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Wych Elm Road, Oadby, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wych Elm Road, Oadby, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/wych-elm-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE2 4EF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£340,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£331,303
18 sales
Price range
£226k – £500k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
4 Feb 2026
LE2 4EF

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At a glance

House prices£331k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station52 min walkLeicester station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding 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

18 property sales on Wych Elm Road, Oadby, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £340,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £394,688. 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 44% detached, 39% semi-detached, 17% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Wych Elm Road range from £226,000 to £500,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Wych Elm Road compared

LE2 postcode area£295,119
Leicester£323,429
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Wych Elm Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £256,500 (1 sales)2016£257k2017: £415,000 (2 sales)2017£415k2018: £270,000 (1 sales)2018£270k2019: £325,000 (2 sales)2019£325k2020: £269,950 (1 sales)2020£270k2021: £285,000 (1 sales)2021£285k2022: £410,000 (2 sales)2022£410k2023: £391,000 (1 sales)2023£391k2024: £263,667 (3 sales)2024£264k2025: £353,333 (3 sales)2025£353k2026: £340,000 (1 sales)2026£340k

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

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached8£394,68816 Sep 2025
Semi-detached7£282,2864 Feb 2026
Terraced3£276,65026 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Wych Elm Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
49, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 4 Feb 2026£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 22 Jan 2026£360,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 16 Sep 2025£323,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 16 Sep 2025£480,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 26 Aug 2025£280,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 27 Mar 2025£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 19 Nov 2024£226,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 15 Nov 2024£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 9 Aug 2024£280,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 20 Oct 2023£391,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 31 Aug 2022£350,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 10 Feb 2022£470,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 7 Jun 2021£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 18 Feb 2021£193,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 21 Feb 2020£269,950 TerracedFreehold
17, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 20 Sep 2019£380,000 DetachedFreehold
49, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 29 Mar 2019£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 19 Oct 2018£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 21 Dec 2017£330,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 29 Jun 2017£500,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Wych Elm Road LE2 4EF 21 Mar 2016£256,500 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
49, Wych Elm Road £270,000 (Mar 2019) → £340,000 (Feb 2026) +26%
over 7 yrs
38, Wych Elm Road £269,950 (Feb 2020) → £323,000 (Sep 2025) +20%
over 6 yrs
7, Wych Elm Road £330,000 (Dec 2017) → £391,000 (Oct 2023) +18%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Wych Elm Road

Crime

135 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wych Elm Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences49
Other theft19
Criminal damage & arson14
Anti-social behaviour13
Burglary12
Public order8

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Wych Elm Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Sence in Leicestershire Flood alert area
  • Tributaries in Leicester City Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Wych Elm Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Launde Primary School 600 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Langmoor Primary School Oadby 197 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Leicester High School for Girls 249 pupils Other independent school Church of England 3–18 Report 0.8 mi
Brookside Primary School 431 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Manor High School 941 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.8 mi
Brocks Hill Primary School 420 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 1.1 mi
Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire 206 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 1.1 mi
Glenmere Community Primary School 212 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 stations

  • Leicester station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
  • South Wigston station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Stoughton Close (opp, Stoughton Road) 3 min walk
  • Stoughton Close (adj, Stoughton Road) 4 min walk
  • Beaumont Street (adj, Stoughton Road) 4 min walk
  • ASDA (Leicester Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Central Surgery
    Brooksby Drive, Oadby, Leicester · 0.4 mi
  • Severn Surgery
    159 Uplands Road, Oadby, Leicester · 0.8 mi
  • Rosemead Drive Surgery
    103 Rosemead Drive, Oadby, Leicester · 0.8 mi
  • The Croft Medical Centre
    2 Glen Road, Oadby, Leicester · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Superstore Asda Oadby Superstore · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Oadby · 0.4 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Oadby SF · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Oadby Express · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Vision Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • The Local Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Smile Perfections · 0.3 mi
  • Manor Dental Centre · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 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 8 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned64.4%62.5%
Private rented30.6%20.3%
Social rented5.0%17.1%
Households601

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6474.3%64.1%
Aged 65+12.4%18.6%
Residents2,040

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 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Oadby and Wigston 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 Wych Elm Road

Ethnic group

HereOadby and Wigston
White49.8%63.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh35.2%27.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.4%2.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%3.2%
Other ethnic group4.5%3.3%

Religion

HereOadby and Wigston
No religion30.6%30.2%
Christian25.5%34.6%
Muslim18%11.2%
Hindu11.5%9.9%
Not answered7.5%5.4%
Sikh5.9%7.5%
Other religion0.6%0.6%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%

Country of birth

HereOadby and Wigston
Born in the UK72.7%80.6%
Born outside the UK27.3%19.4%

Highest qualification

HereOadby and Wigston
Level 3 qualifications38.1%18.5%
Level 4 qualifications and above32.4%32.1%
No qualifications9.2%18.6%
Level 2 qualifications8.7%12.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.1%9.7%
Apprenticeship3.1%5.7%
Other qualifications2.4%2.7%

General health

HereOadby and Wigston
Very good health50.5%46%
Good health35.8%35.9%
Fair health10.4%13.3%
Bad health2.6%3.8%
Very bad health0.7%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereOadby and Wigston
1 car or van in household43.8%41.3%
2 cars or vans in household29.5%30.9%
No cars or vans in household16.6%16.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%11%

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 Oadby and Wigston.

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