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Gorse Lane, Oadby, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Gorse Lane, Oadby, Leicester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/gorse-lane-oadby/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE2 4RQ, LE2 4RR.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£342,895
19 sales
Price range
£246k – £695k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Aug 2025
LE2 4RR

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At a glance

House prices£343k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% 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 5 min walkSouth Wigston station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll 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

19 property sales on Gorse Lane, Oadby, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 20 Aug 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £372,227. Average sale prices fell from £485,000 in 2016 to £343,750 in 2025 (-29%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 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 58% detached, 26% semi-detached, 16% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Gorse Lane range from £246,000 to £695,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Gorse Lane compared

LE2 postcode area£295,119
Leicester£323,429
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Gorse Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £485,000 (2 sales)2016£485k2018: £350,000 (2 sales)2018£350k2019: £307,000 (3 sales)2019£307k2020: £269,000 (1 sales)2020£269k2021: £337,333 (3 sales)2021£337k2022: £296,833 (3 sales)2022£297k2023: £390,000 (1 sales)2023£390k2024: £337,500 (2 sales)2024£338k2025: £343,750 (2 sales)2025£344k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached11£372,22720 Aug 2025
Semi-detached5£308,2006 May 2025
Terraced3£293,16712 Aug 2022

Sold prices on Gorse Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Gorse Manor, 39, Gorse Lane LE2 4RR 7 Nov 2025£1,000,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Gorse Lane LE2 4RR 20 Aug 2025£367,500 DetachedFreehold
28, Gorse Lane LE2 4RQ 6 May 2025£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Gorse Lane LE2 4RQ 6 May 2025£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Gorse Lane LE2 4RQ 9 Feb 2024£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Gorse Lane LE2 4RQ 20 Jan 2024£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Gorse Lane LE2 4RR 20 Oct 2023£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Gorse Lane LE2 4RQ 17 Mar 2023£390,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Gorse Lane LE2 4RR 16 Dec 2022£280,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Gorse Lane LE2 4RQ 29 Sep 2022£290,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Gorse Lane LE2 4RQ 12 Aug 2022£313,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Gorse Lane LE2 4RQ 25 Jan 2022£297,500 TerracedFreehold
20, Gorse Lane LE2 4RQ 4 Aug 2021£387,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Gorse Lane LE2 4RR 28 May 2021£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Gorse Lane LE2 4RQ 8 Mar 2021£325,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Gorse Lane LE2 4RQ 10 Dec 2020£269,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Gorse Lane LE2 4RQ 28 Aug 2020£275,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Gorse Lane LE2 4RR 10 May 2019£246,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Gorse Lane LE2 4RR 18 Apr 2019£405,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Gorse Lane LE2 4RQ 27 Feb 2019£270,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Gorse Lane LE2 4RR 25 May 2018£395,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Gorse Lane LE2 4RR 9 Feb 2018£305,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Gorse Lane LE2 4RR 20 May 2016£275,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Gorse Lane LE2 4RR 9 May 2016£695,000 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
23, Gorse Lane £275,000 (May 2016) → £367,500 (Aug 2025) +34%
over 9 yrs
37, Gorse Lane £246,000 (May 2019) → £280,000 (Dec 2022) +14%
over 4 yrs
6, Gorse Lane £275,000 (Aug 2020) → £269,000 (Dec 2020) -2%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Gorse Lane

Crime

50 crimes were reported within about a mile of Gorse Lane in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences19
Anti-social behaviour10
Other theft6
Public order4
Burglary2
Criminal damage & arson2

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

Flood risk

Gorse Lane is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • River Sence in Leicestershire 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 Gorse Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Woodland Grange Primary School 490 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
Beauchamp College 2,309 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.6 mi
Gartree High School 924 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
Brocks Hill Primary School 420 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
Manor High School 941 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.0 mi
Brookside Primary School 431 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Leicester Grammar School Trust 1,265 pupils Other independent school 3–19 Report 1.0 mi
Launde Primary School 600 pupils Primary 4–11 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 stations

  • South Wigston station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
  • Leicester station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Gorse Lane (adj, Glen Road) 2 min walk
  • Gorse Lane (opp, Glen Road) 3 min walk
  • Highcroft Road (outside, Glen Road) 3 min walk
  • Highcroft Road (opposite, Glen Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Croft Medical Centre
    2 Glen Road, Oadby, Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • Severn Surgery
    159 Uplands Road, Oadby, Leicester · 0.9 mi
  • Rosemead Drive Surgery
    103 Rosemead Drive, Oadby, Leicester · 1.2 mi
  • The Central Surgery
    Brooksby Drive, Oadby, Leicester · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Glen Rd · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Oadby Express · 0.9 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Oadby · 1.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Great Glen · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Severn Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • Somerby Pharmacy · 1.3 mi
  • County Pharmacy · 1.3 mi

Dentists

  • London Road (dental Surgery) · 0.9 mi
  • Briarmead Dental · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.1 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 skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.7%62.5%
Private rented9.7%20.3%
Social rented0.6%17.1%
Households486

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.8%64.1%
Aged 65+18.9%18.6%
Residents1,410

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 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Oadby and Wigston 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 Gorse Lane

Ethnic group

HereOadby and Wigston
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh57.5%27.9%
White30.4%63.3%
Other ethnic group7.9%3.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%3.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%2.2%

Religion

HereOadby and Wigston
Hindu32.2%9.9%
Christian23.2%34.6%
Sikh15.8%7.5%
No religion13.1%30.2%
Muslim13.1%11.2%
Not answered2.3%5.4%
Other religion0.2%0.6%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereOadby and Wigston
Born in the UK66.6%80.6%
Born outside the UK33.4%19.4%

Highest qualification

HereOadby and Wigston
Level 4 qualifications and above45%32.1%
Level 3 qualifications15.8%18.5%
No qualifications14.4%18.6%
Level 2 qualifications11.5%12.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%9.7%
Apprenticeship2.8%5.7%
Other qualifications2.5%2.7%

General health

HereOadby and Wigston
Very good health51.5%46%
Good health34.6%35.9%
Fair health10.4%13.3%
Bad health3%3.8%
Very bad health0.6%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereOadby and Wigston
2 cars or vans in household43.8%30.9%
1 car or van in household28.2%41.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household21%11%
No cars or vans in household7%16.8%

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 Oadby and Wigston.

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