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Penzance Avenue, Wigston

MyStreetCheck free street report: Penzance Avenue, Wigston · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wigston-leicestershire/penzance-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE18 2HW, LE18 2HX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£275,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£217,520
25 sales
Price range
£150k – £350k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Apr 2026
LE18 2HX

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At a glance

House prices£275k average5% above the Wigston average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station22 min walkSouth Wigston station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll 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

25 property sales on Penzance Avenue, Wigston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £275,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £199,105. That is 5% above the Wigston average of £262,222 over the same period. 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 76% semi-detached, 12% detached, 12% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Penzance Avenue range from £150,000 to £350,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 72 streets in Wigston with at least two sales in the last year, Penzance Avenue ranks 29th for average price.

House prices on Penzance Avenue compared

Penzance Avenue£275,000
LE18 postcode area£262,214
Wigston£262,222
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LE18 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £168,333 (3 sales)2016£168k2017: £196,667 (3 sales)2017£197k2018: £186,200 (5 sales)2018£186k2019: £221,667 (3 sales)2019£222k2020: £223,500 (2 sales)2020£224k2021: £220,000 (2 sales)2021£220k2022: £257,500 (2 sales)2022£258k2025: £271,250 (4 sales)2025£271k2026: £260,000 (1 sales)2026£260k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached19£199,1057 Nov 2025
Detached3£296,66723 Jun 2025
Terraced3£255,00017 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Penzance Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
65, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HX 17 Apr 2026£260,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HW 7 Nov 2025£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HX 23 Jun 2025£350,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HW 21 Mar 2025£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HW 28 Feb 2025£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HX 29 Nov 2022£250,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HW 28 Jan 2022£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HX 20 Aug 2021£255,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HX 15 Jan 2021£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HX 30 Jun 2020£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HX 1 May 2020£247,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HW 21 Jun 2019£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HW 5 Apr 2019£270,000 DetachedFreehold
55, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HX 8 Feb 2019£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HX 14 Dec 2018£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HW 16 Nov 2018£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HW 23 Mar 2018£201,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HW 2 Feb 2018£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HW 19 Jan 2018£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HX 20 Dec 2017£156,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HX 25 Aug 2017£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HW 26 May 2017£270,000 DetachedFreehold
61, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HX 13 Jan 2017£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HW 21 Dec 2016£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HX 5 Jul 2016£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Penzance Avenue LE18 2HW 24 Mar 2016£175,000 Semi-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
10, Penzance Avenue £201,000 (Mar 2018) → £265,000 (Jan 2022) +32%
over 4 yrs
24, Penzance Avenue £150,000 (Feb 2018) → £190,000 (Nov 2018) +27%
over under a year
18, Penzance Avenue £150,000 (Dec 2016) → £200,000 (Jan 2018) +33%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Penzance Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Wigston Menphys Nursery School 37 pupils Nursery 2–5 Good Report 0.2 mi
Little Hill Primary 406 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
All Saints Church of England Primary School 202 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Wigston Academy 1,286 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School 250 pupils Academy special converter 4–19 Good Report 0.4 mi
Wigston College 241 pupils Secondary 16–18 Report 0.5 mi
Thythorn Field Community Primary School 165 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
The Meadow Community Primary School 429 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.7 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

  • South Wigston station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Leicester station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 13 min walk
  • Narborough station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 21 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Penzance Avenue (adjacent, Horsewell Lane) 2 min walk
  • Penzance Avenue (opposite, Horsewell Lane) 3 min walk
  • Pochins Close (opp, Launceston Road) 3 min walk
  • Ashton Close (opp, Launceston Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Wigston Central Surgery
    Two Steeples Medical Centre, 10 Abington Close, Wigston · 0.4 mi
  • Bushloe Surgery
    Two Steeples Med Centre, Abington Close, Wigston · 0.4 mi
  • South Wigston Health Ctr.
    80 Blaby Road, South Wigston, Wigston · 0.9 mi
  • Rosemead Drive Surgery
    103 Rosemead Drive, Oadby, Leicester · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Wigston Moat Street Local · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Wigston · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Launceston Road · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Wigston Leicester · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Little Hill Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Well · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Wigston House Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
  • Natural Smiles Leicester · 1.0 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.9%62.5%
Private rented8.0%20.3%
Social rented2.9%17.1%
Households587

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.6%64.1%
Aged 65+26.7%18.6%
Residents1,421

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 Penzance Avenue

Ethnic group

HereOadby and Wigston
White86.5%63.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.5%27.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%3.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%2.2%
Other ethnic group0.6%3.3%

Religion

HereOadby and Wigston
Christian49.3%34.6%
No religion36.4%30.2%
Not answered5.5%5.4%
Hindu4%9.9%
Sikh2.7%7.5%
Muslim1.9%11.2%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereOadby and Wigston
Born in the UK92.1%80.6%
Born outside the UK7.9%19.4%

Highest qualification

HereOadby and Wigston
No qualifications22.9%18.6%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.7%32.1%
Level 3 qualifications18.7%18.5%
Level 2 qualifications14%12.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%9.7%
Apprenticeship7.8%5.7%
Other qualifications3%2.7%

General health

HereOadby and Wigston
Very good health42.5%46%
Good health37.8%35.9%
Fair health14.7%13.3%
Bad health4.6%3.8%
Very bad health0.4%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereOadby and Wigston
1 car or van in household44%41.3%
2 cars or vans in household31.2%30.9%
No cars or vans in household13.7%16.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%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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