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

Nearby postcodes are: LE1 6YT, LE1 6XN, LE1 6WU, LE1 6XQ, LE1 6WS, LE1 6WT, LE1 6WJ, LE1 6YU, LE1 7AT.

Newtown Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Newtown Street are based on 35 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 6WL

Average Price
£343,004
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£343,004
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Newtown Street

Average Price
£387,073
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Newtown Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
28 Newtown Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£205,0002015-04-17 £358,063
28 Newtown Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£179,0002011-07-21 £352,514
32 Newtown Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£208,0002007-06-06 £361,411
Flat 4 30 Newtown Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£135,0002005-07-01 £264,971
Flat 4 30 Newtown Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£139,0002004-06-08 £296,172

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hazel Community Primary School
Hazel Street, LE2 7JN 		604 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Saxby Street, LE2 0TD 		1,031 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Medway Community Primary School
St Stephens Road, Highfields LE2 1GH 		1,321 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Andrewes Street, LE3 5PA 		1,327 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Shaftesbury Junior School
Latimer Street, LE3 0QE 		1,372 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Moat Community College
Maidstone Road, LE2 0TU 		1,151 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrook Mead Academy
31 St Augustine Road, 		1,258 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCastle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, LE3 5QT 		1,487 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fullhurst Community College
Imperial Avenue, LE3 1AH 		2,144 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road, LE5 5LL 		2,391 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 		523 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		568 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		1,190 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive, LE5 1GA 		5,258 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 		1,422 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 		4,056 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 		190 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDe Montfort University
The Gateway, LE1 9BH 		743 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		918 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl-Islamia Institute for Education
5-7 Evington Street, LE2 0SA 		1,249 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mulberry School
St George's House, William Street, LE1 1RW 		1,326 yd Other independent special school 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
Kings Coffee HouseHoly Trinity Church, Upper King Street165 yd
Attenborough Arts BarRichard Attenborough Centre, Lancaster Road267 yd
Onggi98 Welford Road, Leicester271 yd
Spring JiangnanGround Floor, 88 - 90 Welford Road271 yd
Jenno's Coffee House107 Welford Road, Leicester288 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
FoxhutBar (Bricklayer Arms)The Bricklayers, 78 Welford Road320 yd
Regent Club102 Regent Road, Leicester350 yd
Revolution6B New Walk, Leicester363 yd
The Grand Union24 King Street, Leicester419 yd
The Kings Head (Black Country Ales)Kings Head, 36 King Street419 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mr Browns54A King Street, Leicester419 yd
Wok In Wok Out48 Welford Road, Leicester437 yd
D Chulo Limited46 Welford Road, Leicester437 yd
Popeyes40 Welford Road, Leicester437 yd
Ravioli46 Welford Road, Leicester437 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco ExpressWelford House, 7 Welford Place638 yd
Tesco Express50 - 52 London Road, Leicester654 yd
Sainsbury's157 Granby Street, Leicester662 yd
Anna SupermarketRestaurant, 151 London Road771 yd
Choice SupermarketRestaurant, 151 London Road771 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Regents Sport & Social Club
REGENT ROAD 		356 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Leicester)
WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool368 yd
Leicester Tigers (Welford Road Stadium)
AYLESTONE ROAD 		grass pitches425 yd
Olympia Conditioning Centre (Closed)
Pilot House Pilot House King Street 		health and fitness suite439 yd
Regent College
REGENT ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite441 yd
University Of Leicester Squash Courts
107-111 107-111 PRINCESS ROAD EAST 		squash courts568 yd
Leicester College (Freemans Park Campus)
FREEMENS PARK CAMPUS FREEMENS PARK CAMPUS WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite583 yd
The Y
EAST STREET 		health and fitness suite637 yd
St Andrews Ball Court
WALNUT STREET 		artificial grass pitch704 yd
Charles Wilson Sports Hall
University Road 		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 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 Newtown Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1907 crimes were reported near Newtown Street . Only 3% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. 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 6WL.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1907
Violence And Sexual Offences 703
Public Order 351
Other Theft 215
Criminal Damage And Arson 146
Anti Social Behaviour 97
Drugs 85
Vehicle Crime 61
Burglary 56
Bicycle Theft 56
Other Crime 32
Possession Of Weapons 27
Shoplifting 27
Theft From The Person 26
Robbery 25

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hospital384 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Hospital384 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Hospital384 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Hospital384 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Hospital384 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Hospital384 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Tigers Way113 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near Ashwell Street513 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Hospital384 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Ashwell Street513 yd

Employment

LE1 6WL area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in LE1 6WL 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 Employee80
Student (economically inactive)45
Full-Time Student (with or without job)43
Retired27
Looking after home or family25
Long-Term Sick or disabled19
Other19
Part-Time Employee18
Self-Employed14
Unemployed13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Education20
Human health and social work activities12
Administrative and support service activities11
Other10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Accommodation and food service activities7
Transport and storage7
Manufacturing7
Construction5
Financial and insurance activities5
Information and communication3
Professional, scientific and technical activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female151
Male180

Partnership Status

Single215
Married: Opposite sex45
Separated2
Divorced17
Widowed23

Health

Very good health136
Good health121
Fair health49
Bad health22
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications47
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 30
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 38
Apprenticeship16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 59
Degree or Similar 98
Other14

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese4
Indian23
Pakistani26
Other Asian10
Black African47
Black Caribbean26
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean21
Mixed Other2
White153
Arab11
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom186
European Union43
Rest of Europe2
Africa38
Middle East and Asia42
The Americas and the Caribbean20
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK186
10+ Years64
5-10 Years16
2-5 Years22
Less than 2 years44

Passport Held

United Kingdom200
Ireland1
Germany1
Italy3
Spain5
Lithuania1
Poland12
Romania3
Other EU countries17
Other Europe1
North Africa4
Central and Western Africa9
South and Eastern Africa3
Middle East2
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia20
South-East Asia6
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held39

Religion

No religion131
Christian106
Buddhist5
Hindu10
Jewish1
Muslim64
Sikh5
Not answered8
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