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Highcroft Avenue, Oadby, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Highcroft Avenue, Oadby, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/highcroft-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE2 5UH, LE2 5UG.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£253,079
19 sales
Price range
£185k – £385k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Sep 2024
LE2 5UH

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At a glance

House prices£253k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% 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 station55 min walkSouth Wigston station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 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 Highcroft Avenue, Oadby, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 18 Sep 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £245,750. Average sale prices rose from £190,000 in 2016 to £277,500 in 2024 (+46%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 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 95% semi-detached, 5% detached. Recorded sale prices on Highcroft Avenue range from £185,000 to £385,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Highcroft Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Highcroft Avenue 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: £190,000 (2 sales)2016£190k2017: £238,750 (4 sales)2017£239k2018: £241,000 (2 sales)2018£241k2020: £267,600 (5 sales)2020£268k2021: £285,000 (1 sales)2021£285k2022: £297,500 (1 sales)2022£298k2023: £258,000 (2 sales)2023£258k2024: £277,500 (2 sales)2024£278k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached18£245,75018 Sep 2024
Detached1£385,00014 Aug 2020

Sold prices on Highcroft Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
47, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 9 Sep 2025£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 18 Sep 2024£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 26 Jun 2024£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UG 13 Oct 2023£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 31 Aug 2023£221,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 26 Jul 2022£297,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 19 Feb 2021£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UG 16 Nov 2020£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UG 6 Nov 2020£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 23 Oct 2020£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 14 Aug 2020£385,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UG 27 Mar 2020£253,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 27 Mar 2020£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UG 29 Nov 2019£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 15 Jun 2018£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 26 Jan 2018£282,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 22 Jan 2018£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 1 Dec 2017£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 3 Oct 2017£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 15 Sep 2017£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UG 18 Jul 2017£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UG 7 Oct 2016£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Highcroft Avenue LE2 5UH 18 Mar 2016£185,000 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
47, Highcroft Avenue £255,000 (Oct 2020) → £275,000 (Sep 2025) +8%
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Crime and flood risk near Highcroft Avenue

Crime

134 crimes were reported within about a mile of Highcroft Avenue 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 offences44
Anti-social behaviour21
Other theft15
Burglary12
Criminal damage & arson12
Public order9

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

Flood risk

Highcroft Avenue is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Sence in Leicestershire Flood alert area
  • Tributaries in Leicester City 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 Highcroft Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Beauchamp College 2,309 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.3 mi
Gartree High School 924 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Brocks Hill Primary School 420 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Woodland Grange Primary School 490 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Launde Primary School 600 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
Manor High School 941 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
Brookside Primary School 431 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Langmoor Primary School Oadby 197 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 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 2.7 mi · 55 min walk
  • Leicester station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Oadby Owl (opp, Glen Road) 2 min walk
  • Oadby Owl (adj, Glen Road) 2 min walk
  • Turner Rise (adj, Ash Tree Road) 3 min walk
  • Turner Rise (opposite, Ash Tree Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Croft Medical Centre
    2 Glen Road, Oadby, Leicester · 0.1 mi
  • Severn Surgery
    159 Uplands Road, Oadby, Leicester · 0.5 mi
  • Rosemead Drive Surgery
    103 Rosemead Drive, Oadby, Leicester · 0.5 mi
  • The Central Surgery
    Brooksby Drive, Oadby, Leicester · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Glen Rd · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Oadby Express · 0.6 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Oadby · 0.6 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Oadby SF · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Somerby Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Severn Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Oadby Village Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • London Road (dental Surgery) · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Briarmead Dental · 0.5 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
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.6%62.5%
Private rented12.8%20.3%
Social rented0.6%17.1%
Households478

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.2%64.1%
Aged 65+27.9%18.6%
Residents1,205

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 Highcroft Avenue

Ethnic group

HereOadby and Wigston
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh46.3%27.9%
White40.2%63.3%
Other ethnic group7.3%3.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%3.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3%2.2%

Religion

HereOadby and Wigston
Christian31.5%34.6%
Hindu18.5%9.9%
Muslim17.4%11.2%
No religion14.1%30.2%
Sikh14.1%7.5%
Not answered3.1%5.4%
Buddhist0.7%0.3%
Other religion0.4%0.6%

Country of birth

HereOadby and Wigston
Born in the UK68.1%80.6%
Born outside the UK31.9%19.4%

Highest qualification

HereOadby and Wigston
Level 4 qualifications and above42.6%32.1%
No qualifications17.5%18.6%
Level 3 qualifications13.8%18.5%
Level 2 qualifications10.5%12.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%9.7%
Other qualifications3.5%2.7%
Apprenticeship3.4%5.7%

General health

HereOadby and Wigston
Very good health43.8%46%
Good health36.8%35.9%
Fair health13.8%13.3%
Bad health4%3.8%
Very bad health1.6%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereOadby and Wigston
1 car or van in household44.1%41.3%
2 cars or vans in household35.5%30.9%
No cars or vans in household11.1%16.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%11%

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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