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

Nearby postcodes are: LE2 1XQ, LE2 1XF, LE2 1YE, LE2 1YF, LE2 6BH, LE2 6AD, LE2 1WA, LE2 1YA, LE2 6BD.

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 1XL

Average Price
£370,747
Semi-Detached
£450,972
Terraced
£375,907
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£120,690
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
172 Howard Road, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£290,0002021-03-12 £335,556
156 Howard Road, Leicester, Leicester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£313,0002019-09-06 £427,034
172 Howard Road, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£215,0002019-07-25 £286,896
Upper Flat 176 Howard Road, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£92,5002019-03-01 £115,920
178 Howard Road, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£250,0002016-07-01 £390,769

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, LE18 2FR 		4,503 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 4Avenue Primary School
Avenue Road Extension, LE2 3EJ 		603 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Knighton Mead Primary Academy
Knighton Fields Road West, LE2 6LG 		857 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
East Avenue, LE2 1TE 		993 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hazel Community Primary School
Hazel Street, LE2 7JN 		1,121 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Newstead Road, LE2 3TA 		1,331 yd Academy converter No 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 		1,226 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
1out of 4The Lancaster Academy
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		1,433 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moat Community College
Maidstone Road, LE2 0TU 		2,034 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road, LE5 5LL 		2,392 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Madani Boys School
77 Evington Valley, LE5 5LL 		2,392 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys 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 		396 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		866 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL 		1,680 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
- not ratedAvanti Fields School
21 Furrow View, LE5 0BX 		2,105 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 		2,867 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		641 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMillgate School
18a Scott Street, LE2 6DW 		811 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
- not ratedSt Crispin's School
6 St Mary's Road, LE2 1XA 		943 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester Preparatory School
2 Albert Road, Stoneygate LE2 2AA 		1,358 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester Islamic Academy
320 London Road, LE2 2PJ 		1,389 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
CurryaZaNew Road Inn, 201 Welford Road119 yd
Tasty Home Restaurant219 - 221 Welford Road, Leicester119 yd
The Skylark Bakery249 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester295 yd
Koffee Klubb282 Welford Road, Leicester341 yd
Aramark@ WQEC University Road J BarWyggeston And Queen Elizabeth I Col, University Road375 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Donkey203 Welford Road, Leicester119 yd
New Road Inn201 Welford Road, Leicester124 yd
Knighton Conservative Club123 - 125 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester512 yd
The Verandah71 Queens Road, Leicester578 yd
Queens Road Tap109 Queens Road, Leicester587 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Spicy Flames / Chilli Corner188 Howard Road, Leicester5 yd
Burgrill188A Welford Road, Leicester57 yd
Anmol Sweet Centre269 Welford Road, Leicester328 yd
Peri Peri Mack Chicken355 Welford Road, Leicester328 yd
Clarendon House198 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester417 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative Store202 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester417 yd
Anna Supermarket349 Welford Road, Leicester423 yd
Sainsbury's Local87 - 89 Queens Road, Leicester578 yd
MorrisonsMorrisons Supermarket, 9 Counting House Road776 yd
Food Plus205 - 207 Saffron Lane, Leicester1,046 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Wyggeston And Queen Elizabeth I College
UNIVERSITY ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite267 yd
Knighton Park Table Tennis Club (Closed)
Avenue Road Extension 		479 yd
The Danielle Brown Sports Centre
UNIVERSITY ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool675 yd
Leicester Sports Centre Ltd
COMMERCIAL SQUARE 		696 yd
Charles Wilson Sports Hall
University Road 		health and fitness suite710 yd
Saffron Lane Athletics Stadium
SAFFRON LANE 		artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite810 yd
Millgate School
SCOTT STREET 		grass pitches823 yd
Leicester College (Freemans Park Campus)
FREEMENS PARK CAMPUS FREEMENS PARK CAMPUS WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite939 yd
Aylestone Leisure Centre
KNIGHTON LANE EAST 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,023 yd
Leicester Squash Club
LONDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts1,039 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 95.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 95.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 95.0%

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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed142.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.8 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, 424 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 1XL.

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 1XL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE2 1XL 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

Student (economically inactive)125
Full-Time Employee60
Full-Time Student (with or without job)33
Part-Time Employee19
Retired17
Unemployed7
Self-Employed7
Other5
Long-Term Sick or disabled5
Looking after home or family4

Employment Industry

Education50
Professional, scientific and technical activities22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles19
Human health and social work activities19
Administrative and support service activities11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Accommodation and food service activities7
Other5
Manufacturing4
Financial and insurance activities2
Construction2
Information and communication2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Transport and storage1

People

Gender

Female147
Male153

Partnership Status

Single212
Married: Opposite sex50
Separated1
Divorced17
Widowed5

Health

Very good health179
Good health93
Fair health24
Bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications13
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 12
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 13
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 131
Degree or Similar 106
Other1

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese4
Indian33
Pakistani4
Other Asian7
Black African6
Black Caribbean6
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other5
White209
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Arab5
Other4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom233
European Union27
Rest of Europe1
Africa9
Middle East and Asia28
The Americas and the Caribbean4
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK233
10+ Years34
5-10 Years7
2-5 Years17
Less than 2 years10

Passport Held

United Kingdom251
Ireland5
Germany1
Italy11
Spain1
Lithuania3
Poland1
Other EU countries2
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia3
Southern Asia5
North America and the Caribbean2
Oceania1
No passport held14

Religion

No religion156
Christian85
Buddhist1
Hindu11
Muslim14
Sikh15
Other religion4
Not answered14
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