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Watkin Drive, Loughborough

MyStreetCheck free street report: Watkin Drive, Loughborough · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/loughborough-leicestershire/watkin-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE11 2RR.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£258,130
27 sales
Price range
£174k – £377k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Jul 2023
LE11 2RR

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At a glance

House prices£258k averageSince 2017 (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 station19 min walkQuorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 28 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

27 property sales on Watkin Drive, Loughborough have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 28 Jul 2023. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £283,200. Average sale prices rose from £246,650 in 2017 to £266,250 in 2023 (+8%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 56% detached, 41% semi-detached, 4% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Watkin Drive range from £174,000 to £377,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Watkin Drive compared

LE11 postcode area£260,543
Loughborough£298,559
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Watkin Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE11 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £246,650 (20 sales)2017£247k2019: £245,000 (1 sales)2019£245k2021: £327,000 (3 sales)2021£327k2022: £278,000 (1 sales)2022£278k2023: £266,250 (2 sales)2023£266k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached15£283,20010 Feb 2023
Semi-detached11£227,86428 Jul 2023
Terraced1£215,00021 Jul 2017

Sold prices on Watkin Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
18, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 28 Jul 2023£297,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 10 Feb 2023£235,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 14 Jan 2022£278,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 29 Sep 2021£279,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 29 Jul 2021£325,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 29 Jun 2021£377,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 8 Nov 2019£245,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 19 Jul 2019£250,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 17 Nov 2017£335,000 Detached New buildFreehold
3, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 20 Oct 2017£245,000 Detached New buildFreehold
1, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 1 Sep 2017£245,000 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 25 Aug 2017£269,000 Detached New buildFreehold
23, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 25 Aug 2017£307,000 Detached New buildFreehold
9, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 25 Aug 2017£309,000 Detached New buildFreehold
11, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 4 Aug 2017£335,000 Detached New buildFreehold
15, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 28 Jul 2017£341,000 Detached New buildFreehold
21, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 28 Jul 2017£205,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
8, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 24 Jul 2017£212,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
19, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 21 Jul 2017£227,000 Detached New buildFreehold
6, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 21 Jul 2017£215,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
10, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 7 Jul 2017£215,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
12, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 30 Jun 2017£212,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
14, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 23 Jun 2017£225,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
16, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 16 Jun 2017£225,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
7, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 16 Jun 2017£220,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
5, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 9 Jun 2017£207,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
18, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 2 Jun 2017£210,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
4, Watkin Drive LE11 2RR 3 Mar 2017£174,000 Detached 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
18, Watkin Drive £210,000 (Jun 2017) → £297,500 (Jul 2023) +42%
over 6 yrs
4, Watkin Drive £174,000 (Mar 2017) → £235,000 (Feb 2023) +35%
over 6 yrs
12, Watkin Drive £212,000 (Jun 2017) → £278,000 (Jan 2022) +31%
over 5 yrs
1, Watkin Drive £245,000 (Sep 2017) → £250,000 (Jul 2019) → £245,000 (Nov 2019) → £279,000 (Sep 2021) +14%
over 4 yrs
2, Watkin Drive £269,000 (Aug 2017) → £325,000 (Jul 2021) +21%
over 4 yrs
11, Watkin Drive £335,000 (Aug 2017) → £377,000 (Jun 2021) +13%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Watkin Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Outwoods Edge Primary School 412 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Woodbrook Vale School 839 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Lift Beacon 379 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 203 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School 497 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.1 mi
Loughborough Grammar School 783 pupils Other independent school Christian 10–19 Report 1.2 mi
Loughborough High School 564 pupils Other independent school Christian 11–19 Report 1.2 mi
Hardwick House School 50 pupils Other independent special school 7–19 Report 1.2 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

  • Loughborough (Leics) station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
  • Barrow upon Soar station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
  • Sileby station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 24 min walk
  • Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
  • Loughborough Central (Great Central Railway) 1.5 mi · 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Knox Road (adj, Allendale Road) 1 min walk
  • Boyle Drive (opposite, Knox Road) 2 min walk
  • Caincross Close (opp, Allendale Road) 2 min walk
  • Outwoods Edge School (adj, Laurel Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Park View Surgery
    24-28 Leicester Road, Loughborough · 1.5 mi
  • Campus View Medical Centre
    The Medical Centre, Ashby Road, Loughborough · 1.5 mi
  • Dr Sjc Clay's Practice
    37 Main Street, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough · 1.6 mi
  • Pinfold Medical Practice
    The Health Centre, Pinfold Gate, Loughborough · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Grange Retail Park Allendale Road Loughborough · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Loughborough Extra · 0.8 mi
  • Spar Spar - Elm Park · 1.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Quorn · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Shelthorpe Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Park View Pharmacy · 1.5 mi
  • Kings Pharmacy Ltd · 1.5 mi

Dentists

  • Ascent Dental Care Loughborough · 1.0 mi
  • Gosal Orthodontics Ltd · 1.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.1 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
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned76.3%62.5%
Private rented19.0%20.3%
Social rented4.8%17.1%
Households691

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6470.2%64.1%
Aged 65+5.0%18.6%
Residents1,741

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 Watkin Drive

Ethnic group

HereCharnwood
White77.6%82.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.4%12.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%2.5%
Other ethnic group2.4%1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%1.5%

Religion

HereCharnwood
No religion45.9%40.7%
Christian34.6%41.5%
Hindu7.5%6.7%
Not answered4.9%6%
Muslim4.1%3.1%
Sikh1.2%1.1%
Buddhist0.9%0.4%
Other religion0.8%0.5%

Country of birth

HereCharnwood
Born in the UK82.3%86.9%
Born outside the UK17.7%13.1%

Highest qualification

HereCharnwood
Level 4 qualifications and above54%32.6%
Level 3 qualifications17.7%22%
Level 2 qualifications12%12.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%9%
No qualifications5.2%15.8%
Apprenticeship3%5.9%
Other qualifications1.2%2.3%

General health

HereCharnwood
Very good health64.6%49.1%
Good health28.6%34.6%
Fair health5.2%12.1%
Bad health1.5%3.3%
Very bad health0.1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereCharnwood
2 cars or vans in household47.9%32.8%
1 car or van in household39.7%40.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%11.1%
No cars or vans in household5.6%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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