Highcross Leicester is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE1 4FT is located in the Castle electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester South. This postcode has been in use since 2008-09-01.
StreetScan combines information about Highcross Leicester, Leicester, LE1 4FT and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE1 4FS, LE1 4SX, LE1 4SN, LE1 4AN, LE1 4FP, LE1 4JB, LE1 4PG, LE1 4PF, LE1 5YP.

Highcross Leicester Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Highcross Leicester are based on 3 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 4FT

Average Price
£180,844
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£180,844

Estimated Average Property Prices for Highcross Leicester

Average Price
£185,778
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Highcross LeicesterStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Unit 118 Upper Mall Highcross Leicester, Leicester, Leicester
Other, an established residential building 		£275,0002020-03-03 £318,960
Unit 105-106 Upper Mall Highcross Leicester, Leicester, Leicester
Other, an established residential building 		£35,0002018-06-15 £42,728

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Slater Primary School
Slater Street, LE3 5AS 		669 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Andrewes Street, LE3 5PA 		962 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedFosse Mead Primary Academy
Balfour Street, LE3 5EA 		1,080 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Shaftesbury Junior School
Latimer Street, LE3 0QE 		1,304 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Taylor Road Primary School
Taylor Road, Abbey Park LE1 2JP 		1,363 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCastle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, LE3 5QT 		535 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrook Mead Academy
31 St Augustine Road, 		585 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moat Community College
Maidstone Road, LE2 0TU 		1,453 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Anstey Lane, LE4 0FJ 		2,283 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fullhurst Community College
Imperial Avenue, LE3 1AH 		2,347 yd Foundation school No Mixed 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 		1,107 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		1,779 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		2,431 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive, LE5 1GA 		5,128 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 		1,692 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 		5,215 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedDe Montfort University
The Gateway, LE1 9BH 		645 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 		1,159 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mulberry School
St George's House, William Street, LE1 1RW 		1,248 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCherryleas Assessment Centre
Westcotes Drive, LE3 0QU 		1,666 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedAl-Islamia Institute for Education
5-7 Evington Street, LE2 0SA 		1,782 yd Other independent school Yes 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
Soho CoffeeHighcross, High Street63 yd
Krispy KremeHighcross, High Street63 yd
BubbleologyHighcross, High Street63 yd
StarbucksUnits 27-28, 93 - 94 Shires Walk64 yd
Nando'sUnit 19 Highcross, 84 Shires Walk64 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Cherry Tree HotelCherry Tree, 43 East Bond Street92 yd
High CrossThe High Cross, 103 - 105 High Street159 yd
The Queen Of BradgateQueen Of Bradgate, 93 - 97 High Street159 yd
The TreeThe Orange Tree, 99 High Street159 yd
Apres Lounge94 High Street, Leicester181 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Auntie Anne's PretzelsKiosk 6 Lower Mall, Highcross7 yd
Bubble CiTeaHighcross, High Street63 yd
GreggsUnit 26 Highcross, 92 Shires Walk64 yd
Boost Juice BarsUnit 33A Highcross, 6 Shires Walk145 yd
Millie's CookiesUnit 33B Highcross, 7 Shires Walk145 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland12 - 14 Belgrave Gate, Leicester324 yd
Heron Foods13 Belgrave Gate, Leicester392 yd
Tesco Express19 - 21 Belgrave Gate, Leicester392 yd
Marks & Spencer18 - 26 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester418 yd
TescoUnit 8 Haymarket Towers, 29 Humberstone Gate463 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Gym (Leicester)
4A 4A Causeway Lane 		health and fitness suite93 yd
Saxon House
Saxon House Saxon House Causeway Lane 		168 yd
Esprit Ladies Health Club
24A 24A BELGRAVE GATE 		health and fitness suite325 yd
Dw Gym Group (Leicester)
HAYMARKET TOWERS HAYMARKET TOWERS HUMBERSTONE GATE 		health and fitness suite420 yd
Spirit Health Club (Leicester)
ST. NICHOLAS CIRCLE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool443 yd
Bedford Street Gym And Training Centre (Closed)
Bedford Street South 		health and fitness suite529 yd
Fitness First For Women (Leicester) (Closed)
64-66 64-66 Humberstone Gate 		health and fitness suite621 yd
Leicester Cycle Speedway Track
CYCLE SPEEDWAY CLUB CYCLE SPEEDWAY CLUB SLATER STREET 		cycling697 yd
The Queen Elizabeth Ii Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre
DUNS LANE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool740 yd
John Sandford Sports Centre (Closed)
Western Boulevard 		health and fitness suite, squash courts757 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 95.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 95.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 95.2%

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%

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

Safety

Is Highcross Leicester Street dangerous?

In 2023, 5340 crimes were reported near Highcross Leicester . 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 4FT.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 5340
Violence And Sexual Offences 1595
Shoplifting 890
Public Order 834
Other Theft 610
Anti Social Behaviour 339
Criminal Damage And Arson 255
Theft From The Person 150
Drugs 149
Bicycle Theft 131
Vehicle Crime 124
Burglary 98
Robbery 74
Possession Of Weapons 52
Other Crime 39

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LE1 4FT.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area372 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near East Gates284 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near East Gates284 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near East Gates284 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near East Gates284 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Junior Street324 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Junior Street324 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Junior Street324 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near East Gates284 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near East Gates284 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE1 4FT 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 Employee126
Student (economically inactive)94
Full-Time Student (with or without job)61
Part-Time Employee27
Unemployed14
Self-Employed12
Long-Term Sick or disabled11
Retired7
Other6
Looking after home or family4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles26
Accommodation and food service activities15
Education12
Professional, scientific and technical activities11
Manufacturing9
Human health and social work activities7
Information and communication5
Administrative and support service activities5
Other4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Transport and storage3
Construction1
Financial and insurance activities1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female195
Male179

Partnership Status

Single300
Married: Opposite sex42
Separated4
Divorced14
Widowed3

Health

Very good health211
Good health114
Fair health33
Bad health15
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications29
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 17
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 39
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 100
Degree or Similar 160
Other15

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi4
Chinese6
Indian41
Pakistani6
Other Asian8
Black African55
Black Caribbean19
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other4
White197
Roma3
Arab11
Other8

Country of Birth

United Kingdom199
European Union63
Rest of Europe10
Africa35
Middle East and Asia48
The Americas and the Caribbean16
British Overseas4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK199
10+ Years41
5-10 Years32
2-5 Years49
Less than 2 years56

Passport Held

United Kingdom209
Ireland2
France1
Germany1
Italy8
Portugal12
Spain6
Lithuania4
Poland14
Romania12
Other EU countries27
Turkey2
Other Europe1
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa14
Middle East10
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia8
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean8
Central and South America4
British Overseas Territories1
No passport held24

Religion

No religion133
Christian143
Buddhist3
Hindu7
Muslim39
Sikh7
Other religion4
Not answered36
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