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

Nearby postcodes are: LE1 6RU, LE1 6WB, LE1 6RL, LE2 7AA, LE1 6HT, LE1 6RJ, LE1 6HH, LE1 6ZG, LE2 7AE.

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 6RN

Average Price
£262,627
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£262,627
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
Flat 13 The Cotton Mill, 35 King Street, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£142,0002023-08-07 £143,749
Flat 24 The Cotton Mill, 35 King Street, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£120,5002023-03-15 £123,262
Flat 8 The Cotton Mill, 35 King Street, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£155,0002022-03-25 £161,045
Flat 4 The Cotton Mill, 35 King Street, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£156,0002022-03-11 £162,084
Flat 16 The Cotton Mill, 35 King Street, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£199,0002021-12-13 £212,955

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hazel Community Primary School
Hazel Street, LE2 7JN 		954 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Saxby Street, LE2 0TD 		1,068 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Andrewes Street, LE3 5PA 		1,084 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Shaftesbury Junior School
Latimer Street, LE3 0QE 		1,248 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Highfields Primary School
Pluto Close, Highfields LE2 0UU 		1,380 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, 		906 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moat Community College
Maidstone Road, LE2 0TU 		1,071 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCastle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, LE3 5QT 		1,094 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fullhurst Community College
Imperial Avenue, LE3 1AH 		2,181 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road, LE5 5LL 		2,539 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 		463 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		1,007 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		1,630 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive, LE5 1GA 		5,131 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 		1,445 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 		4,488 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 		401 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDe Montfort University
The Gateway, LE1 9BH 		407 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mulberry School
St George's House, William Street, LE1 1RW 		1,105 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl-Islamia Institute for Education
5-7 Evington Street, LE2 0SA 		1,292 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		1,341 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, Leicester9 yd
La Foret Cafe11 King Street, Leicester9 yd
Makaron7 - 9 King Street, Leicester9 yd
Esquires Coffee HousesThe Circle, 5 New Walk Place64 yd
La Piana14 King Street, Leicester82 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Grand Union24 King Street, Leicester60 yd
The Kings Head (Black Country Ales)Kings Head, 36 King Street60 yd
Kings Head36 King Street, Leicester62 yd
Sophy Bar8 - 10 King Street, Leicester92 yd
The Basement1 Wellington Street, Leicester123 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Fruitory7 - 9 King Street, Leicester9 yd
Bread And Honey15 King Street, Leicester9 yd
Mr Browns54A King Street, Leicester60 yd
Wok In Wok Out48 Welford Road, Leicester78 yd
D Chulo Limited46 Welford Road, Leicester78 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco ExpressWelford House, 7 Welford Place181 yd
Sainsbury's157 Granby Street, Leicester429 yd
TescoTesco Store, 40 Granby Street433 yd
Marks & Spencer18 - 26 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester573 yd
TescoUnit 8 Haymarket Towers, 29 Humberstone Gate643 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Olympia Conditioning Centre (Closed)
Pilot House Pilot House King Street 		health and fitness suite29 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Leicester)
WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool117 yd
The Y
EAST STREET 		health and fitness suite422 yd
Pure Gym (Leicester St George'S Way)
1C 1C ST. GEORGES WAY 		health and fitness suite562 yd
The Regents Sport & Social Club
REGENT ROAD 		632 yd
Dw Gym Group (Leicester)
HAYMARKET TOWERS HAYMARKET TOWERS HUMBERSTONE GATE 		health and fitness suite635 yd
Spirit Health Club (Leicester)
ST. NICHOLAS CIRCLE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool743 yd
Regent College
REGENT ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite802 yd
John Sandford Sports Centre (Closed)
Western Boulevard 		health and fitness suite, squash courts805 yd
Fitness First For Women (Leicester) (Closed)
64-66 64-66 Humberstone Gate 		health and fitness suite816 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 98.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 98.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 98.5%

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 speed79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed93.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed194.26 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed194.26 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed18.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed29.97 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is King Street dangerous?

In 2023, 4222 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 6RN.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 4222
Violence And Sexual Offences 1532
Public Order 773
Other Theft 494
Criminal Damage And Arson 266
Anti Social Behaviour 223
Drugs 181
Shoplifting 160
Bicycle Theft 130
Burglary 124
Theft From The Person 82
Vehicle Crime 81
Possession Of Weapons 72
Robbery 56
Other Crime 48

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Halford Street533 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Ashwell Street418 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Granby Street344 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Horsefair Street410 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Horsefair Street410 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near Ashwell Street418 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Ashwell Street418 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Ashwell Street418 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Ashwell Street418 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Ashwell Street418 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE1 6RN 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 Employee96
Student (economically inactive)82
Full-Time Student (with or without job)36
Self-Employed20
Part-Time Employee16
Unemployed8
Looking after home or family7
Retired6
Other4
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles35
Education23
Professional, scientific and technical activities13
Human health and social work activities11
Other10
Accommodation and food service activities9
Financial and insurance activities8
Manufacturing7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Information and communication4
Transport and storage4
Real estate activities2
Administrative and support service activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Construction1

People

Gender

Female124
Male163

Partnership Status

Single225
Married: Opposite sex35
Separated3
Divorced10
Widowed3

Health

Very good health152
Good health115
Fair health20
Bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications14
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 7
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 21
Apprenticeship2
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 77
Degree or Similar 152
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese28
Indian24
Pakistani12
Other Asian6
Black African38
Black Caribbean4
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other3
White144
Arab5
Other11

Country of Birth

United Kingdom154
European Union44
Africa24
Middle East and Asia60
The Americas and the Caribbean7

Length of Residence

Born in the UK154
10+ Years39
5-10 Years14
2-5 Years24
Less than 2 years57

Passport Held

United Kingdom169
Ireland6
France1
Germany2
Italy6
Portugal6
Spain1
Poland5
Romania7
Other EU countries13
Other Europe1
Central and Western Africa4
South and Eastern Africa2
Middle East4
Eastern Asia24
Southern Asia17
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean4
Central and South America2
No passport held12

Religion

No religion132
Christian91
Hindu9
Jewish1
Muslim22
Sikh6
Other religion6
Not answered19
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