Market Place is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE1 5GF is located in the Castle electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester South. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Market Place, Leicester, LE1 5GF and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE1 5HJ, LE1 5GX, LE1 5AW, LE1 5EN, LE1 5EL, LE1 5EA, LE1 5EU, LE1 5DR, LE1 5AD.

Market Place Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Market Place are based on 11 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 5GF

Average Price
£856,862
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£923,851
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£845,697

Estimated Average Property Prices for Market Place

Average Price
£982,066
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Market PlaceStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
24 Market Place, Leicester, Leicester
Other, an established residential building 		£830,0002023-06-09 £832,131
30 Market Place, Leicester, Leicester
Other, an established residential building 		£570,0002022-04-25 £589,239
24 Market Place, Leicester, Leicester
Other, an established residential building 		£610,0002018-07-13 £745,591
42 Market Place, Leicester, Leicester
Other, an established residential building 		£250,0002018-05-24 £312,340
Leicester Market, 16 - 20 Market Place, Leicester, Leicester
Other, an established residential building 		£1,700,0002017-12-20 £2,144,928

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Slater Primary School
Slater Street, LE3 5AS 		964 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Andrewes Street, LE3 5PA 		1,027 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Saxby Street, LE2 0TD 		1,310 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Taylor Road Primary School
Taylor Road, Abbey Park LE1 2JP 		1,321 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Shaftesbury Junior School
Latimer Street, LE3 0QE 		1,321 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBrook Mead Academy
31 St Augustine Road, 		697 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCastle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, LE3 5QT 		755 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moat Community College
Maidstone Road, LE2 0TU 		1,195 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fullhurst Community College
Imperial Avenue, LE3 1AH 		2,351 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Anstey Lane, LE4 0FJ 		2,584 yd Academy converter 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 		807 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		1,528 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		2,142 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive, LE5 1GA 		5,018 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 		1,652 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 		4,995 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 		501 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 		910 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mulberry School
St George's House, William Street, LE1 1RW 		1,043 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl-Islamia Institute for Education
5-7 Evington Street, LE2 0SA 		1,509 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCherryleas Assessment Centre
Westcotes Drive, LE3 0QU 		1,756 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable 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
Orso EateryGround Floor Shop, 4 Market Place2 yd
Kungfu Ramen50 Market Place, Leicester2 yd
Chloe Gourmet10 - 12 Cank Street, Leicester40 yd
Bryter Moon1 - 2 Silver Arcade, Leicester59 yd
Juuice Bar5 St Martins Walk, Leicester60 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
33 Cank StreetLeicester55 yd
Corn ExchangeCorn Exchange 1, Market Place71 yd
45 West4A Hotel Street, Leicester81 yd
Inside No97 - 9 Market Place, Leicester89 yd
The Market TavernMarket Tavern, 1 - 5 Market Place94 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Toast2A Cank Street, Leicester40 yd
Guilin Street FoodStall 3, Leicester Market Food Hall43 yd
Doughnotts3 - 6 Silver Arcade, Leicester91 yd
Subway11 Cheapside, Leicester92 yd
Latin Kitchen UKLeicester Market Food Hall, 33 Market Place94 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Marks & Spencer18 - 26 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester189 yd
TescoUnit 8 Haymarket Towers, 29 Humberstone Gate274 yd
TescoTesco Store, 40 Granby Street283 yd
Iceland12 - 14 Belgrave Gate, Leicester334 yd
Tesco ExpressWelford House, 7 Welford Place350 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Dw Gym Group (Leicester)
HAYMARKET TOWERS HAYMARKET TOWERS HUMBERSTONE GATE 		health and fitness suite234 yd
Esprit Ladies Health Club
24A 24A BELGRAVE GATE 		health and fitness suite340 yd
The Gym (Leicester)
4A 4A Causeway Lane 		health and fitness suite371 yd
Saxon House
Saxon House Saxon House Causeway Lane 		426 yd
Fitness First For Women (Leicester) (Closed)
64-66 64-66 Humberstone Gate 		health and fitness suite485 yd
Spirit Health Club (Leicester)
ST. NICHOLAS CIRCLE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool513 yd
Bedford Street Gym And Training Centre (Closed)
Bedford Street South 		health and fitness suite530 yd
Olympia Conditioning Centre (Closed)
Pilot House Pilot House King Street 		health and fitness suite546 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Leicester)
WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool628 yd
The Y
EAST STREET 		health and fitness suite649 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 94.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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/s2.8%

Download Speed

Median download speed79.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed68.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed79.67 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed79.67 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Market Place Street dangerous?

In 2023, 6621 crimes were reported near Market Place . 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 5GF.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 6621
Violence And Sexual Offences 2046
Public Order 1076
Shoplifting 940
Other Theft 723
Anti Social Behaviour 424
Criminal Damage And Arson 336
Drugs 198
Theft From The Person 178
Bicycle Theft 165
Vehicle Crime 158
Burglary 145
Robbery 94
Possession Of Weapons 81
Other Crime 57

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LE1 5GF.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesLocal resolutionOn or near Friars Causeway503 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near New Bond Street227 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Granby Place241 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Granby Place241 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Granby Place241 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Granby Place241 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Granby Place241 yd
2023-12ShopliftingAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Granby Place241 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near New Bond Street227 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near New Bond Street227 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE1 5GF 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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