Long Swath Way, Birstall, Leicester

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House prices, sold prices and local information for LE4 3NR.

Average price (last 12 months)

£350,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£251,133

15 sales

Price range

£187k – £350k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

5 Dec 2025

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At a glance

House prices£251k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station29 min walkLeicester North (Great Central Railway) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 17 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

15 property sales on Long Swath Way, Birstall, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £350,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £244,286. 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 47% detached, 47% semi-detached, 7% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Long Swath Way range from £187,000 to £350,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Long Swath Way compared

LE4 postcode area£266,023

Leicester£323,429

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Long Swath Way has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	7	£244,286	10 Nov 2023
Semi-detached	7	£261,000	5 Dec 2025
Terraced	1	£230,000	27 Aug 2021

Sold prices on Long Swath Way

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	5 Dec 2025	£350,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	30 Jul 2024	£275,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
14, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	10 Nov 2023	£264,000	Detached	Freehold
7, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	21 Jul 2022	£285,000	Detached	Freehold
10, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	27 May 2022	£287,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
24, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	27 Aug 2021	£230,000	Terraced	Freehold
11, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	29 Jun 2021	£255,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
16, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	28 May 2021	£270,000	Detached	Freehold
20, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	30 Nov 2020	£201,000	Terraced	Freehold
4, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	30 Oct 2020	£215,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
10, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	28 May 2019	£230,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
14, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	28 May 2019	£214,000	Detached	Freehold
7, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	30 Nov 2018	£215,000	Detached	Freehold
6, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	24 Aug 2018	£215,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	5 Jul 2018	£275,000	Detached	Freehold
5, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	13 Jun 2017	£200,000	Detached	Freehold
30, Long Swath Way LE4 3NR	17 Mar 2016	£187,000	Detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
6, Long Swath Way	£215,000 (Aug 2018) → £275,000 (Jul 2024)	+28% over 6 yrs
14, Long Swath Way	£214,000 (May 2019) → £264,000 (Nov 2023)	+23% over 4 yrs
7, Long Swath Way	£215,000 (Nov 2018) → £285,000 (Jul 2022)	+33% over 4 yrs
10, Long Swath Way	£230,000 (May 2019) → £287,000 (May 2022)	+25% over 3 yrs

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Schools near Long Swath Way

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Hallam Fields, Birstall 190 pupils	Primary Multi-faith	4–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
ALP Leicester 44 pupils	Other independent special school	6–19	Report	0.5 mi
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre 407 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
The Cedars Academy 985 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.6 mi
Glebelands Primary School 326 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.9 mi
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall 409 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.0 mi
Rothley Church of England Primary School 610 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	1.2 mi
Richard Hill Church of England Primary School 89 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	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, tram & metro stations

Syston station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
Sileby station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
Leicester station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 18 min walk
Leicester North (Great Central Railway) 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
Rothley (Great Central Railway) 1.7 mi · 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Denegate Avenue (adj, Harrowgate Drive) 5 min walk
Birstall Meadow Road (adj, Loughborough Road) 5 min walk
Highgate Avenue (opp, Woodgate Drive) 5 min walk
Birstall Meadow Road (opp, Loughborough Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Greengate Medical Centre
1 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester · 0.5 mi
Birstall Medical Centre
4 Whiles Lane, Birstall, Leicester · 1.0 mi
Thurmaston Health Centre
573A Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester · 1.6 mi
Spirit Primary Care Ltd-Beaumont Leys
Beaumont Leys Health Centre, 1 Little Wood Close, Leicester · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Thurcaston · 0.3 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Birstall Leicester Express · 0.6 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Wanlip Lane - Birstall · 1.0 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Rothley · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

Reflection Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Pharmak Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Well · 0.5 mi

Dentists

Birstall Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
Rothley Dental Practice · 1.5 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 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.

Income	6 of 10
Employment	7 of 10
Education and skills	7 of 10
Health and disability	9 of 10
Crime	4 of 10
Access to housing and services	7 of 10
Living environment	8 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	65.8%	62.5%
Private rented	22.7%	20.3%
Social rented	11.5%	17.1%
Households	869

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	24.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	67.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	8.0%	18.6%
Residents	2,503

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	87%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	93%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Long Swath Way

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Who lives around Long Swath Way

Ethnic group

	Here	Charnwood
White	53.7%	82.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	37%	12.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	4.2%	1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4%	2.5%
Other ethnic group	1.2%	1.2%

Religion

	Here	Charnwood
No religion	34.9%	40.7%
Christian	24.8%	41.5%
Hindu	24.7%	6.7%
Muslim	6%	3.1%
Not answered	4.8%	6%
Sikh	3.8%	1.1%
Other religion	0.6%	0.5%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.4%

Country of birth

	Here	Charnwood
Born in the UK	78.9%	86.9%
Born outside the UK	21.1%	13.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Charnwood
Level 4 qualifications and above	41.4%	32.6%
Level 3 qualifications	16.4%	22%
Level 2 qualifications	13.1%	12.4%
No qualifications	12.4%	15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10%	9%
Apprenticeship	4.4%	5.9%
Other qualifications	2.3%	2.3%

General health

	Here	Charnwood
Very good health	56.5%	49.1%
Good health	32%	34.6%
Fair health	8.7%	12.1%
Bad health	2%	3.3%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Charnwood
2 cars or vans in household	41.8%	32.8%
1 car or van in household	41.2%	40.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	10%	11.1%
No cars or vans in household	7%	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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