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Willow Road, Leicester Forest East, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Willow Road, Leicester Forest East, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/willow-road-leicester-forest-east/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE3 3SN.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£262,688
24 sales
Price range
£100k – £370k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Aug 2024
LE3 3SN

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At a glance

House prices£263k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 5 min walkNarborough station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold96% freeholdAcross 26 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

24 property sales on Willow Road, Leicester Forest East, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 30 Aug 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £308,107. Average sale prices fell from £263,143 in 2017 to £244,333 in 2024 (-7%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 58% detached, 42% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Willow Road range from £99,500 to £370,000. 96% of homes sold here were freehold and 4% leasehold.

House prices on Willow Road compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £263,143 (14 sales)2017£263k2018: £288,600 (5 sales)2018£289k2020: £222,250 (2 sales)2020£222k2024: £244,333 (3 sales)2024£244k

Tenure: 96% freehold and 4% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached14£308,10730 Nov 2020
Semi-detached10£199,10030 Aug 2024

Sold prices on Willow Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
20, Willow Road LE3 3SN 30 Aug 2024£229,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Willow Road LE3 3SN 3 May 2024£289,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Willow Road LE3 3SN 29 Apr 2024£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Willow Road LE3 3SN 22 Dec 2020£99,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
3, Willow Road LE3 3SN 30 Nov 2020£345,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Willow Road LE3 3SN 23 Nov 2020£350,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Willow Road LE3 3SN 8 Nov 2018£225,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
2, Willow Road LE3 3SN 26 Oct 2018£300,000 Detached New buildFreehold
6, Willow Road LE3 3SN 19 Oct 2018£228,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
26, Willow Road LE3 3SN 23 Feb 2018£370,000 Detached New buildFreehold
15, Willow Road LE3 3SN 5 Jan 2018£320,000 Detached New buildFreehold
12, Willow Road LE3 3SN 21 Dec 2017£270,000 Detached New buildFreehold
22, Willow Road LE3 3SN 21 Dec 2017£182,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
24, Willow Road LE3 3SN 21 Dec 2017£315,000 Detached New buildFreehold
17, Willow Road LE3 3SN 20 Dec 2017£325,000 Detached New buildFreehold
11, Willow Road LE3 3SN 19 Dec 2017£320,000 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Willow Road LE3 3SN 18 Dec 2017£182,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
18, Willow Road LE3 3SN 15 Dec 2017£267,000 Detached New buildFreehold
20, Willow Road LE3 3SN 15 Dec 2017£180,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
19, Willow Road LE3 3SN 14 Dec 2017£323,500 Detached New buildFreehold
21, Willow Road LE3 3SN 13 Dec 2017£320,000 Detached New buildFreehold
8, Willow Road LE3 3SN 8 Dec 2017£161,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
5, Willow Road LE3 3SN 7 Jul 2017£178,000 Detached New buildFreehold
1, Willow Road LE3 3SN 30 Jun 2017£360,000 Detached New buildFreehold
3, Willow Road LE3 3SN 30 Jun 2017£300,000 Detached New buildFreehold
9, Willow Road LE3 3SN 23 Jun 2017£183,500 Other 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
20, Willow Road £180,000 (Dec 2017) → £229,000 (Aug 2024) +27%
over 7 yrs
4, Willow Road £225,000 (Nov 2018) → £289,000 (May 2024) +28%
over 5 yrs
8, Willow Road £161,500 (Dec 2017) → £215,000 (Apr 2024) +33%
over 6 yrs
3, Willow Road £300,000 (Jun 2017) → £350,000 (Nov 2020) +17%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Willow Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
New Lubbesthorpe Primary School 422 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Stafford Leys Community Primary School 607 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Kirby Muxloe Primary School 402 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.2 mi
Fossebrook Primary School 205 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.2 mi
The Winstanley School 643 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.9 mi
Kingsway Primary School 312 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.9 mi
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy 438 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 2.1 mi
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy 453 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 2.1 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 stations

  • Narborough station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
  • Leicester station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 31 min walk
  • South Wigston station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fleet Road (adj, Beggar's Lane) 4 min walk
  • Beggars Lane (adj, Hinckley Road) 5 min walk
  • Primary School (adj, Tay Road) 7 min walk
  • Primary School (opp, Tay Road) 7 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Forest Medical Group
    Warren Lane, Leicester Forest East, Leicester · 0.3 mi
  • Llr Sas Provider
    Special Allocation, Po Box 11058, Leicester · 1.5 mi
  • Enderby Medical Centre
    Shortridge Lane, Enderby, Leicester · 2.1 mi
  • Oakmeadow Surgery (Gj Ingrams)
    87 Tatlow Road, Glenfield, Leicester · 2.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys New Lubbesthorpe Tay Road Local · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Forest East Express · 0.8 mi
  • Waitrose MSA Waitrose at Leicester Forest East · 1.0 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Leicester Forest East · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Regent Health Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Lions Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Thorpe Astley Pharmacy · 1.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 1.5 mi
  • Dental Practice · 2.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 2.6 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 9 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 disability8 of 10
Crime6 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
Owned85.8%62.5%
Private rented10.3%20.3%
Social rented3.9%17.1%
Households711

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.6%64.1%
Aged 65+19.0%18.6%
Residents2,020

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 Willow Road

Ethnic group

HereBlaby
White71%86.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.2%8.2%
Other ethnic group3.8%1.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%2.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%1.6%

Religion

HereBlaby
No religion36.4%42.6%
Christian35.5%43.4%
Hindu9.7%3.7%
Sikh9.5%2.8%
Not answered7.1%5.3%
Muslim1.2%1.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Other religion0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HereBlaby
Born in the UK85.7%90.4%
Born outside the UK14.3%9.6%

Highest qualification

HereBlaby
Level 4 qualifications and above38.9%30.5%
Level 3 qualifications15.9%18.4%
No qualifications14.7%17.3%
Level 2 qualifications14%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%10%
Apprenticeship5.3%7.1%
Other qualifications2.2%2.4%

General health

HereBlaby
Very good health55.1%49%
Good health29.6%34.5%
Fair health9.4%12.3%
Very bad health3%1%
Bad health2.9%3.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlaby
2 cars or vans in household41.3%36.2%
1 car or van in household33.8%39.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household19.5%13%
No cars or vans in household5.3%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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