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Dickens Drive, Melton Mowbray

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House prices, sold prices and local information for LE13 1HZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£325,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£250,656
16 sales
Price range
£169k – £325k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Mar 2026
LE13 1HZ

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At a glance

House prices£251k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station25 min walkMelton Mowbray station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 17 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

16 property sales on Dickens Drive, Melton Mowbray have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £325,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £287,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 56% detached, 44% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Dickens Drive range from £169,000 to £325,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Dickens Drive compared

LE13 postcode area£253,429
Melton Mowbray£303,961
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dickens Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE13 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £245,500 (4 sales)2016£246k2017: £169,000 (1 sales)2017£169k2019: £205,000 (1 sales)2019£205k2020: £251,000 (1 sales)2020£251k2021: £223,000 (3 sales)2021£223k2022: £307,000 (1 sales)2022£307k2023: £311,250 (2 sales)2023£311k2024: £205,000 (1 sales)2024£205k2025: £275,000 (1 sales)2025£275k2026: £325,000 (1 sales)2026£325k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached9£287,00020 Mar 2026
Semi-detached7£203,92926 Sep 2024

Sold prices on Dickens Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
34, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 20 Mar 2026£325,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 12 May 2025£275,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 26 Sep 2024£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 20 Jun 2023£310,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 26 May 2023£312,500 DetachedFreehold
46, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 28 Apr 2022£307,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 26 Nov 2021£249,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 5 Mar 2021£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 26 Feb 2021£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 17 Sep 2020£250,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 26 Mar 2020£251,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 26 Nov 2019£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 17 May 2017£169,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 7 Oct 2016£257,500 DetachedFreehold
28, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 15 Sep 2016£252,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 17 Jun 2016£177,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Dickens Drive LE13 1HZ 31 Mar 2016£295,000 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
12, Dickens Drive £177,500 (Jun 2016) → £205,000 (Nov 2019) +15%
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Schools near Dickens Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
John Ferneley College 1,170 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
St Mary's Church of England Primary School 179 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
The Grove Primary School 187 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Brownlow Primary School 517 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Include-Welby Grange Other independent special school 11–16 Report 1.2 mi
Long Field Spencer Academy 930 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 1.3 mi
Saint Francis Catholic Primary School 197 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 1.3 mi
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre 351 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.7 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

  • Melton Mowbray station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Dickens Drive (adj, Melbray Drive) 2 min walk
  • Tennyson Way (adj, Tennyson Way) 2 min walk
  • Browning Close (opp, Melbray Drive) 3 min walk
  • Scalford Road (adj, Melbray Drive) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Latham House Medical Practice
    Sage Cross Street, Melton Mowbray · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Nottingham Rd Esso Express · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Melton Mowbray · 0.7 mi
  • Lidl Lidl North Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray · 0.8 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Melton Mowbray · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Daynight Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • Boots · 1.0 mi
  • Day-night Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • The White House Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • The Melton Clinic · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned87.4%62.5%
Private rented8.7%20.3%
Social rented3.8%17.1%
Households916

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.0%64.1%
Aged 65+21.1%18.6%
Residents2,233

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 networks73%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network98%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks92%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks79%92%

Share of homes across Melton 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 Dickens Drive

Ethnic group

HereMelton
White97.3%96.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%1.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.4%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.3%

Religion

HereMelton
Christian53.1%53.7%
No religion40.7%39.3%
Not answered5%5.5%
Hindu0.4%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Sikh0.3%–
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Muslim0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereMelton
Born in the UK95.8%93.7%
Born outside the UK4.2%6.3%

Highest qualification

HereMelton
Level 4 qualifications and above30.8%31.1%
Level 3 qualifications21%18.4%
Level 2 qualifications15.1%14.7%
No qualifications13.7%16.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%10%
Apprenticeship7.5%6.7%
Other qualifications2.5%2.7%

General health

HereMelton
Very good health50%47.8%
Good health35.7%35.1%
Fair health11.3%13%
Bad health2.3%3.1%
Very bad health0.6%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereMelton
1 car or van in household36.9%39.3%
2 cars or vans in household36.4%33.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household16.4%14%
No cars or vans in household10.3%13.1%

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 Melton.

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