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Watermead Way, Birstall, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Watermead Way, Birstall, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/watermead-way/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£321,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2018)
£234,554
34 sales
Price range
£127k – £365k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 May 2026
LE4 3BX

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At a glance

House prices£235k averageSince 2018 (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 walkRothley (Great Central Railway) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 34 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 Watermead Way, Birstall, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £321,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £213,388. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 76% semi-detached, 24% detached. Recorded sale prices on Watermead Way range from £127,000 to £364,950. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Watermead Way compared

LE4 postcode area£266,023
Leicester£323,429
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Watermead 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

2018: £226,266 (16 sales)2018£226k2019: £240,560 (10 sales)2019£241k2020: £229,000 (1 sales)2020£229k2022: £246,000 (2 sales)2022£246k2023: £270,000 (1 sales)2023£270k2024: £212,333 (3 sales)2024£212k2026: £321,000 (1 sales)2026£321k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 34 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached26£213,38831 Oct 2024
Detached8£303,34411 May 2026

Sold prices on Watermead Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 11 May 2026£321,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 31 Oct 2024£127,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 4 Oct 2024£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 24 May 2024£325,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 25 Apr 2023£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 5 Jul 2022£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 4 Feb 2022£257,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 11 Sep 2020£229,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 26 Apr 2019£263,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 18 Apr 2019£364,950 DetachedFreehold
4, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 18 Apr 2019£274,950 DetachedFreehold
3, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 5 Apr 2019£233,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 29 Mar 2019£192,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 29 Mar 2019£229,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 29 Mar 2019£229,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 29 Mar 2019£192,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 15 Mar 2019£233,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 22 Feb 2019£189,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 19 Dec 2018£219,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 19 Dec 2018£219,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 19 Dec 2018£189,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 19 Dec 2018£219,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 19 Dec 2018£219,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 30 Nov 2018£224,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 26 Nov 2018£224,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 26 Oct 2018£204,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 26 Oct 2018£204,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 26 Oct 2018£264,950 DetachedFreehold
28, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 19 Oct 2018£262,950 DetachedFreehold
34, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 28 Sep 2018£186,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 28 Sep 2018£186,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 21 Sep 2018£219,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 20 Sep 2018£219,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Watermead Way LE4 3BX 31 Aug 2018£349,950 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
6, Watermead Way £263,000 (Apr 2019) → £321,000 (May 2026) +22%
over 7 yrs
18, Watermead Way £219,950 (Dec 2018) → £127,000 (Oct 2024) -42%
over 6 yrs
34, Watermead Way £186,950 (Sep 2018) → £185,000 (Oct 2024) -1%
over 6 yrs
28, Watermead Way £262,950 (Oct 2018) → £325,000 (May 2024) +24%
over 6 yrs
5, Watermead Way £219,950 (Dec 2018) → £270,000 (Apr 2023) +23%
over 4 yrs
10, Watermead Way £192,950 (Mar 2019) → £235,000 (Jul 2022) +22%
over 3 yrs
7, Watermead Way £219,950 (Dec 2018) → £257,000 (Feb 2022) +17%
over 3 yrs
1, Watermead Way £233,950 (Mar 2019) → £229,000 (Sep 2020) -2%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Watermead Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hallam Fields, Birstall 190 pupils Primary Multi-faith 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre 407 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
ALP Leicester 44 pupils Other independent special school 6–19 Report 0.7 mi
Glebelands Primary School 326 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
The Cedars Academy 985 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Rothley Church of England Primary School 610 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
Richard Hill Church of England Primary School 89 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall 409 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.1 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 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
  • Sileby station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
  • Leicester station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 20 min walk
  • Rothley (Great Central Railway) 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Leicester North (Great Central Railway) 1.5 mi · 31 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Highgate Avenue (opp, Woodgate Drive) 6 min walk
  • Denegate Avenue (adj, Harrowgate Drive) 8 min walk
  • Westgate Avenue (opp, WOODGATE DRIVE) 9 min walk
  • Birstall Meadow Road (adj, Loughborough Road) 9 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Greengate Medical Centre
    1 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester · 0.7 mi
  • Birstall Medical Centre
    4 Whiles Lane, Birstall, Leicester · 1.2 mi
  • Thurmaston Health Centre
    573A Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester · 1.8 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 · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Birstall Leicester Express · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wanlip Lane - Birstall · 1.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Rothley · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Reflection Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Pharmak Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Well · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Birstall Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
  • Rothley Dental Practice · 1.4 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 skills7 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned65.8%62.5%
Private rented22.7%20.3%
Social rented11.5%17.1%
Households869

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.8%64.1%
Aged 65+8.0%18.6%
Residents2,503

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 networks87%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks93%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.

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Who lives around Watermead Way

Ethnic group

HereCharnwood
White53.7%82.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh37%12.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.2%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%2.5%
Other ethnic group1.2%1.2%

Religion

HereCharnwood
No religion34.9%40.7%
Christian24.8%41.5%
Hindu24.7%6.7%
Muslim6%3.1%
Not answered4.8%6%
Sikh3.8%1.1%
Other religion0.6%0.5%
Buddhist0.4%0.4%

Country of birth

HereCharnwood
Born in the UK78.9%86.9%
Born outside the UK21.1%13.1%

Highest qualification

HereCharnwood
Level 4 qualifications and above41.4%32.6%
Level 3 qualifications16.4%22%
Level 2 qualifications13.1%12.4%
No qualifications12.4%15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%9%
Apprenticeship4.4%5.9%
Other qualifications2.3%2.3%

General health

HereCharnwood
Very good health56.5%49.1%
Good health32%34.6%
Fair health8.7%12.1%
Bad health2%3.3%
Very bad health0.8%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereCharnwood
2 cars or vans in household41.8%32.8%
1 car or van in household41.2%40.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household10%11.1%
No cars or vans in household7%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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