Skipworth Street is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE2 1GB 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 Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE2 1FN, LE2 1GD, LE2 1GH, LE2 1GA, LE2 1FP, LE2 1GG, LE2 1FQ, LE2 1HG, LE2 1FJ.

Skipworth Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Skipworth Street are based on 68 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 1GB

Average Price
£182,903
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£182,903
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Skipworth Street

Average Price
£172,119
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Skipworth Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
58 Skipworth Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£155,0002021-10-22 £174,373
2A Skipworth Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£200,0002020-03-02 £256,615
26 Skipworth Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£151,9502020-02-19 £196,916
50 Skipworth Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£144,0002018-08-10 £198,228
4 Skipworth Street, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£80,5002013-05-03 £153,501

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 		134 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Saxby Street, LE2 0TD 		447 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Uplands Junior L.E.A.D Academy
Melbourne Road, Highfields LE2 0DR 		543 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Uplands Infant School
Melbourne Road, Highfields LE2 0DR 		543 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Highfields Primary School
Pluto Close, Highfields LE2 0UU 		602 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 		707 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road, LE5 5LL 		1,189 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Madani Boys School
77 Evington Valley, LE5 5LL 		1,189 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
3out of 4Crown Hills Community College
Gwendolen Road, LE5 5FT 		1,924 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrook Mead Academy
31 St Augustine Road, 		2,281 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 		933 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		1,150 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		1,409 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive, LE5 1GA 		4,282 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 		2,619 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 		4,370 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 		392 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School
97 Bridge Road, Leicester LE5 3LD 		692 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedImam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School
372 East Park Road, LEICESTER LE5 5AY 		692 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedSt Crispin's School
6 St Mary's Road, LE2 1XA 		850 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		920 yd Higher education institutions 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
Italian Coffee BarGround Floor Shop, 34 St Stephens Road65 yd
Cafe Mariam Bakery And Desserts37 St Stephens Road, Leicester67 yd
J Hope Cafe59 St Stephens Road, Leicester92 yd
Dania Cafe24 Evington Road, Leicester105 yd
Asilah Caffe59A Evington Road, Leicester136 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Old Horse198 London Road, Leicester277 yd
The MarquisMarquis Of Wellington, 139 London Road432 yd
Mount Zion InnThe Burlington, 76 Guthlaxton Street586 yd
The HindHind Hotel, 49 - 51 London Road822 yd
Regent Club102 Regent Road, Leicester853 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Misba Balti48 Evington Road, Leicester105 yd
Blue Point67 Evington Road, Leicester190 yd
New Golden Dragon74 Evington Road, Leicester205 yd
Best Shawarma113 Evington Road, Leicester218 yd
Sugarmomma10 Evington Road, Leicester224 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's Local146 London Road, Leicester313 yd
Anna SupermarketRestaurant, 151 London Road432 yd
Choice SupermarketRestaurant, 151 London Road432 yd
The Co-operative Food170 - 182 Evington Road, Leicester482 yd
Tesco Express50 - 52 London Road, Leicester732 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Victoria Park
VICTORIA PARK VICTORIA PARK LONDON ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts373 yd
Highfields Centre
MELBOURNE ROAD 		health and fitness suite612 yd
Leicester Squash Club
LONDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts628 yd
University Of Leicester Squash Courts
107-111 107-111 PRINCESS ROAD EAST 		squash courts640 yd
Moat Community College
MAIDSTONE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite781 yd
Regent College
REGENT ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite815 yd
The Regents Sport & Social Club
REGENT ROAD 		848 yd
Spinney Hill Park
264-266 264-266 EAST PARK ROAD 		grass pitches856 yd
S & S Fitness (Closed)
91-93 91-93 Gwendolen Road 		health and fitness suite977 yd
Charles Wilson Sports Hall
University Road 		health and fitness suite986 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 97.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 97.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 97.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 93.9%

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 speed111.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed18.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed30.04 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Skipworth Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1455 crimes were reported near Skipworth 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 1GB.

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

More Crime Statistics for Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GB

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1455
Violence And Sexual Offences 557
Anti Social Behaviour 158
Public Order 148
Drugs 124
Other Theft 122
Criminal Damage And Arson 118
Burglary 76
Vehicle Crime 40
Robbery 25
Other Crime 24
Possession Of Weapons 18
Bicycle Theft 16
Theft From The Person 16
Shoplifting 13

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12DrugsLocal resolutionOn or near Worthington Street476 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Biddulph Avenue409 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Abingdon Road189 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Herschell Street393 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Abingdon Road189 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Victoria Avenue441 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Beckingham Road318 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Gotham Street407 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Herschell Street393 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Sutherland Street155 yd
More Crime Statistics for Skipworth Street, Leicester, LE2 1GB

Employment

LE2 1GB 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 LE2 1GB 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 Employee59
Student (economically inactive)50
Looking after home or family50
Full-Time Employee49
Full-Time Student (with or without job)26
Long-Term Sick or disabled23
Other19
Retired18
Unemployed13
Self-Employed11

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities21
Education21
Manufacturing15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles12
Transport and storage12
Human health and social work activities9
Administrative and support service activities7
Other7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Construction2
Financial and insurance activities2
Professional, scientific and technical activities1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female204
Male227

Partnership Status

Single135
Married: Opposite sex144
Separated10
Divorced16
Widowed14

Health

Very good health209
Good health148
Fair health45
Bad health22
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications91
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 49
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 43
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 52
Degree or Similar 68
Other13

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi76
Chinese4
Indian139
Pakistani28
Other Asian21
Black African46
Other Black10
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other4
White54
Arab17
Other19

Country of Birth

United Kingdom179
European Union49
Rest of Europe2
Africa64
Middle East and Asia137
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK179
10+ Years118
5-10 Years53
2-5 Years50
Less than 2 years31

Passport Held

United Kingdom232
Italy23
Portugal18
Lithuania2
Poland6
Romania1
Other EU countries45
Other Europe2
North Africa11
South and Eastern Africa7
Middle East2
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia40
South-East Asia2
No passport held39

Religion

No religion32
Christian54
Hindu25
Muslim294
Not answered27
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