King Street is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE1 6RL 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 King Street, Leicester, LE1 6RL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE1 6RS, LE1 6RN, LE1 6TP, LE1 6WA, LE1 6WB, LE1 6TE, LE1 6RP, LE1 6TA, LE1 6HT.

King Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on King Street are based on 117 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 6RL

Average Price
£407,188
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£407,188
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for King Street

Average Price
£299,837
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on King Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
52 King Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£210,0002010-12-22 £407,188

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hazel Community Primary School
Hazel Street, LE2 7JN 		928 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Saxby Street, LE2 0TD 		1,005 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Andrewes Street, LE3 5PA 		1,152 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Shaftesbury Junior School
Latimer Street, LE3 0QE 		1,303 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Highfields Primary School
Pluto Close, Highfields LE2 0UU 		1,326 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, 		982 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moat Community College
Maidstone Road, LE2 0TU 		1,023 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCastle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, LE3 5QT 		1,171 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fullhurst Community College
Imperial Avenue, LE3 1AH 		2,218 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road, LE5 5LL 		2,471 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls 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 		398 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		960 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		1,560 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive, LE5 1GA 		5,099 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 		1,481 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 		4,446 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Children's Hospital School
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary LE1 5WW 		371 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDe Montfort University
The Gateway, LE1 9BH 		479 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mulberry School
St George's House, William Street, LE1 1RW 		1,082 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl-Islamia Institute for Education
5-7 Evington Street, LE2 0SA 		1,230 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		1,269 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
Koben19 King Street, Leicester69 yd
La Foret Cafe11 King Street, Leicester69 yd
Makaron7 - 9 King Street, Leicester69 yd
BukhoorCar Park, Edward Street102 yd
Seven Tea56 Welford Road, Leicester118 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Grand Union24 King Street, Leicester20 yd
The Kings Head (Black Country Ales)Kings Head, 36 King Street20 yd
Kings Head36 King Street, Leicester44 yd
Sophy Bar8 - 10 King Street, Leicester143 yd
FoxhutBar (Bricklayer Arms)The Bricklayers, 78 Welford Road159 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mr Browns54A King Street, Leicester20 yd
The Fruitory7 - 9 King Street, Leicester69 yd
Bread And Honey15 King Street, Leicester69 yd
Wok In Wok Out48 Welford Road, Leicester125 yd
D Chulo Limited46 Welford Road, Leicester125 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco ExpressWelford House, 7 Welford Place251 yd
Sainsbury's157 Granby Street, Leicester393 yd
TescoTesco Store, 40 Granby Street462 yd
Tesco Express50 - 52 London Road, Leicester604 yd
Marks & Spencer18 - 26 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester616 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Olympia Conditioning Centre (Closed)
Pilot House Pilot House King Street 		health and fitness suite49 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Leicester)
WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool120 yd
The Y
EAST STREET 		health and fitness suite382 yd
Pure Gym (Leicester St George'S Way)
1C 1C ST. GEORGES WAY 		health and fitness suite533 yd
The Regents Sport & Social Club
REGENT ROAD 		555 yd
Dw Gym Group (Leicester)
HAYMARKET TOWERS HAYMARKET TOWERS HUMBERSTONE GATE 		health and fitness suite676 yd
Regent College
REGENT ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite726 yd
University Of Leicester Squash Courts
107-111 107-111 PRINCESS ROAD EAST 		squash courts760 yd
Leicester Tigers (Welford Road Stadium)
AYLESTONE ROAD 		grass pitches791 yd
Spirit Health Club (Leicester)
ST. NICHOLAS CIRCLE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool820 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%

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

Safety

Is King Street dangerous?

In 2023, 4293 crimes were reported near King 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 6RL.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 4293
Violence And Sexual Offences 1550
Public Order 782
Other Theft 492
Criminal Damage And Arson 264
Anti Social Behaviour 223
Shoplifting 221
Drugs 176
Burglary 127
Bicycle Theft 122
Theft From The Person 82
Vehicle Crime 81
Possession Of Weapons 71
Robbery 56
Other Crime 46

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LE1 6RL.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Lower Brown Street216 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Northampton Street417 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Infirmary Close387 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Northampton Street417 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Northampton Street417 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Northampton Street417 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Northampton Street417 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Northampton Street417 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Northampton Street417 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Northampton Street417 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE1 6RL 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)178
Full-Time Student (with or without job)66
Retired44
Full-Time Employee34
Long-Term Sick or disabled13
Other12
Part-Time Employee11
Self-Employed4
Looking after home or family3
Unemployed3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles20
Education13
Accommodation and food service activities11
Manufacturing8
Human health and social work activities7
Financial and insurance activities3
Administrative and support service activities3
Professional, scientific and technical activities2
Other2
Real estate activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Information and communication1
Construction1

People

Gender

Female202
Male183

Partnership Status

Single310
Married: Opposite sex19
Separated4
Divorced27
Widowed10

Health

Very good health167
Good health148
Fair health53
Bad health16
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications42
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 21
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 38
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 151
Degree or Similar 94
Other17

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese3
Indian36
Pakistani16
Other Asian11
Black African40
Black Caribbean6
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean11
Mixed Other2
White237
Arab5
Other14

Country of Birth

United Kingdom241
European Union68
Rest of Europe2
Africa35
Middle East and Asia31
The Americas and the Caribbean4
Oceania3
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK241
10+ Years42
5-10 Years14
2-5 Years12
Less than 2 years79

Passport Held

United Kingdom245
Ireland1
Germany1
Italy5
Portugal5
Spain3
Poland15
Romania1
Other EU countries38
Turkey1
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa12
South and Eastern Africa3
Middle East1
Eastern Asia3
Southern Asia8
North America and the Caribbean4
No passport held38

Religion

No religion137
Christian138
Buddhist5
Hindu11
Jewish2
Muslim43
Sikh3
Other religion3
Not answered44
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