Charles Street is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE1 1LE is located in the Castle electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester South. This postcode has been in use since 2018-11-01.
StreetScan combines information about Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1LE and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE1 1QB, LE1 1LH, LE1 1LB, LE1 1LG, LE1 1QA, LE1 1LD, LE1 1LA, LE1 1AF, LE1 1RE.

Charles Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Charles Street are based on 171 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Leicester.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE1 1LE

Average Price
£196,564
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£194,609
Other
£252,282

Estimated Average Property Prices for Charles Street

Average Price
£422,708
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Charles Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 35 Agin Court, 132 Charles Street, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£190,0002022-08-08 £192,840
Flat 5 Agin Court, 132 Charles Street, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£161,4952018-12-14 £193,062
Flat 18 Agin Court, 132 Charles Street, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£199,9502018-12-03 £239,034
Flat 18 Agin Court, 132 Charles Street, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£162,5002018-12-03 £194,264
Flat 1 Agin Court, 132 Charles Street, Leicester, Leicester
Other, an established residential building 		£162,5002018-11-30 £195,646

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Saxby Street, LE2 0TD 		828 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Highfields Primary School
Pluto Close, Highfields LE2 0UU 		1,034 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Charnwood Primary School
Nedham Street, LE2 0HE 		1,102 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Taylor Road Primary School
Taylor Road, Abbey Park LE1 2JP 		1,135 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Uplands Junior L.E.A.D Academy
Melbourne Road, Highfields LE2 0DR 		1,141 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Moat Community College
Maidstone Road, LE2 0TU 		706 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrook Mead Academy
31 St Augustine Road, 		1,159 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCastle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, LE3 5QT 		1,244 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road, LE5 5LL 		2,290 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Madani Boys School
77 Evington Valley, LE5 5LL 		2,290 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL 		434 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		1,411 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		1,852 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive, LE5 1GA 		4,650 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedAvanti Fields School
21 Furrow View, LE5 0BX 		1,932 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, 50 Trenant Road, LE2 6UA 		4,891 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Mulberry School
St George's House, William Street, LE1 1RW 		619 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDe Montfort University
The Gateway, LE1 9BH 		795 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Children's Hospital School
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary LE1 5WW 		872 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl-Islamia Institute for Education
5-7 Evington Street, LE2 0SA 		1,020 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		1,542 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Afrikana134 - 136 Charles Street, Leicester4 yd
Grays Coffee Shop & KitchenLeicester Creative Business Depot, 31 Rutland Street94 yd
Fluffy FluffyShop, 90 Granby Street97 yd
Haute Dolci84 Granby Street, Leicester102 yd
The Sandwich Stop7 Northampton Street, Leicester111 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Rainbow And Dove185 Charles Street, Leicester62 yd
Rainbow And Dove185 Charles Street, Leicester62 yd
R BarBar, 78A Granby Street89 yd
The Ale Wagon27 Rutland Street, Leicester94 yd
The Exchange Bar50 Rutland Street, Leicester123 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pizza GoGo120 Charles Street, Leicester37 yd
Papa Frites82 Granby Street, Leicester117 yd
Chilli Flames76 Granby Street, Leicester117 yd
Bombay Bites88 Granby Street, Leicester119 yd
HotvilleGround Floor And Basement, 74 Granby Street120 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco Store, 40 Granby Street210 yd
Sainsbury's157 Granby Street, Leicester221 yd
TescoUnit 8 Haymarket Towers, 29 Humberstone Gate341 yd
Marks & Spencer18 - 26 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester350 yd
Lidl12 Burton Street, Leicester444 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Pure Gym (Leicester St George'S Way)
1C 1C ST. GEORGES WAY 		health and fitness suite187 yd
The Y
EAST STREET 		health and fitness suite250 yd
Dw Gym Group (Leicester)
HAYMARKET TOWERS HAYMARKET TOWERS HUMBERSTONE GATE 		health and fitness suite370 yd
Fitness First For Women (Leicester) (Closed)
64-66 64-66 Humberstone Gate 		health and fitness suite392 yd
Olympia Conditioning Centre (Closed)
Pilot House Pilot House King Street 		health and fitness suite504 yd
Moat Community College
MAIDSTONE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite573 yd
Esprit Ladies Health Club
24A 24A BELGRAVE GATE 		health and fitness suite591 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Leicester)
WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool619 yd
Bedford Street Gym And Training Centre (Closed)
Bedford Street South 		health and fitness suite628 yd
The Regents Sport & Social Club
REGENT ROAD 		801 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed160 Mbit/s
Average download speed194.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed20.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed75 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Charles Street dangerous?

In 2023, 5483 crimes were reported near Charles Street . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LE1 1LE.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 5483
Violence And Sexual Offences 1823
Public Order 861
Other Theft 639
Shoplifting 597
Anti Social Behaviour 383
Criminal Damage And Arson 286
Drugs 187
Burglary 140
Theft From The Person 137
Bicycle Theft 133
Robbery 85
Possession Of Weapons 84
Vehicle Crime 84
Other Crime 44

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LE1 1LE.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Station Street272 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area526 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Northampton Square111 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near East Gates484 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near East Gates484 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Nightclub306 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area526 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area526 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area526 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near East Gates484 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE1 1LE area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee78
Student (economically inactive)68
Full-Time Student (with or without job)49
Self-Employed8
Unemployed7
Part-Time Employee6
Looking after home or family4
Other3
Retired3
Long-Term Sick or disabled2

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities13
Education12
Financial and insurance activities9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Manufacturing8
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles8
Professional, scientific and technical activities8
Information and communication4
Administrative and support service activities3
Accommodation and food service activities3
Transport and storage3
Construction3
Other3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female117
Male124

Partnership Status

Single182
Married: Opposite sex35
Separated6
Divorced4
Widowed2

Health

Very good health132
Good health82
Fair health21
Bad health3
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications12
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 7
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 19
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 58
Degree or Similar 121
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese10
Indian41
Pakistani4
Other Asian9
Black African34
Black Caribbean2
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other1
White107
Arab11
Other6

Country of Birth

United Kingdom108
European Union38
Rest of Europe4
Africa33
Middle East and Asia52
The Americas and the Caribbean4
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK108
10+ Years31
5-10 Years18
2-5 Years38
Less than 2 years46

Passport Held

United Kingdom117
Ireland1
France1
Germany5
Italy1
Portugal16
Spain1
Poland14
Other EU countries11
Turkey1
North Africa9
Central and Western Africa3
South and Eastern Africa8
Middle East12
Eastern Asia9
Southern Asia19
North America and the Caribbean3
Oceania1
No passport held14

Religion

No religion83
Christian66
Hindu19
Muslim37
Sikh2
Other religion6
Not answered28
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