Medway Street is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE2 1BQ is located in the Stoneygate electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester South. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Medway Street, Leicester, LE2 1BQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE2 1DR, LE2 1BR, LE2 1DA, LE2 1BB, LE2 1DF, LE2 1DQ, LE2 1BD, LE2 1DG, LE2 0DH.

Medway Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Medway Street are based on 49 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 LE2 1BQ

Average Price
£202,280
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£198,680
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£227,476

Estimated Average Property Prices for Medway Street

Average Price
£177,243
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Medway Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
6 Medway Street, Leicester, Leicester
Other, an established residential building 		£225,0002023-11-29 £227,476
4 Medway Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£143,5002016-02-26 £233,865
4 Medway Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£105,0002007-06-29 £182,443
10 Medway Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£125,0002007-04-27 £222,892
2 Medway Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£121,0002004-07-01 £253,615

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Medway Community Primary School
St Stephens Road, Highfields LE2 1GH 		200 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Saxby Street, LE2 0TD 		288 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Uplands Junior L.E.A.D Academy
Melbourne Road, Highfields LE2 0DR 		322 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Uplands Infant School
Melbourne Road, Highfields LE2 0DR 		322 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Highfields Primary School
Pluto Close, Highfields LE2 0UU 		368 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 		501 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road, LE5 5LL 		1,205 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Madani Boys School
77 Evington Valley, LE5 5LL 		1,205 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
3out of 4Crown Hills Community College
Gwendolen Road, LE5 5FT 		1,930 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrook Mead Academy
31 St Augustine Road, 		2,210 yd Free schools No Mixed 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 		872 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		1,363 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		1,525 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive, LE5 1GA 		4,128 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 		2,654 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 		4,590 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedAl-Islamia Institute for Education
5-7 Evington Street, LE2 0SA 		160 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School
97 Bridge Road, Leicester LE5 3LD 		667 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedImam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School
372 East Park Road, LEICESTER LE5 5AY 		670 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedThe Mulberry School
St George's House, William Street, LE1 1RW 		887 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Crispin's School
6 St Mary's Road, LE2 1XA 		1,084 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
Cafe Mariam Bakery And Desserts37 St Stephens Road, Leicester180 yd
Italian Coffee BarGround Floor Shop, 34 St Stephens Road243 yd
J's Cafe2 Bartholomew Street, Leicester253 yd
J Hope Cafe59 St Stephens Road, Leicester318 yd
Dania Cafe24 Evington Road, Leicester340 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mount Zion InnThe Burlington, 76 Guthlaxton Street379 yd
The Old Horse198 London Road, Leicester486 yd
The MarquisMarquis Of Wellington, 139 London Road507 yd
The HindHind Hotel, 49 - 51 London Road761 yd
Regent Club102 Regent Road, Leicester890 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Shazmin's2 Laurel Road, Leicester325 yd
Misba Balti48 Evington Road, Leicester339 yd
Sugarmomma10 Evington Road, Leicester372 yd
Blue Point67 Evington Road, Leicester383 yd
New Golden Dragon74 Evington Road, Leicester390 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's Local146 London Road, Leicester412 yd
Anna SupermarketRestaurant, 151 London Road507 yd
Choice SupermarketRestaurant, 151 London Road507 yd
The Co-operative Food170 - 182 Evington Road, Leicester623 yd
Tesco Express50 - 52 London Road, Leicester664 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Highfields Centre
MELBOURNE ROAD 		health and fitness suite378 yd
Victoria Park
VICTORIA PARK VICTORIA PARK LONDON ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts564 yd
Moat Community College
MAIDSTONE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite595 yd
Spinney Hill Park
264-266 264-266 EAST PARK ROAD 		grass pitches700 yd
University Of Leicester Squash Courts
107-111 107-111 PRINCESS ROAD EAST 		squash courts709 yd
Leicester Squash Club
LONDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts862 yd
The Regents Sport & Social Club
REGENT ROAD 		884 yd
S & S Fitness (Closed)
91-93 91-93 Gwendolen Road 		health and fitness suite899 yd
Regent College
REGENT ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite902 yd
Pure Gym (Leicester St George'S Way)
1C 1C ST. GEORGES WAY 		health and fitness suite932 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 Medway Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1610 crimes were reported near Medway Street . Only 4% 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 LE2 1BQ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Medway Street, Leicester, LE2 1BQ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1610
Violence And Sexual Offences 676
Anti Social Behaviour 175
Public Order 169
Other Theft 140
Criminal Damage And Arson 132
Drugs 79
Burglary 75
Vehicle Crime 47
Robbery 27
Other Crime 27
Possession Of Weapons 21
Bicycle Theft 17
Theft From The Person 13
Shoplifting 12

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LE2 1BQ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hamilton Street258 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Beckingham Road521 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Lincoln Street530 yd
2023-12Public orderLocal resolutionOn or near Lincoln Street530 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Lincoln Street530 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Lincoln Street530 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Kings Newton Street219 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Petrol Station70 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Petrol Station70 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Petrol Station70 yd
More Crime Statistics for Medway Street, Leicester, LE2 1BQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE2 1BQ 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

Part-Time Employee74
Full-Time Employee71
Looking after home or family57
Student (economically inactive)34
Other33
Retired32
Full-Time Student (with or without job)27
Long-Term Sick or disabled21
Self-Employed17
Unemployed9

Employment Industry

Manufacturing24
Accommodation and food service activities23
Education18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles18
Human health and social work activities13
Administrative and support service activities10
Transport and storage8
Financial and insurance activities6
Other5
Construction4
Professional, scientific and technical activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Real estate activities2
Information and communication2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2

People

Gender

Female259
Male252

Partnership Status

Single135
Married: Opposite sex184
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated2
Divorced25
Widowed23

Health

Very good health279
Good health157
Fair health48
Bad health22
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications125
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 39
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 44
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 54
Degree or Similar 73
Other22

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi207
Indian187
Pakistani9
Other Asian5
Black African24
Black Caribbean13
Other Black9
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African2
Mixed Other4
White32
Roma3
Arab6
Other8

Country of Birth

United Kingdom205
European Union43
Africa26
Middle East and Asia230
The Americas and the Caribbean8

Length of Residence

Born in the UK205
10+ Years160
5-10 Years62
2-5 Years41
Less than 2 years43

Passport Held

United Kingdom311
France2
Germany1
Italy29
Portugal47
Spain2
Lithuania4
Poland1
Romania7
Other EU countries15
North Africa3
South and Eastern Africa2
Southern Asia67
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held17

Religion

No religion23
Christian36
Hindu30
Muslim394
Sikh6
Other religion4
Not answered17
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