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Waterloo Crescent, Countesthorpe, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Waterloo Crescent, Countesthorpe, Leicester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/waterloo-crescent/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE8 5SU, LE8 5SW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£262,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£178,952
29 sales
Price range
£115k – £263k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Feb 2026
LE8 5SU

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At a glance

House prices£179k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station43 min walkSouth Wigston station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband91% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 30 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 Waterloo Crescent, Countesthorpe, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £262,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £184,731. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 69% terraced, 31% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Waterloo Crescent range from £115,000 to £262,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Waterloo Crescent compared

LE8 postcode area£345,730
Leicester£323,429
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Waterloo Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £135,375 (4 sales)2016£135k2017: £166,654 (4 sales)2017£167k2018: £185,000 (2 sales)2018£185k2019: £162,333 (3 sales)2019£162k2020: £159,333 (3 sales)2020£159k2021: £172,417 (6 sales)2021£172k2022: £232,500 (2 sales)2022£233k2023: £235,000 (1 sales)2023£235k2024: £190,000 (1 sales)2024£190k2025: £229,750 (2 sales)2025£230k2026: £262,500 (1 sales)2026£263k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 30 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced20£184,7316 Feb 2026
Semi-detached9£166,11128 Jun 2024

Sold prices on Waterloo Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
3, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SU 6 Feb 2026£262,500 TerracedFreehold
60, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SW 7 Mar 2025£202,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SW 28 Feb 2025£257,500 TerracedFreehold
47, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SW 28 Jun 2024£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SW 25 Aug 2023£232,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SU 25 Jul 2023£235,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SU 15 Jul 2022£243,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SU 25 Feb 2022£222,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SW 17 Nov 2021£154,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SW 17 Nov 2021£148,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SW 21 Sep 2021£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SW 3 Sep 2021£166,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SU 30 Jul 2021£205,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SW 12 Mar 2021£221,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SU 17 Dec 2020£170,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SW 9 Jul 2020£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SU 1 Jun 2020£193,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SU 19 Dec 2019£175,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SW 5 Apr 2019£153,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SU 4 Apr 2019£159,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SU 19 Dec 2018£165,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SW 24 Aug 2018£205,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SU 24 Nov 2017£155,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SW 21 Sep 2017£175,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SU 4 Sep 2017£169,950 TerracedFreehold
51, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SW 9 Jun 2017£166,666 TerracedFreehold
15, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SU 16 Sep 2016£146,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SU 9 Sep 2016£135,000 TerracedFreehold
64, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SW 4 Jul 2016£140,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Waterloo Crescent LE8 5SU 22 Apr 2016£120,000 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
57, Waterloo Crescent £175,000 (Sep 2017) → £257,500 (Feb 2025) +47%
over 7 yrs
47, Waterloo Crescent £153,000 (Apr 2019) → £232,000 (Aug 2023) → £190,000 (Jun 2024) +24%
over 5 yrs
13, Waterloo Crescent £120,000 (Apr 2016) → £205,000 (Jul 2021) → £235,000 (Jul 2023) +96%
over 7 yrs
15, Waterloo Crescent £146,500 (Sep 2016) → £222,000 (Feb 2022) +52%
over 5 yrs
38, Waterloo Crescent £115,000 (Jul 2020) → £221,500 (Mar 2021) +93%
over under a year
10, Waterloo Crescent £169,950 (Sep 2017) → £193,000 (Jun 2020) +14%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Waterloo Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Greenfield Primary School 555 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Countesthorpe Academy 1,149 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 0.4 mi
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School 329 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.2 mi
Foxfields Academy 105 pupils Free schools special 4–16 Good Report 1.2 mi
Badgerbrook Primary School 398 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 1.4 mi
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School 197 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 1.6 mi
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone 178 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Good Report 1.7 mi
Cosby Primary School 326 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.9 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 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
  • Narborough station 2.6 mi · 53 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Waterloo Crescent (adjacent, Station Road) 1 min walk
  • Waterloo Crescent (opp, Station Road) 2 min walk
  • Westfield Avenue (opposite, Cosby Road) 3 min walk
  • Westfield Avenue (adjacent, Cosby Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Countesthorpe Health Centre
    Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester · 0.5 mi
  • Hazelmere Medical Centre
    58 Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester · 1.6 mi
  • Northfield Medical Centre
    12 Villers Court, Blaby, Leicester · 1.8 mi
  • South Wigston Health Ctr.
    80 Blaby Road, South Wigston, Wigston · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Countesthorpe · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Countesthorpe Express · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Whetstone · 1.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Blaby · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Countesthorpe Chemist · 0.5 mi
  • Blaby Pharmacy · 1.6 mi
  • Cosby Pharmacy · 1.9 mi

Dentists

  • Rd Dental · 0.5 mi
  • Whetstone Dental Surgery · 1.6 mi
  • Blaby Dental Practice · 1.6 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned71.7%62.5%
Private rented13.5%20.3%
Social rented14.8%17.1%
Households757

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.8%64.1%
Aged 65+26.5%18.6%
Residents1,660

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)91%80%
Gigabit-capable91%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 Waterloo Crescent

Ethnic group

HereBlaby
White97%86.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%2.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%8.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%1.6%
Other ethnic group0.1%1.3%

Religion

HereBlaby
No religion48.2%42.6%
Christian44.1%43.4%
Not answered5.5%5.3%
Other religion1%0.4%
Muslim0.5%1.4%
Hindu0.3%3.7%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereBlaby
Born in the UK97.6%90.4%
Born outside the UK2.4%9.6%

Highest qualification

HereBlaby
Level 4 qualifications and above26.2%30.5%
Level 3 qualifications18.9%18.4%
No qualifications18.4%17.3%
Level 2 qualifications13.2%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%10%
Apprenticeship8.9%7.1%
Other qualifications2.3%2.4%

General health

HereBlaby
Very good health44.1%49%
Good health36.3%34.5%
Fair health14.8%12.3%
Bad health3.9%3.2%
Very bad health0.9%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlaby
1 car or van in household40.8%39.3%
2 cars or vans in household32.1%36.2%
No cars or vans in household14.9%11.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.2%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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