Watkin Road is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE2 7HW is located in the Westcotes electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester West. This postcode has been in use since 2010-10-01.
StreetScan combines information about Watkin Road, Leicester, LE2 7HW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE2 7AX, LE3 0EB, LE2 7AQ, LE2 7HZ, LE2 7AL, LE3 0EA, LE2 7AW, LE2 7AT, LE2 7AG.

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 7HW

Average Price
£307,599
Semi-Detached
£306,704
Terraced
£222,836
Detached
£380,757
Flats/Maisonettes
£205,265
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
174 Watkin Road, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£62,5002023-02-24 £63,066
238 Watkin Road, Leicester, Leicester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£232,0002022-08-26 £242,563
130 Watkin Road, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£180,0002022-04-28 £189,351
84 Watkin Road, Leicester, Leicester
Detached, an established residential building 		£280,0002022-02-04 £304,413
174 Watkin Road, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£60,0002021-12-03 £66,653

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Shaftesbury Junior School
Latimer Street, LE3 0QE 		688 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Mary's Fields Primary School
21 Compton Road, LE3 2DH 		756 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hazel Community Primary School
Hazel Street, LE2 7JN 		863 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Imperial Avenue Infant School
Imperial Avenue, Braunstone LE3 1AH 		956 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Andrewes Street, LE3 5PA 		1,015 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 		855 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrook Mead Academy
31 St Augustine Road, 		1,322 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCastle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, LE3 5QT 		1,581 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moat Community College
Maidstone Road, LE2 0TU 		2,432 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sir Jonathan North Girls College
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		2,722 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 		1,166 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL 		1,781 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		1,979 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 		282 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 		3,699 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 		1,017 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 		1,156 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDe Montfort University
The Gateway, LE1 9BH 		1,210 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ellesmere College
40 Braunstone Lane East, LE3 2FD 		1,827 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		1,867 yd Higher education institutions 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 Shed274 yd
Queens Chicken And Pizza And Masho Pizza154 Narborough Road, Leicester389 yd
Steak House2 Equity Road, Leicester395 yd
Spizarnia Smakow180 Narborough Road, Leicester397 yd
Dhaka Deli198 - 200 Narborough Road, Leicester430 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Oases Bar144 - 146 Narborough Road, Leicester445 yd
Nine74 Narborough Road, Leicester558 yd
The Western70 Western Road, Leicester592 yd
Leicester Electricity Sports Cricket ClubLeicester Electricity Sports Cricke, 66 New Bridge Street735 yd
Sir Robert Peel50 Jarrom Street, Leicester861 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Cyprus Kebab House156 Narborough Road, Leicester389 yd
Tasty Shawarma186 Narborough Road, Leicester397 yd
Frozen And Fresh Fish138 Narborough Road, Leicester443 yd
Doner Master124 Narborough Road, Leicester445 yd
Supreme Fish Bar211 Walnut Street, Leicester485 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland197 - 201 Narborough Road, Leicester462 yd
Co-op SupermarketCo-operative Supermarket, 249 - 259 Narborough Road616 yd
Tesco21 Western Boulevard, Leicester677 yd
B And M Retail Ltd25 Raw Dykes Road, Leicester760 yd
TescoTesco Superstore, 100 New Park Street1,034 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Watershed Youth Centre
THE WATERSHED THE WATERSHED UPPERTON ROAD 		health and fitness suite339 yd
Pure Gym (Leicester Walnut Street)
WALNUT STREET 		health and fitness suite550 yd
Leicester City Fc (King Power Stadium)
THE KING POWER STADIUM THE KING POWER STADIUM FILBERT WAY 		grass pitches598 yd
St Andrews Ball Court
WALNUT STREET 		artificial grass pitch604 yd
The Muscle Machine Gym
UNIT 62B UNIT 62B EVELYN DRIVE 		health and fitness suite638 yd
Electricity Sports Ground
NEW BRIDGE STREET 		grass pitches758 yd
The Gym Group (Leicester)
RAW DYKES ROAD 		health and fitness suite787 yd
Narborough Road Playing Fields
NARBOROUGH ROAD 		grass pitches855 yd
Fullhurst Community College
IMPERIAL AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches965 yd
Leicester Tigers (Welford Road Stadium)
AYLESTONE ROAD 		grass pitches1,051 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 15.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 9.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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 speed73.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed68.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed159.95 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed159.95 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed30.04 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Watkin Road dangerous?

In 2023, 1472 crimes were reported near Watkin Road . Only 4% 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 7HW.

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 7HW

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1472
Violence And Sexual Offences 402
Anti Social Behaviour 143
Other Theft 134
Public Order 134
Shoplifting 128
Vehicle Crime 127
Criminal Damage And Arson 120
Drugs 91
Burglary 77
Bicycle Theft 43
Possession Of Weapons 25
Robbery 18
Other Crime 17
Theft From The Person 13

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Norman Street501 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Petrol Station412 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Norman Street501 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket242 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket242 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket242 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bruce Street263 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Bruce Street263 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Petrol Station412 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Petrol Station412 yd
More Crime Statistics for Watkin Road, Leicester, LE2 7HW

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LE2 7HW 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)268
Full-Time Student (with or without job)138
Full-Time Employee74
Part-Time Employee12
Self-Employed10
Looking after home or family10
Unemployed9
Other5
Retired4
Long-Term Sick or disabled3

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

Female316
Male258

Partnership Status

Single468
Married: Opposite sex51
Separated4
Divorced10
Widowed1

Health

Very good health292
Good health239
Fair health40
Bad health1
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications19
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 19
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 22
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 281
Degree or Similar 171
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi11
Chinese15
Indian52
Pakistani23
Other Asian21
Black African139
Black Caribbean24
Other Black10
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African11
Mixed White and Caribbean9
Mixed Other3
White216
Roma2
Arab18
Other15

Country of Birth

United Kingdom333
European Union83
Rest of Europe8
Africa72
Middle East and Asia72
The Americas and the Caribbean5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK333
10+ Years91
5-10 Years24
2-5 Years28
Less than 2 years95

Passport Held

United Kingdom381
Ireland11
France1
Italy9
Portugal17
Spain2
Lithuania5
Poland17
Romania7
Other EU countries22
Other Europe2
North Africa9
Central and Western Africa20
South and Eastern Africa3
Middle East6
Eastern Asia11
Southern Asia18
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held31

Religion

No religion139
Christian199
Buddhist5
Hindu20
Muslim90
Sikh12
Other religion8
Not answered101
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