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

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

West Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on West Street are based on 46 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 6XN

Average Price
£450,540
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£450,540
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Street

Average Price
£409,123
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
35 West Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£225,0002015-09-01 £376,861
35 West Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£195,0002004-07-30 £408,718
51 West Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£206,5002003-07-21 £547,271
51 West Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£120,0002000-11-24 £599,269
Flat B 33 West Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£70,0001996-09-30 £429,733

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hazel Community Primary School
Hazel Street, LE2 7JN 		612 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Saxby Street, LE2 0TD 		1,003 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Medway Community Primary School
St Stephens Road, Highfields LE2 1GH 		1,282 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Andrewes Street, LE3 5PA 		1,374 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Highfields Primary School
Pluto Close, Highfields LE2 0UU 		1,375 yd Academy converter Yes 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 		1,133 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrook Mead Academy
31 St Augustine Road, 		1,304 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCastle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, LE3 5QT 		1,532 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fullhurst Community College
Imperial Avenue, LE3 1AH 		2,179 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road, LE5 5LL 		2,351 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 		517 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		551 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		1,147 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive, LE5 1GA 		5,237 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 		1,459 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 		4,036 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 		236 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDe Montfort University
The Gateway, LE1 9BH 		789 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		873 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl-Islamia Institute for Education
5-7 Evington Street, LE2 0SA 		1,219 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mulberry School
St George's House, William Street, LE1 1RW 		1,321 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 Street201 yd
Attenborough Arts BarRichard Attenborough Centre, Lancaster Road220 yd
Jenno's Coffee House107 Welford Road, Leicester299 yd
Onggi98 Welford Road, Leicester314 yd
Spring JiangnanGround Floor, 88 - 90 Welford Road314 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Regent Club102 Regent Road, Leicester312 yd
FoxhutBar (Bricklayer Arms)The Bricklayers, 78 Welford Road362 yd
Revolution6B New Walk, Leicester366 yd
The Grand Union24 King Street, Leicester451 yd
The Kings Head (Black Country Ales)Kings Head, 36 King Street451 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mr Browns54A King Street, Leicester451 yd
Wok In Wok Out48 Welford Road, Leicester476 yd
D Chulo Limited46 Welford Road, Leicester476 yd
Popeyes40 Welford Road, Leicester476 yd
Ravioli46 Welford Road, Leicester476 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express50 - 52 London Road, Leicester635 yd
Sainsbury's157 Granby Street, Leicester668 yd
Tesco ExpressWelford House, 7 Welford Place673 yd
Anna SupermarketRestaurant, 151 London Road731 yd
Choice SupermarketRestaurant, 151 London Road731 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Regents Sport & Social Club
REGENT ROAD 		317 yd
Regent College
REGENT ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite394 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Leicester)
WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool408 yd
Leicester Tigers (Welford Road Stadium)
AYLESTONE ROAD 		grass pitches424 yd
Olympia Conditioning Centre (Closed)
Pilot House Pilot House King Street 		health and fitness suite472 yd
University Of Leicester Squash Courts
107-111 107-111 PRINCESS ROAD EAST 		squash courts526 yd
Leicester College (Freemans Park Campus)
FREEMENS PARK CAMPUS FREEMENS PARK CAMPUS WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite575 yd
The Y
EAST STREET 		health and fitness suite642 yd
Charles Wilson Sports Hall
University Road 		health and fitness suite670 yd
The Danielle Brown Sports Centre
UNIVERSITY ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool716 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 95.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 95.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 95.0%

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 speed102.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed12.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is West Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1840 crimes were reported near West 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 6XN.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1840
Violence And Sexual Offences 673
Public Order 340
Other Theft 212
Criminal Damage And Arson 134
Anti Social Behaviour 98
Drugs 84
Vehicle Crime 57
Burglary 54
Bicycle Theft 52
Other Crime 30
Possession Of Weapons 27
Shoplifting 27
Theft From The Person 27
Robbery 25

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Trinity Lane259 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Trinity Lane259 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near The Oval532 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Newtown Street95 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Infirmary Close357 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Infirmary Close357 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Infirmary Close357 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Infirmary Close357 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Infirmary Close357 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Henshaw Street526 yd

Employment

LE1 6XN 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 6XN 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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