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

Nearby postcodes are: LE1 6WY, LE1 6XE, LE1 6WJ, LE1 6YF, LE1 6XF, LE1 6WL, LE1 6XB, LE1 6WU, LE1 6YJ.

Tower Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Tower Street are based on 56 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 6WS

Average Price
£334,677
Semi-Detached
£441,694
Terraced
£334,248
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£229,376
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Tower Street

Average Price
£307,654
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Tower Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat A 8 Tower Street, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£104,0002003-01-10 £229,376
Flat A 8 Tower Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£82,5002001-07-17 £365,743
32 Tower Street, Leicester, Leicester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£80,0001999-06-18 £441,694
34 Tower Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£70,0001999-03-10 £406,123
30 Tower Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£32,0001997-10-24 £195,444

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hazel Community Primary School
Hazel Street, LE2 7JN 		672 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Saxby Street, LE2 0TD 		1,014 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Andrewes Street, LE3 5PA 		1,272 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Medway Community Primary School
St Stephens Road, Highfields LE2 1GH 		1,334 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Shaftesbury Junior School
Latimer Street, LE3 0QE 		1,341 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 		1,112 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrook Mead Academy
31 St Augustine Road, 		1,183 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCastle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, LE3 5QT 		1,405 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fullhurst Community College
Imperial Avenue, LE3 1AH 		2,151 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road, LE5 5LL 		2,409 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 		469 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		660 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		1,278 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive, LE5 1GA 		5,221 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 		4,148 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 		173 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDe Montfort University
The Gateway, LE1 9BH 		665 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		1,000 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl-Islamia Institute for Education
5-7 Evington Street, LE2 0SA 		1,236 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mulberry School
St George's House, William Street, LE1 1RW 		1,263 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 Street70 yd
Onggi98 Welford Road, Leicester187 yd
Spring JiangnanGround Floor, 88 - 90 Welford Road187 yd
Windsor Coffee ShopLeicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square280 yd
Kensington Tea BarLeicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square280 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
FoxhutBar (Bricklayer Arms)The Bricklayers, 78 Welford Road232 yd
Revolution6B New Walk, Leicester296 yd
The Grand Union24 King Street, Leicester324 yd
The Kings Head (Black Country Ales)Kings Head, 36 King Street324 yd
Kings Head36 King Street, Leicester348 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mr Browns54A King Street, Leicester324 yd
Wok In Wok Out48 Welford Road, Leicester345 yd
D Chulo Limited46 Welford Road, Leicester345 yd
Popeyes40 Welford Road, Leicester345 yd
Ravioli46 Welford Road, Leicester345 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco ExpressWelford House, 7 Welford Place543 yd
Sainsbury's157 Granby Street, Leicester587 yd
Tesco Express50 - 52 London Road, Leicester623 yd
TescoTesco Store, 40 Granby Street758 yd
Anna SupermarketRestaurant, 151 London Road794 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Bannatyne Health Club (Leicester)
WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool276 yd
Olympia Conditioning Centre (Closed)
Pilot House Pilot House King Street 		health and fitness suite343 yd
The Regents Sport & Social Club
REGENT ROAD 		379 yd
Regent College
REGENT ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite498 yd
Leicester Tigers (Welford Road Stadium)
AYLESTONE ROAD 		grass pitches506 yd
The Y
EAST STREET 		health and fitness suite564 yd
University Of Leicester Squash Courts
107-111 107-111 PRINCESS ROAD EAST 		squash courts599 yd
Leicester College (Freemans Park Campus)
FREEMENS PARK CAMPUS FREEMENS PARK CAMPUS WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite669 yd
St Andrews Ball Court
WALNUT STREET 		artificial grass pitch725 yd
Pure Gym (Leicester St George'S Way)
1C 1C ST. GEORGES WAY 		health and fitness suite727 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed115.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Tower Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2261 crimes were reported near Tower Street . Only 2% 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 6WS.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2261
Violence And Sexual Offences 796
Public Order 381
Other Theft 267
Criminal Damage And Arson 169
Anti Social Behaviour 119
Drugs 100
Shoplifting 97
Burglary 72
Vehicle Crime 70
Bicycle Theft 69
Other Crime 31
Possession Of Weapons 30
Robbery 30
Theft From The Person 30

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Lower Brown Street393 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Marlborough Street371 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near York Road473 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near King Street363 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near King Street363 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Lower Hastings Street227 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near King Street363 yd
2023-12Other theftUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near King Street363 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near West Street148 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near West Street148 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE1 6WS 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 Employee98
Student (economically inactive)91
Full-Time Student (with or without job)35
Part-Time Employee26
Retired16
Self-Employed16
Looking after home or family13
Long-Term Sick or disabled12
Other10
Unemployed7

Employment Industry

Education27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Human health and social work activities23
Accommodation and food service activities13
Manufacturing13
Professional, scientific and technical activities13
Other11
Financial and insurance activities6
Information and communication6
Transport and storage6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Construction4
Administrative and support service activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female156
Male189

Partnership Status

Single224
Married: Opposite sex64
Civil partnership: Same sex1
Separated10
Divorced18
Widowed5

Health

Very good health178
Good health120
Fair health35
Bad health8
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications25
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 25
Apprenticeship15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 90
Degree or Similar 141
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi4
Chinese14
Indian48
Pakistani14
Other Asian11
Black African26
Black Caribbean14
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other8
White175
Roma2
Arab12
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom202
European Union45
Rest of Europe6
Africa18
Middle East and Asia67
The Americas and the Caribbean7
Oceania1
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK202
10+ Years37
5-10 Years22
2-5 Years43
Less than 2 years41

Passport Held

United Kingdom211
Ireland1
France2
Italy12
Portugal12
Spain1
Poland7
Romania11
Other EU countries12
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa7
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia8
Southern Asia27
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America1
Oceania2
No passport held24

Religion

No religion125
Christian114
Buddhist5
Hindu17
Muslim51
Sikh3
Other religion5
Not answered25
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