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

Nearby postcodes are: LE2 1WN, LE2 1TA, LE2 1TS, LE2 1WP, LE2 1WQ, LE2 1AP, LE2 1TU, LE2 1TG, LE2 1TR.

Howard Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Howard Road are based on 294 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 1XG

Average Price
£279,677
Semi-Detached
£290,430
Terraced
£278,941
Detached
£253,574
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Howard Road

Average Price
£385,542
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Howard Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
29 Howard Road, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£236,0002023-01-20 £234,945
35 Howard Road, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£188,5002020-09-04 £237,323
33 Howard Road, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£190,0002020-04-06 £245,112
36 Howard Road, Leicester, Leicester
Detached, an established residential building 		£170,0002019-03-13 £243,781
9 Howard Road, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£220,0002018-11-30 £299,679

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, LE18 2FR 		4,678 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 		352 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Avenue Primary School
Avenue Road Extension, LE2 3EJ 		546 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Newstead Road, LE2 3TA 		1,096 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Medway Community Primary School
St Stephens Road, Highfields LE2 1GH 		1,139 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Saxby Street, LE2 0TD 		1,403 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Sir Jonathan North Girls College
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		1,581 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4Moat Community College
Maidstone Road, LE2 0TU 		1,686 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road, LE5 5LL 		1,723 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Madani Boys School
77 Evington Valley, LE5 5LL 		1,723 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
1out of 4The Lancaster Academy
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		1,802 yd Academy sponsor led 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 		360 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		1,184 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL 		1,553 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive, LE5 1GA 		5,143 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 		2,557 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 		3,352 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 		270 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		520 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester Preparatory School
2 Albert Road, Stoneygate LE2 2AA 		735 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester Islamic Academy
320 London Road, LE2 2PJ 		808 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedMillgate School
18a Scott Street, LE2 6DW 		1,294 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys 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
Costa Coffee80A Queens Road, Leicester114 yd
Friends Tandoori Restaurant56 - 58 Queens Road, Leicester114 yd
Subway82 Queens Road, Leicester114 yd
Barceloneta / Dos Hermanos52 - 54 Queens Road, Leicester114 yd
Grounded Kitchen50 Queens Road, Leicester114 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Verandah71 Queens Road, Leicester132 yd
The Clarendon InnThe Clarendon, 7 - 9 West Avenue147 yd
Queens Road Tap109 Queens Road, Leicester217 yd
Knighton Conservative Club123 - 125 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester296 yd
O2Percy Gee Building, University Of Leicester639 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Wicked / Wraps And Wings / Eggsquisite70 Queens Road, Leicester114 yd
WOK 6868 Queens Road, Leicester114 yd
Pavlos Kebabs And Pizzas88 Queens Road, Leicester114 yd
MG Queens Ltd / Baxters81 Queens Road, Leicester132 yd
Queens Kebab House / Mad Chef57 Queens Road, Leicester132 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's Local87 - 89 Queens Road, Leicester132 yd
Co-operative Store202 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester459 yd
Anna Supermarket349 Welford Road, Leicester922 yd
Sainsbury's Local146 London Road, Leicester1,008 yd
The Co-operative Food170 - 182 Evington Road, Leicester1,013 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Leicester Squash Club
LONDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts434 yd
Knighton Park Table Tennis Club (Closed)
Avenue Road Extension 		525 yd
Wyggeston And Queen Elizabeth I College
UNIVERSITY ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite559 yd
Leicester Islamic Academy
LONDON ROAD 		653 yd
The Danielle Brown Sports Centre
UNIVERSITY ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool694 yd
Charles Wilson Sports Hall
University Road 		health and fitness suite738 yd
The Leicestershire Lawn Tennis Club Limited
WESTERNHAY ROAD 		squash courts, tennis courts772 yd
Victoria Park
VICTORIA PARK VICTORIA PARK LONDON ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts777 yd
Victoria Tennis Club
3C 3C HOLMFIELD AVENUE 		tennis courts856 yd
Regent College
REGENT ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite1,041 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 96.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 96.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 96.6%

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 speed126.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Howard Road dangerous?

In 2023, 437 crimes were reported near Howard Road . Only 24% 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 1XG.

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

More Crime Statistics for Howard Road, Leicester, LE2 1XG

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 437
Violence And Sexual Offences 126
Public Order 54
Other Theft 49
Burglary 36
Vehicle Crime 36
Criminal Damage And Arson 30
Drugs 26
Shoplifting 24
Anti Social Behaviour 23
Bicycle Theft 11
Robbery 8
Theft From The Person 6
Other Crime 5
Possession Of Weapons 3

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Montague Road148 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Burlington Road479 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Queens Road398 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Victoria Gardens394 yd
2023-12Public orderLocal resolutionOn or near Cross Road263 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsAwaiting court outcomeOn or near London Road481 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near London Road481 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near London Road481 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near St Marys Road272 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cradock Road242 yd
More Crime Statistics for Howard Road, Leicester, LE2 1XG

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE2 1XG 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 Employee97
Student (economically inactive)57
Retired37
Full-Time Student (with or without job)25
Part-Time Employee23
Self-Employed17
Unemployed9
Looking after home or family9
Other7
Long-Term Sick or disabled3

Employment Industry

Education44
Human health and social work activities35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles13
Other11
Accommodation and food service activities10
Professional, scientific and technical activities10
Financial and insurance activities8
Manufacturing7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Information and communication4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Mining and quarrying2
Transport and storage2
Administrative and support service activities2
Construction1

People

Gender

Female142
Male165

Partnership Status

Single179
Married: Opposite sex71
Separated7
Divorced17
Widowed9

Health

Very good health149
Good health107
Fair health40
Bad health8
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications22
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 6
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 17
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 80
Degree or Similar 140
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian38
Pakistani11
Other Asian4
Black African7
Black Caribbean1
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other2
White215
Arab4
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom213
European Union43
Rest of Europe2
Africa9
Middle East and Asia33
The Americas and the Caribbean6
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK213
10+ Years32
5-10 Years20
2-5 Years21
Less than 2 years19

Passport Held

United Kingdom215
Ireland6
France4
Italy4
Poland7
Romania16
Other EU countries8
Other Europe2
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East1
Southern Asia14
North America and the Caribbean4
No passport held22

Religion

No religion131
Christian93
Buddhist3
Hindu4
Jewish1
Muslim24
Sikh21
Other religion4
Not answered26
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