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Somerset Drive, Glenfield, Leicester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE3 8QW.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£288,741
29 sales
Price range
£125k – £505k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Sep 2025
LE3 8QW

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At a glance

House prices£289k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 8 min walkLeicester station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold91% freeholdAcross 32 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

29 property sales on Somerset Drive, Glenfield, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 25 Sep 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £319,977. 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 76% detached, 14% semi-detached, 10% flat. Recorded sale prices on Somerset Drive range from £125,000 to £505,000. 91% of homes sold here were freehold and 9% leasehold.

House prices on Somerset Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Somerset 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: £249,000 (1 sales)2016£249k2017: £225,700 (5 sales)2017£226k2018: £270,000 (5 sales)2018£270k2019: £335,500 (2 sales)2019£336k2020: £237,500 (2 sales)2020£238k2021: £250,000 (2 sales)2021£250k2022: £389,375 (4 sales)2022£389k2023: £316,667 (3 sales)2023£317k2024: £308,750 (2 sales)2024£309k2025: £291,667 (3 sales)2025£292k

Tenure: 91% freehold and 9% leasehold across 32 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached22£319,97725 Sep 2025
Semi-detached4£232,25026 Aug 2025
Flat3£135,00016 Nov 2021

Sold prices on Somerset Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
44, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 25 Sep 2025£310,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 26 Aug 2025£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 19 Aug 2025£300,000 DetachedFreehold
63, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 20 Sep 2024£330,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 30 Aug 2024£345,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 21 Aug 2024£287,500 DetachedFreehold
22, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 12 Dec 2023£320,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 12 Dec 2023£300,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 26 Jul 2023£330,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 25 Nov 2022£400,000 DetachedFreehold
57, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 29 Sep 2022£400,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 13 May 2022£252,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 10 Feb 2022£505,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 16 Nov 2021£150,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 18 Jun 2021£350,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 9 Dec 2020£130,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 6 Mar 2020£345,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 15 Nov 2019£326,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 14 Oct 2019£345,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 21 Dec 2018£230,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 30 Nov 2018£250,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 5 Oct 2018£348,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 27 Jul 2018£338,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 27 Apr 2018£204,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 20 Apr 2018£230,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 8 Dec 2017£125,000 FlatLeasehold
13, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 17 Oct 2017£226,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 25 Aug 2017£260,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 18 Aug 2017£240,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 7 Aug 2017£207,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 14 Jul 2017£330,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Somerset Drive LE3 8QW 23 Mar 2016£249,000 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
2, Somerset Drive £230,000 (Apr 2018) → £300,000 (Aug 2025) +30%
over 7 yrs
13, Somerset Drive £226,000 (Oct 2017) → £330,000 (Jul 2023) +46%
over 6 yrs
56, Somerset Drive £130,000 (Dec 2020) → £150,000 (Nov 2021) +15%
over under a year

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Schools near Somerset Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Glenfield Primary School 433 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy 438 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Educ8 Leicestershire 15 pupils Other independent special school 13–16 Report 0.8 mi
Forest Lodge Academy 552 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
The Hall School 490 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
The Herewoode Academy 979 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 1.0 mi
Lady Jane Grey Primary School 196 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.2 mi
Braunstone Community Primary School 429 pupils Primary 3–11 Good 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 stations

  • Leicester station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
  • Narborough station 5.0 mi · 1 hr 39 min walk
  • South Wigston station 5.2 mi · 1 hr 43 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Somerset Drive (adj, Elm Tree Avenue) 2 min walk
  • One Stop (outside, Elm Tree Avenue) 3 min walk
  • Ellis Close (adj, Park Drive) 4 min walk
  • Ellis Close (opp, Park Drive) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Oakmeadow Surgery (Gj Ingrams)
    87 Tatlow Road, Glenfield, Leicester · 0.4 mi
  • The Glenfield Surgery
    111 Station Road, Glenfield, Leicester · 0.9 mi
  • The Parks Medical Centre (B Hainsworth)
    340 Aikman Avenue, Leicester · 1.2 mi
  • Hockley Farm Med Pract (A Nana)
    39 Hockley Farm Road, Leicester · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Dominion Express · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Kirby Frith Express · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Glenfield · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Braunstone Frith · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Parkem Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Healthpoint Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Glenfield Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.2 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.3%62.5%
Private rented9.2%20.3%
Social rented4.4%17.1%
Households952

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.0%64.1%
Aged 65+15.5%18.6%
Residents2,528

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 Somerset Drive

Ethnic group

HereBlaby
White75.2%86.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.4%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%2.7%
Other ethnic group2.4%1.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%1.6%

Religion

HereBlaby
No religion40.3%42.6%
Christian39.2%43.4%
Hindu8.3%3.7%
Not answered5.1%5.3%
Sikh3.6%2.8%
Muslim2.8%1.4%
Other religion0.6%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBlaby
Born in the UK85.8%90.4%
Born outside the UK14.2%9.6%

Highest qualification

HereBlaby
Level 4 qualifications and above36.9%30.5%
Level 3 qualifications18.9%18.4%
Level 2 qualifications14%14.2%
No qualifications13.2%17.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%10%
Apprenticeship6%7.1%
Other qualifications2.6%2.4%

General health

HereBlaby
Very good health54.1%49%
Good health34%34.5%
Fair health9.1%12.3%
Bad health2.3%3.2%
Very bad health0.6%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlaby
2 cars or vans in household45.5%36.2%
1 car or van in household35.6%39.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.5%13%
No cars or vans in household5.4%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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