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Shakespeare Drive, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Shakespeare Drive, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/shakespeare-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE3 2SR, LE3 2SQ, LE3 2SP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£250,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£219,190
21 sales
Price range
£156k – £324k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 May 2026
LE3 2SR

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At a glance

House prices£219k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station50 min walkLeicester station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 21 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

21 property sales on Shakespeare Drive, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £250,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £221,500. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% semi-detached, 29% terraced, 5% detached. Recorded sale prices on Shakespeare Drive range from £156,000 to £324,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Shakespeare Drive compared

LE3 postcode area£256,837
Leicester£323,429
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Shakespeare Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £180,000 (4 sales)2016£180k2017: £157,000 (1 sales)2017£157k2018: £165,000 (1 sales)2018£165k2019: £205,571 (7 sales)2019£206k2020: £210,000 (1 sales)2020£210k2021: £230,000 (1 sales)2021£230k2022: £286,500 (2 sales)2022£287k2024: £267,500 (2 sales)2024£268k2025: £324,000 (1 sales)2025£324k2026: £250,000 (1 sales)2026£250k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 21 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£221,50014 May 2026
Terraced6£206,16723 May 2025
Detached1£265,00011 Jul 2019

Sold prices on Shakespeare Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
63, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SR 14 May 2026£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SR 23 May 2025£324,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SR 21 Jun 2024£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SR 21 Jun 2024£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SP 30 Sep 2022£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SQ 11 Mar 2022£293,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SP 24 Jun 2021£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SP 2 Oct 2020£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SQ 20 Dec 2019£200,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SR 13 Dec 2019£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SP 29 Nov 2019£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SR 11 Oct 2019£225,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SR 19 Jul 2019£159,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SQ 11 Jul 2019£265,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SP 30 May 2019£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SQ 1 Jun 2018£165,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SR 15 Aug 2017£157,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SR 27 Sep 2016£208,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SQ 9 Sep 2016£156,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SQ 9 Sep 2016£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Shakespeare Drive LE3 2SR 5 Feb 2016£166,000 TerracedFreehold

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
52, Shakespeare Drive £190,000 (Sep 2016) → £293,000 (Mar 2022) +54%
over 6 yrs
56, Shakespeare Drive £165,000 (Jun 2018) → £200,000 (Dec 2019) +21%
over 2 yrs
1, Shakespeare Drive £166,000 (Feb 2016) → £225,000 (Oct 2019) +36%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Shakespeare Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Winstanley School 643 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.2 mi
Kingsway Primary School 312 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.2 mi
Caldecote Community Primary School 600 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Ravenhurst Primary School 358 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
Folville Junior School 355 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy 453 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.6 mi
Emmanuel Christian School 59 pupils Other independent school 4–16 Report 0.6 mi
Ellesmere College 441 pupils Community special school 4–19 Report 0.8 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 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
  • South Wigston station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
  • Narborough station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hathaway Avenue (opp, Shakespeare Drive) 1 min walk
  • Shottery Avenue (adj, Hathaway Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Shottery Avenue (opp, Hathaway Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Hathaway Avenue (adj, Shakespeare Drive) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Llr Sas Provider
    Special Allocation, Po Box 11058, Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • Kingsway Surgery
    23 Kingsway, Leicester · 0.8 mi
  • Merridale Medical Centre (Rp Tew)
    Merridale Medcial Centre, 5 Fullhurst Avenue, Leicester · 0.9 mi
  • Hockley Farm Med Pract (A Nana)
    39 Hockley Farm Road, Leicester · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Hallam Crescent Braunstone · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Thorpe Astley Leicester · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Turnbull Drive Braunstone · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Rowley Fields Esso Express · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Medicure Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Sonichem Ltd · 0.7 mi
  • Thorpe Astley Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Splendental Care · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 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 6 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
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned77.2%62.5%
Private rented11.4%20.3%
Social rented11.4%17.1%
Households491

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.3%64.1%
Aged 65+20.5%18.6%
Residents1,229

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 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 Shakespeare Drive

Ethnic group

HereBlaby
White84.9%86.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.3%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%2.7%
Other ethnic group2%1.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%1.6%

Religion

HereBlaby
No religion43.8%42.6%
Christian39.8%43.4%
Not answered5.7%5.3%
Hindu4.2%3.7%
Sikh3.3%2.8%
Muslim3%1.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Other religion0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereBlaby
Born in the UK87%90.4%
Born outside the UK13%9.6%

Highest qualification

HereBlaby
No qualifications23.9%17.3%
Level 4 qualifications and above22%30.5%
Level 3 qualifications17.3%18.4%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%10%
Apprenticeship7.7%7.1%
Other qualifications2.5%2.4%

General health

HereBlaby
Very good health44.3%49%
Good health35.3%34.5%
Fair health14.7%12.3%
Bad health4.5%3.2%
Very bad health1.3%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlaby
1 car or van in household40.7%39.3%
2 cars or vans in household31.6%36.2%
No cars or vans in household17.9%11.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%13%

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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