £173,450 in 2016 to £140,000 in 2026 (-19%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 57% below the Leicester average of £323,429 over the same period. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 56% flat, 33% terraced, 11% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Front Street range from £45,000 to £225,000. 52% of homes sold here were freehold and 48% leasehold. Of 672 streets in Leicester with at least two sales in the last year, Front Street ranks 666th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Front Street compared

Front Street£138,250
LE4 postcode area£266,023
Leicester£323,429
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LE4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £173,450 (2 sales)2016£173k2017: £118,000 (2 sales)2017£118k2019: £125,750 (2 sales)2019£126k2020: £187,000 (1 sales)2020£187k2022: £116,500 (2 sales)2022£117k2023: £45,000 (1 sales)2023£45k2024: £117,000 (1 sales)2024£117k2025: £144,600 (5 sales)2025£145k2026: £140,000 (2 sales)2026£140k

Tenure: 52% freehold and 48% leasehold across 27 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat10£96,4503 Aug 2026
Terraced6£173,81730 Jul 2026
Semi-detached2£206,0004 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Front Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
8, St James Court, Front Street LE4 4DY 3 Aug 2026£80,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Front Street LE4 4DQ 30 Jul 2026£200,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat C, Square Court, 40, Front Street LE4 4DP 18 Dec 2025£160,000 FlatFreehold
15, St James Court, Front Street LE4 4DY 7 Nov 2025£113,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Front Street LE4 4DQ 4 Jul 2025£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, St James Court, Front Street LE4 4DY 25 Apr 2025£100,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 66A, Front Street LE4 4DP 22 Apr 2025£50,000 FlatLeasehold
16, St James Court, Front Street LE4 4DY 14 Jan 2025£125,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Libra Parade, Front Street LE4 4DP 14 Jun 2024£87,000 FlatLeasehold
46, Front Street LE4 4DP 21 Feb 2024£175,000 TerracedFreehold
11, St James Court, Front Street LE4 4DY 26 Jan 2024£117,000 TerracedLeasehold
6, Libra Parade, Front Street LE4 4DP 2 Nov 2023£70,000 FlatLeasehold
7, St James Court, Front Street LE4 4DY 6 Jan 2023£45,000 FlatLeasehold
1, St James Court, Front Street LE4 4DY 16 Dec 2022£143,000 FlatLeasehold
5, St James Court, Front Street LE4 4DY 16 Sep 2022£90,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Front Street LE4 4DQ 4 Dec 2020£187,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Birstall Mill, Front Street 5 Aug 2020£32,500 OtherFreehold
74, Front Street LE4 4DP 17 Jul 2020£92,000 OtherFreehold
49, Front Street LE4 4DQ 13 Dec 2019£190,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Front Street LE4 4DP 16 Oct 2019£369,000 OtherFreehold
14, Front Street LE4 4DP 16 Oct 2019£369,000 OtherFreehold
6, Libra Parade, Front Street LE4 4DP 18 Jul 2019£61,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat A, Square Court, 40, Front Street LE4 4DP 20 Dec 2017£315,000 OtherFreehold
1, Front Street LE4 4DQ 4 Sep 2017£189,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Libra Parade, Front Street LE4 4DP 26 May 2017£47,000 FlatLeasehold
37, Front Street LE4 4DQ 11 Nov 2016£187,500 TerracedFreehold
47, Front Street LE4 4DQ 10 Feb 2016£159,400 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
6, Libra Parade, Front Street £61,500 (Jul 2019) → £70,000 (Nov 2023) +14%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Front Street

Crime

125 crimes were reported within about a mile of Front Street in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences48
Anti-social behaviour24
Public order13
Shoplifting12
Criminal damage & arson8
Burglary6

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

Flood risk

Front Street is in or near 7 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Rothley Brook, Quorn Brook and Sileby Brook in Leicestershire Flood alert area
  • Upper Soar catchment Flood alert area
  • Rivers Wreake and Soar for riverside properties near Syston and Birstall Flood warning area
  • River Soar at Thurmaston Flood warning area
  • River Soar at Rushey Mead Flood warning 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 Front Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall 409 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre 407 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
ALP Leicester 44 pupils Other independent special school 6–19 Report 0.7 mi
The Cedars Academy 985 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Herrick Primary School 305 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Sandfield Close Primary School 250 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Hallam Fields, Birstall 190 pupils Primary Multi-faith 4–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Soar Valley College 1,564 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.1 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 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Leicester station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk
  • Sileby station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk
  • Leicester North (Great Central Railway) 0.8 mi · 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • School Lane (opp, Birstall Road) 2 min walk
  • School Lane (adj, Birstall Road) 2 min walk
  • Lawn Avenue (adjacent, Wanlip Lane) 3 min walk
  • Garden Centre (outside, Sibson Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Birstall Medical Centre
    4 Whiles Lane, Birstall, Leicester · 0.2 mi
  • Greengate Medical Centre
    1 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester · 0.6 mi
  • Thurmaston Health Centre
    573A Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester · 0.6 mi
  • Spirit Primary Care Ltd-Rushey Mead
    Rushey Mead Health Centre, 8 Lockerbie Walk, Leicester · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wanlip Lane - Birstall · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Birstall Leicester Express · 0.5 mi
  • Spar Spar - Hks Fosseway · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Leicester North · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Birstall Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Well · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Birstall Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability9 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
Owned84.7%62.5%
Private rented10.8%20.3%
Social rented4.4%17.1%
Households705

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.5%64.1%
Aged 65+28.2%18.6%
Residents1,730

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 Front Street

Ethnic group

HereCharnwood
White65.6%82.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh30.4%12.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%2.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%1.5%
Other ethnic group0.8%1.2%

Religion

HereCharnwood
Christian39.6%41.5%
No religion28.3%40.7%
Hindu21.8%6.7%
Not answered3.9%6%
Sikh3.1%1.1%
Muslim2.8%3.1%
Buddhist0.2%0.4%
Other religion0.2%0.5%

Country of birth

HereCharnwood
Born in the UK82.5%86.9%
Born outside the UK17.5%13.1%

Highest qualification

HereCharnwood
Level 4 qualifications and above37.7%32.6%
No qualifications18.3%15.8%
Level 3 qualifications15.8%22%
Level 2 qualifications11.9%12.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%9%
Apprenticeship5.1%5.9%
Other qualifications2.2%2.3%

General health

HereCharnwood
Very good health47.7%49.1%
Good health34.1%34.6%
Fair health13.2%12.1%
Bad health4.2%3.3%
Very bad health0.8%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereCharnwood
1 car or van in household35.8%40.5%
2 cars or vans in household34.3%32.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household15.9%11.1%
No cars or vans in household13.9%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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