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James Way, Scraptoft, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: James Way, Scraptoft, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/james-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE7 9TU.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£391,434
23 sales
Price range
£183k – £600k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Oct 2024
LE7 9TU

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At a glance

House prices£391k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 12 min walkLeicester station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband17% 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

23 property sales on James Way, Scraptoft, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 25 Oct 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £456,249. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 70% detached, 22% terraced, 9% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on James Way range from £182,500 to £600,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on James Way compared

LE7 postcode area£362,052
Leicester£323,429
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. James Way has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £396,591 (11 sales)2016£397k2017: £343,213 (7 sales)2017£343k2020: £480,000 (2 sales)2020£480k2021: £490,000 (2 sales)2021£490k2024: £298,000 (1 sales)2024£298k

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

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached16£456,24922 Oct 2021
Terraced5£257,60025 Oct 2024
Semi-detached2£207,50020 Nov 2017

Sold prices on James Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
31, James Way LE7 9TU 25 Oct 2024£298,000 TerracedFreehold
9, James Way LE7 9TU 24 Oct 2022£608,500 DetachedFreehold
15, James Way LE7 9TU 22 Oct 2021£380,000 DetachedFreehold
17, James Way LE7 9TU 29 Jun 2021£600,000 DetachedFreehold
23, James Way LE7 9TU 15 May 2020£460,000 DetachedFreehold
9, James Way LE7 9TU 20 Mar 2020£500,000 DetachedFreehold
25, James Way LE7 9TU 20 Nov 2017£182,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
17, James Way LE7 9TU 26 May 2017£549,995 Detached New buildFreehold
7, James Way LE7 9TU 31 Mar 2017£460,000 Detached New buildFreehold
35, James Way LE7 9TU 3 Mar 2017£250,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
33, James Way LE7 9TU 24 Feb 2017£245,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
31, James Way LE7 9TU 22 Feb 2017£245,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
11, James Way LE7 9TU 6 Jan 2017£469,995 Detached New buildFreehold
27, James Way LE7 9TU 21 Dec 2016£232,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
29, James Way LE7 9TU 21 Dec 2016£250,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
13, James Way LE7 9TU 25 Nov 2016£339,500 Detached New buildFreehold
15, James Way LE7 9TU 30 Sep 2016£335,500 Detached New buildFreehold
23, James Way LE7 9TU 30 Sep 2016£450,000 Detached New buildFreehold
9, James Way LE7 9TU 26 Aug 2016£550,000 Detached New buildFreehold
21, James Way LE7 9TU 29 Jul 2016£450,000 Detached New buildFreehold
5, James Way LE7 9TU 27 Jun 2016£540,000 Detached New buildFreehold
19, James Way LE7 9TU 24 Jun 2016£440,000 Detached New buildFreehold
1, James Way LE7 9TU 24 Mar 2016£340,000 Detached New buildFreehold
3, James Way LE7 9TU 26 Feb 2016£435,000 Detached New buildFreehold

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
31, James Way £245,000 (Feb 2017) → £298,000 (Oct 2024) +22%
over 8 yrs
9, James Way £550,000 (Aug 2016) → £500,000 (Mar 2020) → £608,500 (Oct 2022) +11%
over 6 yrs
15, James Way £335,500 (Sep 2016) → £380,000 (Oct 2021) +13%
over 5 yrs
17, James Way £549,995 (May 2017) → £600,000 (Jun 2021) +9%
over 4 yrs
23, James Way £450,000 (Sep 2016) → £460,000 (May 2020) +2%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near James Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Scraptoft Valley Primary School 449 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Elmbrook School 31 pupils Pupil referral unit 5–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Netherhall Mead Academy 138 pupils Academy special converter 4–19 Report 0.5 mi
Orchard Mead Academy 1,007 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Fernvale Primary School 331 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy 436 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Academy 213 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy 248 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 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

  • Leicester station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk
  • Syston station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk
  • South Wigston station 5.8 mi · 1 hr 56 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hinks Avenue (opp, BEEBY ROAD) 1 min walk
  • Stocks Road (opp, Church Hill) 1 min walk
  • Mitchell Grove (opp, Malsbury Avenue) 3 min walk
  • Southfield Close (adj, Station Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • St Elizabeth's Medical Centre (Ja Wood)
    Netherhall Road, Leicester · 0.8 mi
  • Johnson Medical Practice
    Hilltop Surgery, 22 Maidenwell Avenue, Leicester · 1.1 mi
  • Downing Drive Surgery
    155 Downing Drive, Evington, Leicester · 1.6 mi
  • Humberstone Medical Centre (Ip Jones)
    Humberstone Medical Centre, 150 Wycombe Road, Leicester · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Scraptoft · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Thurncourt Road Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Thurnby · 0.9 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Leicester Hamilton Extra · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Willowbrook Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Well · 0.6 mi
  • Unipharm Chemists · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi
  • Oasis Dental Care Ltd · 1.3 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 7 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned90.7%62.5%
Private rented6.2%20.3%
Social rented2.8%17.1%
Households580

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.7%64.1%
Aged 65+24.7%18.6%
Residents1,536

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)17%80%
Gigabit-capable17%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 networks73%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks98%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks80%92%

Share of homes across Harborough 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 James Way

Ethnic group

HereHarborough
White64.7%91%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh25.7%5.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%0.7%
Other ethnic group3.2%0.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%2%

Religion

HereHarborough
Christian46%50.2%
No religion25.7%38.4%
Hindu11.3%2.5%
Sikh6.7%1.5%
Muslim6.6%1.1%
Not answered3.2%5.4%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereHarborough
Born in the UK83.5%92.8%
Born outside the UK16.5%7.2%

Highest qualification

HereHarborough
Level 4 qualifications and above33.6%37.8%
Level 3 qualifications17.5%17.3%
No qualifications15.4%13.6%
Level 2 qualifications13.7%14%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%9%
Apprenticeship7.4%6%
Other qualifications2.8%2.3%

General health

HereHarborough
Very good health51%51.5%
Good health33.6%33.5%
Fair health12%11.3%
Bad health2.8%2.9%
Very bad health0.7%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereHarborough
2 cars or vans in household37.5%38.1%
1 car or van in household34.9%36.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household17.7%15.5%
No cars or vans in household9.8%10%

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 Harborough.

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