Watkin Road is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE2 7AX is located in the Westcotes electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester West. This postcode has been in use since 2005-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about Watkin Road, Leicester, LE2 7AX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

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

Average Price
£248,084
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£248,084
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 18 67 Watkin Road, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£170,0002023-09-08 £172,765
Apartment 30 67 Watkin Road, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£160,0002022-10-11 £160,411
Apartment 12 67 Watkin Road, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£130,0002021-01-27 £142,845
Apartment 38 67 Watkin Road, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£134,0002020-10-16 £153,864
Apartment 28 67 Watkin Road, Leicester, Leicester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£135,0002020-06-29 £159,895

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Shaftesbury Junior School
Latimer Street, LE3 0QE 		728 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Mary's Fields Primary School
21 Compton Road, LE3 2DH 		763 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hazel Community Primary School
Hazel Street, LE2 7JN 		811 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Imperial Avenue Infant School
Imperial Avenue, Braunstone LE3 1AH 		1,010 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Andrewes Street, LE3 5PA 		1,044 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 		904 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrook Mead Academy
31 St Augustine Road, 		1,341 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCastle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, LE3 5QT 		1,603 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moat Community College
Maidstone Road, LE2 0TU 		2,401 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sir Jonathan North Girls College
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		2,667 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 		1,112 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL 		1,751 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		1,921 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 		337 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 		3,659 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCherryleas Assessment Centre
Westcotes Drive, LE3 0QU 		1,073 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
4out of 4The Children's Hospital School
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary LE1 5WW 		1,123 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDe Montfort University
The Gateway, LE1 9BH 		1,205 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		1,813 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ellesmere College
40 Braunstone Lane East, LE3 2FD 		1,834 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 Shed284 yd
Roadhouse CafeUnit 4, Marlow House420 yd
Steak House2 Equity Road, Leicester445 yd
Queens Chicken And Pizza And Masho Pizza154 Narborough Road, Leicester448 yd
Spizarnia Smakow180 Narborough Road, Leicester455 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Oases Bar144 - 146 Narborough Road, Leicester498 yd
Nine74 Narborough Road, Leicester602 yd
The Western70 Western Road, Leicester621 yd
Leicester Electricity Sports Cricket ClubLeicester Electricity Sports Cricke, 66 New Bridge Street681 yd
Sir Robert Peel50 Jarrom Street, Leicester838 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Cyprus Kebab House156 Narborough Road, Leicester448 yd
Tasty Shawarma186 Narborough Road, Leicester455 yd
Supreme Fish Bar211 Walnut Street, Leicester461 yd
Frozen And Fresh Fish138 Narborough Road, Leicester496 yd
Doner Master124 Narborough Road, Leicester498 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland197 - 201 Narborough Road, Leicester520 yd
Co-op SupermarketCo-operative Supermarket, 249 - 259 Narborough Road662 yd
Tesco21 Western Boulevard, Leicester682 yd
B And M Retail Ltd25 Raw Dykes Road, Leicester701 yd
MorrisonsMorrisons Supermarket, 9 Counting House Road1,026 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Watershed Youth Centre
THE WATERSHED THE WATERSHED UPPERTON ROAD 		health and fitness suite327 yd
Pure Gym (Leicester Walnut Street)
WALNUT STREET 		health and fitness suite513 yd
Leicester City Fc (King Power Stadium)
THE KING POWER STADIUM THE KING POWER STADIUM FILBERT WAY 		grass pitches541 yd
St Andrews Ball Court
WALNUT STREET 		artificial grass pitch567 yd
The Muscle Machine Gym
UNIT 62B UNIT 62B EVELYN DRIVE 		health and fitness suite630 yd
Electricity Sports Ground
NEW BRIDGE STREET 		grass pitches702 yd
The Gym Group (Leicester)
RAW DYKES ROAD 		health and fitness suite728 yd
Narborough Road Playing Fields
NARBOROUGH ROAD 		grass pitches883 yd
Leicester Tigers (Welford Road Stadium)
AYLESTONE ROAD 		grass pitches1,002 yd
Leicester College (Freemans Park Campus)
FREEMENS PARK CAMPUS FREEMENS PARK CAMPUS WELFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite1,002 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 speed226.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed196.9 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, 1433 crimes were reported near Watkin Road . Only 5% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LE2 7AX.

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 7AX

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1433
Violence And Sexual Offences 402
Other Theft 139
Anti Social Behaviour 136
Vehicle Crime 121
Public Order 121
Shoplifting 119
Criminal Damage And Arson 109
Drugs 96
Burglary 79
Bicycle Theft 42
Possession Of Weapons 24
Robbery 19
Other Crime 14
Theft From The Person 12

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Norman Street542 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Petrol Station471 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Norman Street542 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket265 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket265 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket265 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bruce Street314 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Bruce Street314 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Petrol Station471 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Petrol Station471 yd
More Crime Statistics for Watkin Road, Leicester, LE2 7AX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE2 7AX 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 Employee174
Student (economically inactive)35
Full-Time Student (with or without job)25
Looking after home or family19
Part-Time Employee16
Self-Employed13
Unemployed10
Other8
Retired7
Long-Term Sick or disabled6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities45
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Education18
Professional, scientific and technical activities15
Accommodation and food service activities11
Financial and insurance activities8
Administrative and support service activities6
Construction6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Other5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 5
Manufacturing5
Information and communication5
Transport and storage4
Real estate activities2

People

Gender

Female162
Male218

Partnership Status

Single195
Married: Opposite sex99
Civil partnership: Opposite sex1
Separated4
Divorced12

Health

Very good health229
Good health126
Fair health17
Bad health7
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications44
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 6
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 14
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 49
Degree or Similar 187
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi2
Chinese10
Indian75
Pakistani8
Other Asian19
Black African28
Black Caribbean3
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian7
Mixed White and African5
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other8
White171
Roma2
Arab28
Other6

Country of Birth

United Kingdom184
European Union76
Africa28
Middle East and Asia85
The Americas and the Caribbean5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK184
10+ Years37
5-10 Years29
2-5 Years81
Less than 2 years49

Passport Held

United Kingdom180
Ireland1
Italy7
Portugal35
Spain4
Lithuania1
Poland8
Romania12
Other EU countries14
North Africa15
Central and Western Africa8
Middle East15
Eastern Asia6
Southern Asia33
South-East Asia10
North America and the Caribbean4
Oceania3
No passport held25

Religion

No religion112
Christian128
Buddhist3
Hindu14
Jewish1
Muslim94
Sikh7
Other religion5
Not answered16
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