Watkin Road is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE2 7AW is located in the Westcotes electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester West. This postcode has been in use since 2005-08-01.
StreetScan combines information about Watkin Road, Leicester, LE2 7AW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE2 7AQ, LE2 7AL, LE2 7AX, LE2 7HY, LE2 7AG, LE2 7HZ, LE2 7AT, LE2 7HW, LE2 7AS.

Watkin Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Watkin Road are based on 486 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 7AW

Average Price
£270,873
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£270,873
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Watkin Road

Average Price
£258,984
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Watkin Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Apartment 22 25 Watkin Road, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£188,0002022-12-16 £187,042
Apartment 22 25 Watkin Road, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£160,0002017-12-15 £201,876
Apartment 20 25 Watkin Road, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£120,0002017-11-21 £151,324
Apartment 35 25 Watkin Road, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£124,3152017-08-17 £155,381
Apartment 18 25 Watkin Road, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£140,0002015-07-17 £213,636

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hazel Community Primary School
Hazel Street, LE2 7JN 		745 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Shaftesbury Junior School
Latimer Street, LE3 0QE 		773 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Mary's Fields Primary School
21 Compton Road, LE3 2DH 		785 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Andrewes Street, LE3 5PA 		1,076 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Imperial Avenue Infant School
Imperial Avenue, Braunstone LE3 1AH 		1,078 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Fullhurst Community College
Imperial Avenue, LE3 1AH 		969 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrook Mead Academy
31 St Augustine Road, 		1,358 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCastle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, LE3 5QT 		1,624 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moat Community College
Maidstone Road, LE2 0TU 		2,357 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sir Jonathan North Girls College
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		2,602 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		1,045 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL 		1,708 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		1,850 yd Further education Not Applicable 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 		404 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 		3,617 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Children's Hospital School
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary LE1 5WW 		1,079 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCherryleas Assessment Centre
Westcotes Drive, LE3 0QU 		1,138 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedDe Montfort University
The Gateway, LE1 9BH 		1,194 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		1,744 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ellesmere College
40 Braunstone Lane East, LE3 2FD 		1,852 yd Community special school 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
StarbucksUnit 1, The Old Railway Shed303 yd
Roadhouse CafeUnit 4, Marlow House426 yd
Steak House2 Equity Road, Leicester504 yd
Teli's Spicy144 Walnut Street, Leicester511 yd
Queens Chicken And Pizza And Masho Pizza154 Narborough Road, Leicester519 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Oases Bar144 - 146 Narborough Road, Leicester561 yd
Leicester Electricity Sports Cricket ClubLeicester Electricity Sports Cricke, 66 New Bridge Street614 yd
Nine74 Narborough Road, Leicester654 yd
The Western70 Western Road, Leicester655 yd
Local HeroThe Local Hero, 84 Aylestone Road799 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Supreme Fish Bar211 Walnut Street, Leicester433 yd
Cyprus Kebab House156 Narborough Road, Leicester519 yd
Tasty Shawarma186 Narborough Road, Leicester527 yd
Frozen And Fresh Fish138 Narborough Road, Leicester559 yd
Doner Master124 Narborough Road, Leicester561 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland197 - 201 Narborough Road, Leicester592 yd
B And M Retail Ltd25 Raw Dykes Road, Leicester629 yd
Tesco21 Western Boulevard, Leicester687 yd
Co-op SupermarketCo-operative Supermarket, 249 - 259 Narborough Road724 yd
MorrisonsMorrisons Supermarket, 9 Counting House Road955 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Watershed Youth Centre
THE WATERSHED THE WATERSHED UPPERTON ROAD 		health and fitness suite318 yd
Pure Gym (Leicester Walnut Street)
WALNUT STREET 		health and fitness suite468 yd
Leicester City Fc (King Power Stadium)
THE KING POWER STADIUM THE KING POWER STADIUM FILBERT WAY 		grass pitches475 yd
St Andrews Ball Court
WALNUT STREET 		artificial grass pitch522 yd
Electricity Sports Ground
NEW BRIDGE STREET 		grass pitches632 yd
The Muscle Machine Gym
UNIT 62B UNIT 62B EVELYN DRIVE 		health and fitness suite635 yd
The Gym Group (Leicester)
RAW DYKES ROAD 		health and fitness suite657 yd
Narborough Road Playing Fields
NARBOROUGH ROAD 		grass pitches928 yd
Leicester College (Freemans Park Campus)
FREEMENS PARK CAMPUS FREEMENS PARK CAMPUS WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite935 yd
Leicester Tigers (Welford Road Stadium)
AYLESTONE ROAD 		grass pitches939 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 speed74.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed211.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed184.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed900 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Watkin Road dangerous?

In 2023, 1075 crimes were reported near Watkin Road . Only 7% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LE2 7AW.

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

More Crime Statistics for Watkin Road, Leicester, LE2 7AW

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1075
Violence And Sexual Offences 316
Other Theft 118
Vehicle Crime 109
Criminal Damage And Arson 89
Public Order 87
Drugs 86
Anti Social Behaviour 85
Burglary 64
Bicycle Theft 46
Shoplifting 24
Possession Of Weapons 17
Robbery 15
Other Crime 10
Theft From The Person 9

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LE2 7AW.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Paton Street441 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Filbert Street435 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bruce Street376 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket301 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket301 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket301 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Coniston Avenue361 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Coniston Avenue361 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Coniston Avenue361 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Stuart Street450 yd
More Crime Statistics for Watkin Road, Leicester, LE2 7AW

Employment

LE2 7AW area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 9% 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 7AW 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 Employee120
Student (economically inactive)24
Self-Employed22
Unemployed22
Retired13
Looking after home or family12
Part-Time Employee11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)11
Other7
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Professional, scientific and technical activities17
Education13
Other10
Manufacturing9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Accommodation and food service activities7
Information and communication6
Administrative and support service activities6
Construction5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 5
Financial and insurance activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1
Transport and storage1

People

Gender

Female136
Male152

Partnership Status

Single135
Married: Opposite sex104
Divorced3
Widowed3

Health

Very good health189
Good health88
Fair health10
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications12
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 10
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 18
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 29
Degree or Similar 158
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese8
Indian51
Pakistani21
Other Asian20
Black African21
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and Caribbean3
White120
Arab27
Other11

Country of Birth

United Kingdom114
European Union49
Rest of Europe1
Africa22
Middle East and Asia96
The Americas and the Caribbean5
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK114
10+ Years47
5-10 Years31
2-5 Years46
Less than 2 years50

Passport Held

United Kingdom157
France2
Germany1
Italy3
Portugal15
Spain3
Poland7
Romania9
Other EU countries2
Other Europe1
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa3
South and Eastern Africa5
Middle East17
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia48
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held8

Religion

No religion73
Christian76
Buddhist7
Hindu26
Jewish1
Muslim86
Sikh3
Not answered16
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