Victoria Park Road is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE2 1XB 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 Victoria Park Road, Leicester, LE2 1XB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE2 1ZF, LE2 1ZH, LE2 1ZD, LE2 1XA, LE2 1RH, LE2 1RL, LE2 1QZ, LE2 1ZE, LE2 1RN.

Victoria Park Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Victoria Park Road are based on 125 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 1XB

Average Price
£386,897
Semi-Detached
£697,772
Terraced
£637,589
Detached
£628,412
Flats/Maisonettes
£219,434
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Victoria Park Road

Average Price
£439,242
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Victoria Park Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 5 Victoria Gardens, 36 Victoria Park Road, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£223,5002023-05-22 £227,580
Flat 4 Victoria Gardens, 36 Victoria Park Road, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£140,0002023-02-22 £141,175
24 Victoria Park Road, Leicester, Leicester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£376,0002022-12-02 £380,915
20 Victoria Park Road, Leicester, Leicester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£650,0002022-11-23 £666,116
Flat 10 Victoria Gardens, 36 Victoria Park Road, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£193,5002022-10-14 £193,997

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, LE18 2FR 		5,056 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 4St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
East Avenue, LE2 1TE 		504 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Medway Community Primary School
St Stephens Road, Highfields LE2 1GH 		732 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Avenue Primary School
Avenue Road Extension, LE2 3EJ 		950 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Saxby Street, LE2 0TD 		1,030 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Evington Valley Primary School
Evington Valley Road, LE5 5LL 		1,176 yd Community school 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 		1,312 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road, LE5 5LL 		1,412 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Madani Boys School
77 Evington Valley, LE5 5LL 		1,412 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Sir Jonathan North Girls College
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		1,987 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4Crown Hills Community College
Gwendolen Road, LE5 5FT 		2,099 yd Community school No Mixed 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 		607 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		1,219 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL 		1,286 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive, LE5 1GA 		4,774 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 		2,581 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 		3,755 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSt Crispin's School
6 St Mary's Road, LE2 1XA 		222 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		531 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester Preparatory School
2 Albert Road, Stoneygate LE2 2AA 		790 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester Islamic Academy
320 London Road, LE2 2PJ 		913 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl-Islamia Institute for Education
5-7 Evington Street, LE2 0SA 		1,035 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
Thorncroft Luncheon ClubThorncroft, 244 London Road201 yd
USLB HubBrookfield House, Brookfield397 yd
Asilah Caffe59A Evington Road, Leicester509 yd
Costa Coffee80A Queens Road, Leicester521 yd
Friends Tandoori Restaurant56 - 58 Queens Road, Leicester521 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Old Horse198 London Road, Leicester436 yd
The Clarendon InnThe Clarendon, 7 - 9 West Avenue517 yd
The Verandah71 Queens Road, Leicester535 yd
Queens Road Tap109 Queens Road, Leicester623 yd
O2Percy Gee Building, University Of Leicester640 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Wicked / Wraps And Wings / Eggsquisite70 Queens Road, Leicester521 yd
WOK 6868 Queens Road, Leicester521 yd
Pavlos Kebabs And Pizzas88 Queens Road, Leicester521 yd
Blue Point67 Evington Road, Leicester533 yd
MG Queens Ltd / Baxters81 Queens Road, Leicester535 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's Local87 - 89 Queens Road, Leicester535 yd
The Co-operative Food170 - 182 Evington Road, Leicester646 yd
Sainsbury's Local146 London Road, Leicester660 yd
Anna SupermarketRestaurant, 151 London Road718 yd
Choice SupermarketRestaurant, 151 London Road718 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Leicester Squash Club
LONDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts43 yd
Victoria Park
VICTORIA PARK VICTORIA PARK LONDON ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts436 yd
The Danielle Brown Sports Centre
UNIVERSITY ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool692 yd
Charles Wilson Sports Hall
University Road 		health and fitness suite721 yd
Leicester Islamic Academy
LONDON ROAD 		780 yd
Wyggeston And Queen Elizabeth I College
UNIVERSITY ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite792 yd
University Of Leicester Squash Courts
107-111 107-111 PRINCESS ROAD EAST 		squash courts811 yd
Victoria Tennis Club
3C 3C HOLMFIELD AVENUE 		tennis courts843 yd
Regent College
REGENT ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite860 yd
Knighton Park Table Tennis Club (Closed)
Avenue Road Extension 		931 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 98.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 98.5%

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 speed158.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Victoria Park Road dangerous?

In 2023, 614 crimes were reported near Victoria Park Road . Only 16% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LE2 1XB.

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

More Crime Statistics for Victoria Park Road, Leicester, LE2 1XB

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 614
Violence And Sexual Offences 183
Drugs 91
Public Order 75
Anti Social Behaviour 75
Other Theft 44
Criminal Damage And Arson 35
Burglary 34
Vehicle Crime 26
Other Crime 14
Robbery 11
Possession Of Weapons 9
Bicycle Theft 9
Shoplifting 5
Theft From The Person 3

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Beckingham Road472 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Devana Road496 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near St James Terrace323 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Stanley Road332 yd
2023-12DrugsAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Stanley Road332 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Stanley Road332 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Herschell Street332 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Herschell Street332 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near St Marys Road136 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Mayfield Road288 yd
More Crime Statistics for Victoria Park Road, Leicester, LE2 1XB

Employment

LE2 1XB 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 1XB 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 Employee89
Student (economically inactive)27
Retired24
Self-Employed19
Part-Time Employee18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)15
Unemployed9
Other8
Long-Term Sick or disabled7
Looking after home or family6

Employment Industry

Education26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles19
Manufacturing14
Human health and social work activities13
Information and communication10
Accommodation and food service activities7
Administrative and support service activities7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Other3
Construction3
Financial and insurance activities3
Transport and storage2
Real estate activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female116
Male129

Partnership Status

Single138
Married: Opposite sex47
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated5
Divorced24
Widowed5

Health

Very good health128
Good health86
Fair health21
Bad health5
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications23
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 11
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 19
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 30
Degree or Similar 128
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese7
Indian44
Pakistani3
Other Asian1
Black African6
Black Caribbean2
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other4
White165
Roma1
Arab2
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom166
European Union25
Rest of Europe10
Africa6
Middle East and Asia31
The Americas and the Caribbean5
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK166
10+ Years34
5-10 Years10
2-5 Years21
Less than 2 years13

Passport Held

United Kingdom183
France3
Italy2
Spain3
Lithuania3
Poland4
Romania1
Other EU countries11
Turkey3
Other Europe4
Middle East1
Eastern Asia5
Southern Asia8
South-East Asia1
No passport held13

Religion

No religion101
Christian80
Buddhist4
Hindu12
Jewish3
Muslim28
Sikh9
Not answered8
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