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

Nearby postcodes are: LE1 6WU, LE1 6XP, LE1 6YG, LE1 6XQ, LE1 7AT, LE1 7AX, LE1 6XN, LE1 6XL, LE1 6WJ.

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 6WT

Average Price
£264,870
Semi-Detached
£315,031
Terraced
£274,877
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£156,062
Other
£419,786

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
36 Tower Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£285,0002021-03-31 £329,771
70A Tower Street, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£107,5002017-01-30 £146,208
44 Tower Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£137,0002015-12-04 £229,221
Tower Court, 42 Tower Street, Leicester, Leicester
Other, an established residential building 		£275,0002015-02-27 £419,786
54 Tower Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£115,0002012-03-01 £225,923

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hazel Community Primary School
Hazel Street, LE2 7JN 		683 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Saxby Street, LE2 0TD 		929 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Medway Community Primary School
St Stephens Road, Highfields LE2 1GH 		1,214 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Highfields Primary School
Pluto Close, Highfields LE2 0UU 		1,301 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Uplands Junior L.E.A.D Academy
Melbourne Road, Highfields LE2 0DR 		1,352 yd Academy sponsor led 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 		1,060 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrook Mead Academy
31 St Augustine Road, 		1,331 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCastle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, LE3 5QT 		1,550 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fullhurst Community College
Imperial Avenue, LE3 1AH 		2,250 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road, LE5 5LL 		2,285 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 		451 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		602 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		1,144 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive, LE5 1GA 		5,163 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 		1,528 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 		4,079 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 		292 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDe Montfort University
The Gateway, LE1 9BH 		813 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		859 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl-Islamia Institute for Education
5-7 Evington Street, LE2 0SA 		1,145 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mulberry School
St George's House, William Street, LE1 1RW 		1,255 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
Attenborough Arts BarRichard Attenborough Centre, Lancaster Road196 yd
Kings Coffee HouseHoly Trinity Church, Upper King Street208 yd
Restaurant Associates At HSBC51 De Montfort Street, Leicester260 yd
SMASHing Kitchen50 New Walk, Leicester312 yd
Onggi98 Welford Road, Leicester333 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Regent Club102 Regent Road, Leicester243 yd
Revolution6B New Walk, Leicester312 yd
FoxhutBar (Bricklayer Arms)The Bricklayers, 78 Welford Road376 yd
The Grand Union24 King Street, Leicester438 yd
The Kings Head (Black Country Ales)Kings Head, 36 King Street438 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mr Browns54A King Street, Leicester438 yd
The Fruitory7 - 9 King Street, Leicester478 yd
Bread And Honey15 King Street, Leicester478 yd
Wok In Wok Out48 Welford Road, Leicester481 yd
D Chulo Limited46 Welford Road, Leicester481 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express50 - 52 London Road, Leicester561 yd
Sainsbury's157 Granby Street, Leicester613 yd
Anna SupermarketRestaurant, 151 London Road665 yd
Choice SupermarketRestaurant, 151 London Road665 yd
Tesco ExpressWelford House, 7 Welford Place666 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Regents Sport & Social Club
REGENT ROAD 		249 yd
Regent College
REGENT ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite350 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Leicester)
WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool415 yd
Olympia Conditioning Centre (Closed)
Pilot House Pilot House King Street 		health and fitness suite462 yd
University Of Leicester Squash Courts
107-111 107-111 PRINCESS ROAD EAST 		squash courts463 yd
Leicester Tigers (Welford Road Stadium)
AYLESTONE ROAD 		grass pitches490 yd
The Y
EAST STREET 		health and fitness suite586 yd
Leicester College (Freemans Park Campus)
FREEMENS PARK CAMPUS FREEMENS PARK CAMPUS WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite635 yd
Charles Wilson Sports Hall
University Road 		health and fitness suite666 yd
The Danielle Brown Sports Centre
UNIVERSITY ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool712 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 speed155 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed12.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Tower Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1992 crimes were reported near Tower 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 6WT.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1992
Violence And Sexual Offences 711
Public Order 358
Other Theft 220
Criminal Damage And Arson 140
Anti Social Behaviour 105
Shoplifting 89
Drugs 78
Burglary 64
Vehicle Crime 59
Bicycle Theft 54
Other Crime 31
Possession Of Weapons 28
Robbery 28
Theft From The Person 27

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Museum Square210 yd
2023-12ShopliftingOn or near Leicester (Station)463 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Leicester (Station)463 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Leicester (Station)463 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Leicester (Station)463 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Leicester (Station)463 yd
2023-12ShopliftingOn or near Leicester (Station)463 yd
2023-12ShopliftingOn or near Leicester (Station)463 yd
2023-12ShopliftingOn or near Leicester (Station)463 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Leicester (Station)463 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE1 6WT 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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