Friar Lane is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE1 5QS is located in the Castle electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester South. This postcode has been in use since 2010-05-01.
StreetScan combines information about Friar Lane, Leicester, LE1 5QS and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE1 5RB, LE1 5RA, LE1 5LS, LE1 5QQ, LE1 5NR, LE1 5JN, LE1 5JE, LE1 5XH, LE1 5PL.

Friar Lane Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Friar Lane are based on 28 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 5QS

Average Price
£3,049,906
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£3,049,906

Estimated Average Property Prices for Friar Lane

Average Price
£1,199,895
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Friar LaneStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
29 Friar Lane, Leicester, Leicester
Other, an established residential building 		£3,700,0002020-01-31 £4,417,522
33A Friar Lane, Leicester, Leicester
Other, an established residential building 		£3,700,0002020-01-31 £4,417,522
27 Friar Lane, Leicester, Leicester
Other, an established residential building 		£255,0002019-02-22 £314,673

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Andrewes Street, LE3 5PA 		805 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Shaftesbury Junior School
Latimer Street, LE3 0QE 		1,070 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Slater Primary School
Slater Street, LE3 5AS 		1,081 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hazel Community Primary School
Hazel Street, LE2 7JN 		1,224 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Saxby Street, LE2 0TD 		1,399 yd Academy converter Yes 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, 		531 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCastle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, LE3 5QT 		681 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moat Community College
Maidstone Road, LE2 0TU 		1,333 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fullhurst Community College
Imperial Avenue, LE3 1AH 		2,090 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Anstey Lane, LE4 0FJ 		2,639 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 		827 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		1,352 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		2,038 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive, LE5 1GA 		5,256 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 		1,385 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 		4,784 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 		236 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 		734 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mulberry School
St George's House, William Street, LE1 1RW 		1,246 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCherryleas Assessment Centre
Westcotes Drive, LE3 0QU 		1,532 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedAl-Islamia Institute for Education
5-7 Evington Street, LE2 0SA 		1,613 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
Ronnie RoosThe Mill, 27 Millstone Lane83 yd
Le Bistrot Pierre8 - 10 Millstone Lane, Leicester102 yd
Crafty Burger2 St Martins, Leicester106 yd
St Martins Coffee Shop2 St Martins, Leicester106 yd
Middletons Steakhouse And Grill2 St Martins, Leicester106 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Two-Tailed Lion22 Millstone Lane, Leicester60 yd
The Blue Boar16 Millstone Lane, Leicester82 yd
Odd Bar32 Millstone Lane, Leicester102 yd
FirebugFirebug Bar, 1 Millstone Lane102 yd
Rutland And Derby Arms19 - 23 Millstone Lane, Leicester102 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Desi Street Food8 Pocklingtons Walk, Leicester179 yd
Latin Kitchen UKLeicester Market Food Hall, 33 Market Place195 yd
Just FalafelLeicester Market Food Hall, 33 Market Place195 yd
Currant Affairs9A Loseby Lane, Leicester203 yd
Pepes Piri Piri41 Market Street, Leicester206 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco ExpressWelford House, 7 Welford Place258 yd
Marks & Spencer18 - 26 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester439 yd
TescoTesco Store, 40 Granby Street444 yd
TescoUnit 8 Haymarket Towers, 29 Humberstone Gate529 yd
Iceland12 - 14 Belgrave Gate, Leicester593 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Spirit Health Club (Leicester)
ST. NICHOLAS CIRCLE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool349 yd
Olympia Conditioning Centre (Closed)
Pilot House Pilot House King Street 		health and fitness suite446 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Leicester)
WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool483 yd
Dw Gym Group (Leicester)
HAYMARKET TOWERS HAYMARKET TOWERS HUMBERSTONE GATE 		health and fitness suite494 yd
The Gym (Leicester)
4A 4A Causeway Lane 		health and fitness suite525 yd
John Sandford Sports Centre (Closed)
Western Boulevard 		health and fitness suite, squash courts530 yd
The Queen Elizabeth Ii Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre
DUNS LANE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool548 yd
Saxon House
Saxon House Saxon House Causeway Lane 		597 yd
Esprit Ladies Health Club
24A 24A BELGRAVE GATE 		health and fitness suite599 yd
The Y
EAST STREET 		health and fitness suite713 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 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/s0.0%

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

Safety

Is Friar Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 5034 crimes were reported near Friar Lane . 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 5QS.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 5034
Violence And Sexual Offences 1613
Public Order 812
Shoplifting 585
Other Theft 568
Anti Social Behaviour 303
Criminal Damage And Arson 281
Drugs 169
Bicycle Theft 164
Theft From The Person 121
Vehicle Crime 118
Burglary 112
Robbery 81
Possession Of Weapons 60
Other Crime 47

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAction to be taken by another organisationOn or near Friars Causeway505 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near East Gates397 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near East Gates397 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near East Gates397 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near East Gates397 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near East Gates397 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near East Gates397 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near East Gates397 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near East Gates397 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near East Gates397 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE1 5QS 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

Student (economically inactive)434
Full-Time Student (with or without job)152
Full-Time Employee60
Self-Employed8
Part-Time Employee7
Unemployed7
Other6
Looking after home or family3
Long-Term Sick or disabled1
Retired

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles56
Accommodation and food service activities31
Education10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Other7
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Manufacturing5
Human health and social work activities5
Construction3
Administrative and support service activities2
Financial and insurance activities2
Real estate activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Information and communication1

People

Gender

Female434
Male250

Partnership Status

Single648
Married: Opposite sex18
Separated3
Divorced8

Health

Very good health338
Good health294
Fair health50
Bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications26
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 16
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 53
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 368
Degree or Similar 190
Other19

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese79
Indian138
Pakistani28
Other Asian18
Black African101
Black Caribbean32
Other Black7
Mixed White and Asian13
Mixed White and African11
Mixed White and Caribbean13
Mixed Other10
White212
Gypsy or Irish Traveller2
Arab5
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom429
European Union72
Rest of Europe4
Africa56
Middle East and Asia115
The Americas and the Caribbean8
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK429
10+ Years68
5-10 Years21
2-5 Years32
Less than 2 years135

Passport Held

United Kingdom480
Ireland4
Germany1
Italy7
Portugal9
Spain4
Poland10
Romania13
Other EU countries17
Turkey1
Other Europe3
North Africa3
Central and Western Africa11
South and Eastern Africa12
Eastern Asia48
Southern Asia15
South-East Asia8
Central Asia1
North America and the Caribbean4
No passport held36

Religion

No religion183
Christian173
Buddhist13
Hindu65
Jewish1
Muslim58
Sikh24
Other religion6
Not answered163
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