Ruskington Drive is in Wigston and in Oadby And Wigston district. LE18 1LY is located in the Wigston St Wolstan's electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Harborough. This postcode has been in use since 1992-08-01.
StreetScan combines information about Ruskington Drive, Wigston, LE18 1LY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE18 1LZ, LE18 1NU, LE18 1NG, LE18 1NJ, LE18 1JR, LE18 1NE, LE18 1NA, LE18 1ND, LE18 1NP.

Ruskington Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Ruskington Drive are based on 83 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Oadby And Wigston.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE18 1LY

Average Price
£292,548
Semi-Detached
£276,737
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£332,074
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ruskington Drive

Average Price
£305,508
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ruskington DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
136 Ruskington Drive, Wigston, Leicestershire
Detached, an established residential building 		£325,0002019-11-29 £418,546
164 Ruskington Drive, Wigston, Leicestershire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£193,0002017-02-10 £278,143
104 Ruskington Drive, Wigston, Leicestershire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£170,0002016-08-26 £249,035
106 Ruskington Drive, Wigston, Leicestershire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£192,5002015-08-28 £307,980
164 Ruskington Drive, Wigston, Leicestershire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£150,0002013-06-14 £267,521

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, LE18 2FR 		1,766 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire
Shenley Road, LE18 3QL 		568 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Langmoor Primary School Oadby
Kenilworth Drive, Oadby LE2 5HS 		1,043 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Meadow Community Primary School
Meadow Way, Wigston Magna LE18 3QZ 		1,065 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Glenmere Community Primary School
Estoril Avenue, LE18 3RD 		1,088 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Overdale Infant School
Eastcourt Road, Knighton LE2 3YA 		1,225 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Wigston Academy
Station Road, LE18 2DT 		1,856 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wigston College
Station Road, LE18 2DS 		2,023 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4The Lancaster Academy
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		2,147 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Gartree High School
Ridge Way, Oadby LE2 5TQ 		2,212 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sir Jonathan North Girls College
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		2,237 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		3,395 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		4,130 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL 		4,788 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, 50 Trenant Road, LE2 6UA 		2,564 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAvanti Fields School
21 Furrow View, LE5 0BX 		5,232 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLeicester High School for Girls
454 London Road, Leicester LE2 2PP 		1,846 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
3out of 4Leicester Partnership School
Carisbrooke Gardens, LE2 3PR 		1,868 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Station Road, Wigston LE18 2DT 		2,033 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMillgate School
18a Scott Street, LE2 6DW 		2,673 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
- not ratedLeicester Islamic Academy
320 London Road, LE2 2PJ 		2,803 yd Other independent school Yes 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
McDonalds Restaurants LtdWakes Road, Wigston699 yd
Oadby And Leicester Gymnastics Club17 Mandervell Road, Oadby718 yd
Insomnia282 Leicester Road, Wigston730 yd
@281281 Leicester Road, Wigston752 yd
Tigers Rolls38B Kenilworth Drive, Oadby782 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Star And Garter114 Leicester Road, Wigston661 yd
Sikh Resource Centre48 Kenilworth Drive, Oadby782 yd
Oadby Wyggestonians Sport ClubOld Wyggestonians Sports Club, Wigston Road888 yd
William Wygston PubThe William Wygston, 84 Leicester Road963 yd
Tap And Barrel58 Leicester Road, Wigston963 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Freshly Chopped282 Leicester Road, Wigston730 yd
SubwayRoyal Oak, Leicester Road920 yd
The Perfect Pizza Company15 Leicester Road, Wigston952 yd
Domino's Pizza73 Leicester Road, Wigston952 yd
Wigston Chinese45 Leicester Road, Wigston952 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury'sRoyal Oak, Leicester Road920 yd
Iceland10 - 14 Bell Street, Wigston1,086 yd
Sainsbury'sJ Sainsbury Plc, 22 Bell Street1,086 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
SHENLEY ROAD 		grass pitches448 yd
Freer Community Centre
LEICESTER ROAD 		651 yd
Animals Gym
Mandervell Road 		health and fitness suite737 yd
Oadby Workhouse Ii Ltd (Closed)
Kenilworth Drive 		health and fitness suite758 yd
Leicester Stage Hotel Leisure Club (Closed)
Leicester Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool789 yd
Leicester Tigers (Oval Park Training Ground)
WIGSTON ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches855 yd
Parklands Leisure Centre (Oadby)
WASHBROOK LANE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool884 yd
Freeway Park
GREEN KING PARK GREEN KING PARK WIGSTON ROAD 		grass pitches893 yd
Langmoor Primary School
KENILWORTH DRIVE 		grass pitches942 yd
Glenmere Community Primary School
ESTORIL AVENUE 		grass pitches975 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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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 speed42.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed40 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed66.8 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed66.8 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed8.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed7.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed17.92 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Ruskington Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 61 crimes were reported near Ruskington Drive . 68% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LE18 1LY.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 61
Violence And Sexual Offences 26
Vehicle Crime 7
Public Order 7
Other Theft 6
Other Crime 4
Criminal Damage And Arson 3
Anti Social Behaviour 3
Burglary 2
Drugs 2
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LE18 1LY.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Highfield Drive260 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Weldon Road521 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Grangeway Road350 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Leicester Road515 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Grange Road516 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Grange Road516 yd
2023-11BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Ruskington Drive315 yd
2023-11Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Sandown Road515 yd
2023-11Other crimeAction to be taken by another organisationOn or near Mayfield Drive96 yd
2023-11Violence and sexual offencesAction to be taken by another organisationOn or near Steeple Close348 yd

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in LE18 1LY area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 35% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired81
Full-Time Employee73
Part-Time Employee30
Self-Employed18
Student (economically inactive)6
Looking after home or family6
Other5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Unemployed4
Long-Term Sick or disabled3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles27
Education23
Human health and social work activities19
Manufacturing16
Construction16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Other5
Financial and insurance activities4
Information and communication4
Professional, scientific and technical activities3
Accommodation and food service activities3
Transport and storage3
Real estate activities1
Administrative and support service activities1

People

Gender

Female148
Male130

Partnership Status

Single61
Married: Opposite sex132
Separated2
Divorced12
Widowed21

Health

Very good health112
Good health111
Fair health43
Bad health12
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications58
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 27
Apprenticeship20
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 44
Degree or Similar 50
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi4
Indian48
Pakistani5
Other Asian8
Black Caribbean2
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and Caribbean2
White197
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom235
European Union16
Africa15
Middle East and Asia16

Length of Residence

Born in the UK235
10+ Years30
5-10 Years5
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom231
France4
Germany1
Italy1
Lithuania4
Poland2
South and Eastern Africa5
Southern Asia2
No passport held28

Religion

No religion80
Christian108
Hindu22
Muslim31
Sikh18
Not answered19
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