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Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/poppy-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE8 5XY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£252,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£204,976
34 sales
Price range
£173k – £270k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Jan 2026
LE8 5XY

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At a glance

House prices£253k average22% below the Leicester average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station43 min walkSouth Wigston station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 39 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

34 property sales on Poppy Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £252,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £213,900. That is 22% below the Leicester average of £323,429 over the same period. 13 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 13 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 59% semi-detached, 41% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Poppy Close range from £172,950 to £270,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 672 streets in Leicester with at least two sales in the last year, Poppy Close ranks 473rd for average price.

House prices on Poppy Close compared

Poppy Close£252,500
LE8 postcode area£345,730
Leicester£323,429
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LE8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £193,664 (7 sales)2016£194k2017: £182,394 (9 sales)2017£182k2019: £202,000 (2 sales)2019£202k2020: £220,333 (3 sales)2020£220k2021: £209,250 (4 sales)2021£209k2022: £223,000 (2 sales)2022£223k2023: £224,000 (2 sales)2023£224k2024: £215,000 (1 sales)2024£215k2025: £230,333 (3 sales)2025£230k2026: £270,000 (1 sales)2026£270k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 39 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached20£213,90030 Jan 2026
Terraced14£192,22919 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Poppy Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
24, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 30 Jan 2026£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 19 Dec 2025£235,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 12 Dec 2025£255,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 25 Jul 2025£228,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 14 Feb 2025£228,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 3 May 2024£215,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 15 Dec 2023£218,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 30 Nov 2023£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 25 Apr 2022£226,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 25 Apr 2022£220,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 27 Jan 2022£205,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 15 Dec 2021£180,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 8 Sep 2021£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 25 Jun 2021£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 5 Mar 2021£182,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 25 Sep 2020£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 12 Aug 2020£222,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 22 Jan 2020£198,500 TerracedFreehold
22, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 5 Apr 2019£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 28 Feb 2019£179,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 31 Mar 2017£174,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
19, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 31 Mar 2017£179,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
17, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 30 Mar 2017£179,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
11, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 21 Mar 2017£392,700 Other New buildFreehold
9, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 21 Mar 2017£81,060 Other New buildFreehold
6, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 3 Mar 2017£201,600 Other New buildFreehold
4, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 10 Feb 2017£172,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
2, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 7 Feb 2017£182,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
1, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 3 Feb 2017£182,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
21, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 20 Jan 2017£184,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
5, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 20 Jan 2017£177,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
23, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 12 Jan 2017£204,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
22, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 21 Dec 2016£204,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
24, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 21 Dec 2016£199,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
27, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 21 Dec 2016£194,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
20, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 20 Dec 2016£182,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
25, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 20 Dec 2016£199,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
26, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 20 Dec 2016£194,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
3, Poppy Close LE8 5XY 20 Dec 2016£177,950 Terraced 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
24, Poppy Close £199,950 (Dec 2016) → £225,000 (Sep 2021) → £270,000 (Jan 2026) +35%
over 9 yrs
17, Poppy Close £179,950 (Mar 2017) → £179,000 (Feb 2019) → £180,000 (Dec 2021) → £218,000 (Dec 2023) → £255,000 (Dec 2025) +42%
over 9 yrs
21, Poppy Close £184,950 (Jan 2017) → £228,000 (Jul 2025) +23%
over 9 yrs
20, Poppy Close £182,950 (Dec 2016) → £228,000 (Feb 2025) +25%
over 8 yrs
5, Poppy Close £177,950 (Jan 2017) → £215,000 (May 2024) +21%
over 7 yrs
22, Poppy Close £204,950 (Dec 2016) → £225,000 (Apr 2019) → £230,000 (Nov 2023) +12%
over 7 yrs
1, Poppy Close £182,950 (Feb 2017) → £226,000 (Apr 2022) +24%
over 5 yrs
18, Poppy Close £174,950 (Mar 2017) → £220,000 (Apr 2022) +26%
over 5 yrs
4, Poppy Close £172,950 (Feb 2017) → £182,000 (Mar 2021) → £205,000 (Jan 2022) +19%
over 5 yrs
23, Poppy Close £204,950 (Jan 2017) → £250,000 (Jun 2021) +22%
over 4 yrs
26, Poppy Close £194,950 (Dec 2016) → £240,000 (Sep 2020) +23%
over 4 yrs
25, Poppy Close £199,950 (Dec 2016) → £222,500 (Aug 2020) +11%
over 4 yrs
3, Poppy Close £177,950 (Dec 2016) → £198,500 (Jan 2020) +12%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Poppy Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Greenfield Primary School 555 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Countesthorpe Academy 1,149 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 0.7 mi
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School 329 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.4 mi
Foxfields Academy 105 pupils Free schools special 4–16 Good Report 1.4 mi
Badgerbrook Primary School 398 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 1.6 mi
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School 197 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 1.8 mi
South Wigston High School 730 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 2.0 mi
Parkland Primary School South Wigston 549 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 2.0 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

  • South Wigston station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk
  • Narborough station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bassett Avenue (adjacent, Station Road) 4 min walk
  • Hallcroft Avenue (outside, Station Road) 4 min walk
  • Bassett Avenue (opposite, Station Road) 4 min walk
  • Green Lane (opposite, Station Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Countesthorpe Health Centre
    Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester · 0.3 mi
  • Hazelmere Medical Centre
    58 Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester · 1.8 mi
  • Northfield Medical Centre
    12 Villers Court, Blaby, Leicester · 2.0 mi
  • South Wigston Health Ctr.
    80 Blaby Road, South Wigston, Wigston · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Countesthorpe · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Countesthorpe Express · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Whetstone · 1.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Blaby · 1.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Countesthorpe Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Blaby Pharmacy · 1.8 mi
  • Fenix Healthcare Pharmacy · 2.0 mi

Dentists

  • Rd Dental · 0.3 mi
  • Blaby Dental Practice · 1.8 mi
  • Whetstone Dental Surgery · 1.8 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned91.2%62.5%
Private rented6.9%20.3%
Social rented1.9%17.1%
Households770

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.3%64.1%
Aged 65+20.0%18.6%
Residents1,997

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)0%80%
Gigabit-capable0%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 networks90%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks93%92%

Share of homes across Blaby 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 Poppy Close

Ethnic group

HereBlaby
White94.9%86.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%2.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%1.6%
Other ethnic group0.4%1.3%

Religion

HereBlaby
Christian47.4%43.4%
No religion46.3%42.6%
Not answered5%5.3%
Muslim0.6%1.4%
Hindu0.5%3.7%
Sikh0.3%2.8%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereBlaby
Born in the UK96%90.4%
Born outside the UK4%9.6%

Highest qualification

HereBlaby
Level 4 qualifications and above35.8%30.5%
Level 3 qualifications19.5%18.4%
Level 2 qualifications15.2%14.2%
No qualifications12.1%17.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%10%
Apprenticeship7.1%7.1%
Other qualifications1.9%2.4%

General health

HereBlaby
Very good health54.9%49%
Good health33.5%34.5%
Fair health9.1%12.3%
Bad health1.6%3.2%
Very bad health1%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlaby
2 cars or vans in household44.7%36.2%
1 car or van in household30.5%39.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household19.7%13%
No cars or vans in household5.1%11.4%

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 Blaby.

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