Covert Close is in Oadby, Leicester and in Oadby And Wigston district. LE2 4HB is located in the Oadby Grange electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Harborough. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Covert Close, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4HB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE2 4HG, LE2 4HN, LE2 4HH, LE2 4HJ, LE2 4HA, LE2 4HR, LE2 4HD, LE2 4HQ, LE2 4ND.

Covert Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Covert Close are based on 38 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Oadby And Wigston.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE2 4HB

Average Price
£607,796
Semi-Detached
£721,024
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£596,473
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Covert Close

Average Price
£316,776
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Covert CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
14 Covert Close, Leicester, Leicestershire
Detached, an established residential building 		£380,0002021-09-24 £428,948
10 Covert Close, Leicester, Leicestershire
Detached, an established residential building 		£370,0002013-09-06 £680,753
14 Covert Close, Leicester, Leicestershire
Detached, an established residential building 		£335,0002013-08-20 £616,763
6 Covert Close, Leicester, Leicestershire
Detached, an established residential building 		£230,0002010-11-10 £425,119
1 Covert Close, Leicester, Leicestershire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£382,5002009-10-14 £721,024

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, LE18 2FR 		3,937 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Launde Primary School
New Street, Oadby LE2 4LJ 		612 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brookside Primary School
Copse Close, Oadby LE2 4FU 		689 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Langmoor Primary School Oadby
Kenilworth Drive, Oadby LE2 5HS 		1,493 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Woodland Grange Primary School
Beaufort Way, Oadby LE2 4TY 		1,584 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Brocks Hill Primary School
Howdon Road, Oadby LE2 5WP 		1,787 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Manor High School
Copse Close, Oadby LE2 4FU 		795 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Gartree High School
Ridge Way, Oadby LE2 5TQ 		1,695 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Beauchamp College
Ridge Way, Oadby LE2 5TP 		1,704 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Judgemeadow Community College
Marydene Drive, Evington LE5 6HP 		2,425 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4The City of Leicester College
Downing Drive, Evington LE5 6LN 		2,909 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 		4,387 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		5,241 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL 		5,445 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
1out of 4Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, 50 Trenant Road, LE2 6UA 		4,975 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLeicester High School for Girls
454 London Road, Leicester LE2 2PP 		2,159 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
3out of 4Leicester Partnership School
Carisbrooke Gardens, LE2 3PR 		3,115 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oaklands School
Whitehall Road, Evington LE5 6GJ 		3,134 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester Islamic Academy
320 London Road, LE2 2PJ 		3,288 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester Preparatory School
2 Albert Road, Stoneygate LE2 2AA 		3,402 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
MASALA MIX29A London Road, Oadby891 yd
Starbucks36 Harborough Road, Oadby917 yd
Oadby Baptist ChurchLeicester Road, Oadby1,037 yd
Cheikhos9 Leicester Road, Oadby1,057 yd
Costa Coffee29 - 31 The Parade, Oadby1,063 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Wheel Inn99 London Road, Oadby745 yd
Barwachi Sports LoungeGround Floor, 115 London Road745 yd
Fox Inn21 London Road, Oadby914 yd
The Black DogBlack Dog Public House, 23 London Road914 yd
The Oadby Owl7 Glen Road, Oadby961 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Costa Fish And Chip52 London Road, Oadby841 yd
Taks House62B London Road, Oadby841 yd
China Master Chef11 Stoughton Road, Oadby1,015 yd
Oadby Chippy7 Stoughton Road, Oadby1,015 yd
McDonalds Delivery KItchen1 North Street, Oadby1,058 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Stores LimitedOadby Express, Tesco Express (4636)557 yd
Sainsbury'sJ Sainsbury Plc, Glen Road961 yd
Marks \& Spencer Simply Foods27 The Parade, Oadby1,063 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Uplands Playing Field
UPLANDS ROAD 		grass pitches261 yd
Brookside Primary School
Copse Close 		grass pitches, swimming pool581 yd
Launde Primary School
NEW STREET 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches689 yd
Manor High School
SEVERN ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts692 yd
Stoughton Road Sport Pitches
UNIVERSITY PLAYING FIELDS UNIVERSITY PLAYING FIELDS STOUGHTON ROAD 		grass pitches1,005 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed198.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Covert Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 93 crimes were reported near Covert Close . 61% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LE2 4HB.

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

More Crime Statistics for Covert Close, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4HB

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 93
Violence And Sexual Offences 45
Burglary 13
Public Order 8
Vehicle Crime 7
Criminal Damage And Arson 6
Other Theft 6
Anti Social Behaviour 3
Other Crime 3
Drugs 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LE2 4HB.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Malton Drive341 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Half Moon Crescent202 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Covert Close0 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesFormal action is not in the public interestOn or near Stoughton Close476 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Hall Drive286 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Hall Drive286 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Wyndham Close190 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Hamble Road464 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Martin Avenue433 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnder investigationOn or near Bourton Crescent526 yd
More Crime Statistics for Covert Close, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4HB

Employment

LE2 4HB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in LE2 4HB area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 30% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee98
Retired97
Self-Employed47
Part-Time Employee30
Student (economically inactive)18
Looking after home or family14
Other5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Long-Term Sick or disabled4
Unemployed4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles31
Education29
Professional, scientific and technical activities22
Manufacturing18
Human health and social work activities18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security13
Financial and insurance activities8
Information and communication5
Other4
Administrative and support service activities4
Transport and storage3
Real estate activities3
Accommodation and food service activities3
Construction2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female188
Male194

Partnership Status

Single72
Married: Opposite sex200
Separated5
Divorced8
Widowed35

Health

Very good health209
Good health120
Fair health45
Bad health6
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications46
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 14
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 29
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 44
Degree or Similar 176
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Indian174
Pakistani23
Other Asian3
Black Caribbean3
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian17
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other6
White113
Arab5
Other31

Country of Birth

United Kingdom268
European Union8
Rest of Europe1
Africa56
Middle East and Asia47
The Americas and the Caribbean3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK268
10+ Years96
5-10 Years3
2-5 Years6
Less than 2 years7

Passport Held

United Kingdom350
Ireland1
Portugal1
Romania3
North Africa5
Southern Asia7
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held12

Religion

No religion40
Christian82
Hindu74
Muslim108
Sikh60
Other religion10
Not answered9
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