Richmond Road is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE2 8BB is located in the Saffron electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester South. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Richmond Road, Leicester, LE2 8BB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE2 8AY, LE2 8BA, LE2 7PN, LE2 8AX, LE2 7PH, LE2 7PL, LE2 8BJ, LE2 8BD, LE2 7QE.

Richmond Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Richmond Road are based on 112 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 8BB

Average Price
£218,700
Semi-Detached
£220,568
Terraced
£215,404
Detached
£245,705
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Richmond Road

Average Price
£202,816
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Richmond Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
63 Richmond Road, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£195,0002023-01-05 £194,128
25 Richmond Road, Leicester, Leicester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£200,0002022-01-27 £223,079
87 Richmond Road, Leicester, Leicester
Detached, an established residential building 		£248,0002021-09-15 £288,031
57 Richmond Road, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£168,0002021-01-15 £200,003
59 Richmond Road, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£163,1502020-07-28 £205,248

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, LE18 2FR 		4,438 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 4Knighton Mead Primary Academy
Knighton Fields Road West, LE2 6LG 		556 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Granby Primary School
Granby Road, LE2 8LP 		916 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Mary's Fields Primary School
21 Compton Road, LE3 2DH 		1,193 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Marriott Primary School
Broughton Road, LE2 6NE 		1,327 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hazel Community Primary School
Hazel Street, LE2 7JN 		1,401 yd Community school 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 		1,459 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
1out of 4The Lancaster Academy
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		1,518 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fullhurst Community College
Imperial Avenue, LE3 1AH 		1,881 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrook Mead Academy
31 St Augustine Road, 		2,681 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCastle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, LE3 5QT 		2,956 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		1,432 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		1,650 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL 		2,475 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 		1,739 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 		2,243 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedMillgate School
18a Scott Street, LE2 6DW 		1,118 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Ellesmere College
40 Braunstone Lane East, LE3 2FD 		1,551 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		1,787 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Children's Hospital School
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary LE1 5WW 		1,957 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Crispin's School
6 St Mary's Road, LE2 1XA 		2,221 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
Blue Peter Gurkha Bar And Grill92 Cavendish Road, Leicester88 yd
Feasters (Glazed, Bimmi, Coco, Burgerii)1 Cavendish Road, Leicester179 yd
Choice Cafe266 Aylestone Road, Leicester254 yd
Million Flavours215 Saffron Lane, Leicester332 yd
Terry's Cob Shop41 Dartford Road, Leicester460 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Aylestone Conservative Club204 - 206 Saffron Lane, Leicester311 yd
The CricketersGrace Road, Leicester360 yd
Leicester Sports Centre16 Commercial Square, Leicester807 yd
The Lounge451 Saffron Lane, Leicester997 yd
Friar Lane & Epworth FCFriar Lane And Epworth Football Clu, Knighton Lane East1,011 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Gemini311 Aylestone Road, Leicester234 yd
Expresso Pizza319 Aylestone Road, Leicester234 yd
Tushba Pizza284 Aylestone Road, Leicester254 yd
Angels Chippy231 Saffron Lane, Leicester332 yd
Chung's Garden233 Saffron Lane, Leicester332 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Food Plus205 - 207 Saffron Lane, Leicester291 yd
AldiAdelaide Works, 577 Aylestone Road830 yd
Tesco455 - 459 Saffron Lane, Leicester997 yd
B And M Retail Ltd25 Raw Dykes Road, Leicester1,077 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Aylestone Leisure Centre
KNIGHTON LANE EAST 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool477 yd
Saffron Lane Athletics Stadium
SAFFRON LANE 		artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite477 yd
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
COUNTY GROUND COUNTY GROUND GRACE ROAD 		grass pitches556 yd
Aylestone Recreation Ground
KNIGHTON LANE EAST 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches619 yd
Leicester Sports Centre Ltd
COMMERCIAL SQUARE 		850 yd
Friar Lane & Epworth Fc
Knighton Lane East 		grass pitches875 yd
Leicester City Fc (King Power Stadium)
THE KING POWER STADIUM THE KING POWER STADIUM FILBERT WAY 		grass pitches975 yd
Millgate School
SCOTT STREET 		grass pitches1,027 yd
The Muscle Machine Gym
UNIT 62B UNIT 62B EVELYN DRIVE 		health and fitness suite1,050 yd
The Gym Group (Leicester)
RAW DYKES ROAD 		health and fitness suite1,068 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 97.2%

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 speed137.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Richmond Road dangerous?

In 2023, 780 crimes were reported near Richmond Road . Only 11% 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 8BB.

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

More Crime Statistics for Richmond Road, Leicester, LE2 8BB

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 780
Violence And Sexual Offences 319
Criminal Damage And Arson 101
Public Order 85
Drugs 75
Other Theft 49
Vehicle Crime 46
Anti Social Behaviour 42
Burglary 30
Other Crime 14
Bicycle Theft 9
Possession Of Weapons 5
Robbery 2
Theft From The Person 2
Shoplifting 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LE2 8BB.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Dartford Road456 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Denmark Road338 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Kempson Road378 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Kempson Road378 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Kempson Road378 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Park Avenue172 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Shakespeare Street479 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Aylestone Road251 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Aylestone Road251 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Aylestone Road251 yd
More Crime Statistics for Richmond Road, Leicester, LE2 8BB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee124
Part-Time Employee38
Self-Employed31
Retired28
Student (economically inactive)13
Looking after home or family9
Other8
Unemployed8
Long-Term Sick or disabled7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles39
Education36
Human health and social work activities20
Manufacturing15
Professional, scientific and technical activities12
Accommodation and food service activities11
Construction10
Transport and storage10
Administrative and support service activities9
Other9
Information and communication8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Financial and insurance activities5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female161
Male182

Partnership Status

Single150
Married: Opposite sex74
Separated7
Divorced28
Widowed11

Health

Very good health164
Good health130
Fair health33
Bad health12
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications42
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 41
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 47
Degree or Similar 105

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian20
Other Asian3
Black African6
Black Caribbean6
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian12
Mixed White and Caribbean14
White275
Other6

Country of Birth

United Kingdom277
European Union35
Rest of Europe1
Africa7
Middle East and Asia16
The Americas and the Caribbean7

Length of Residence

Born in the UK277
10+ Years32
5-10 Years19
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom245
Ireland1
Italy1
Spain4
Poland20
Romania9
Other EU countries5
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa3
Southern Asia4
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America1
No passport held48

Religion

No religion166
Christian129
Buddhist1
Hindu4
Muslim2
Sikh11
Not answered30
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