Fountains Avenue is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE2 9FF is located in the Eyres Monsell electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester South. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Fountains Avenue, Leicester, LE2 9FF and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE2 9FJ, LE2 9FB, LE2 9FS, LE2 9FT, LE2 9GB, LE2 9FE, LE2 9FD, LE2 9FA, LE2 9FL.

Fountains Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Fountains Avenue are based on 13 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 9FF

Average Price
£187,427
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£187,427
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fountains Avenue

Average Price
£187,427
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fountains AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
17 Fountains Avenue, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£165,0002022-01-21 £180,409
14 Fountains Avenue, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£182,5002021-05-10 £210,675
4 Fountains Avenue, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£140,0002019-05-03 £189,618
13 Fountains Avenue, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£90,0002014-07-25 £161,337
15 Fountains Avenue, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£109,9502006-08-04 £204,725

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, LE18 2FR 		3,187 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 4Eyres Monsell Primary School
Simmins Crescent, Eyres Monsell LE2 9AH 		342 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Rolleston Primary School
Hillsborough Road, LE2 9PT 		491 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Glen Hills Primary School
Featherby Drive, Glen Parva LE2 9NY 		1,247 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Montrose School
Wigston Lane, Aylestone LE2 8TN 		1,325 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Stonesby Avenue, LE2 6TY 		1,337 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4South Wigston High School
St Thomas Road, LE18 4TA 		1,630 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wigston College
Station Road, LE18 2DS 		2,613 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4The Lancaster Academy
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		2,731 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Wigston Academy
Station Road, LE18 2DT 		2,783 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sir Jonathan North Girls College
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		2,923 yd Academy converter No Girls 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 		4,209 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		4,271 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL 		5,315 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 		1,251 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAvanti Fields School
21 Furrow View, LE5 0BX 		4,374 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedFoxfields Academy
Hospital Lane, LE8 4FE 		2,623 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ellesmere College
40 Braunstone Lane East, LE3 2FD 		2,780 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Station Road, Wigston LE18 2DT 		2,797 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMillgate School
18a Scott Street, LE2 6DW 		3,103 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Leicester Partnership School
Carisbrooke Gardens, LE2 3PR 		3,791 yd Pupil referral unit 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
Thelma's KitchenEyres Monsell Club For Young People, Whitteney Drive South418 yd
LT's KitchenEyres Monsell Club, Littlejohn Road610 yd
Ivolve AylestoneHeathcotes Aylestone, 128 Lutterworth Road720 yd
Tony's Bistro3 Carvers Corner, Grange Drive795 yd
The Salvation Army CentreLadysmith Road, Wigston799 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Scarlet PimpernelHowden Road, Leicester455 yd
Aylestone Park Sports BarAylestone Park Youth Football Club, 800 Saffron Lane704 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Caprinos Pizza Fritzo Wraps And Burgers206 Sturdee Road, Leicester595 yd
Sturdee Plaice212 Sturdee Road, Leicester595 yd
Ocean Fish And Grill2 Swinford Avenue, Leicester603 yd
Carvers Cobs9 Grange Drive, Glen Parva762 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative Supermarket1 Sturdee Road, Leicester853 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Rolleston Primary School
HILLSBOROUGH ROAD 		grass pitches482 yd
Sturdee Road Playing Fields
STURDEE ROAD 		grass pitches556 yd
Rollestone Park
SILSDEN RISE 		grass pitches585 yd
Eyres Monsell Baptist Free Church
EYRES MONSELL BAPTIST FREE CHURCH EYRES MONSELL BAPTIST FREE CHURCH DORSET AVENUE 		729 yd
Linwood Playing Field
SAFFRON LANE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches796 yd
H.M.Y.O.I. Glen Parva (Closed)
Tigers Road 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite861 yd
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy
TRENANT ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches968 yd
Dorothy Avenue Playing Field
Dorothy Avenue 		grass pitches1,060 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 speed89.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed219.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed18.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed19.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Fountains Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 921 crimes were reported near Fountains Avenue . Only 9% 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 9FF.

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

More Crime Statistics for Fountains Avenue, Leicester, LE2 9FF

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 921
Violence And Sexual Offences 403
Criminal Damage And Arson 129
Public Order 86
Shoplifting 73
Anti Social Behaviour 66
Other Theft 58
Drugs 25
Burglary 21
Vehicle Crime 21
Other Crime 20
Possession Of Weapons 11
Bicycle Theft 3
Robbery 3
Theft From The Person 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LE2 9FF.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Hillsborough Road463 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Sturdee Road217 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Hillsborough Road463 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Tadcaster Avenue247 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Tadcaster Avenue247 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Tadcaster Avenue247 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Tadcaster Avenue247 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Tadcaster Avenue247 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Garnett Crescent249 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Lawford Road386 yd
More Crime Statistics for Fountains Avenue, Leicester, LE2 9FF

Employment

LE2 9FF area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee69
Part-Time Employee43
Retired31
Looking after home or family20
Long-Term Sick or disabled17
Self-Employed16
Student (economically inactive)16
Unemployed9
Other7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles28
Human health and social work activities18
Manufacturing16
Construction16
Accommodation and food service activities14
Administrative and support service activities12
Transport and storage9
Education6
Other4
Real estate activities4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Professional, scientific and technical activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Financial and insurance activities1
Information and communication1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female188
Male158

Partnership Status

Single116
Married: Opposite sex57
Separated14
Divorced26
Widowed21

Health

Very good health156
Good health109
Fair health58
Bad health20
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications67
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 21
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 42
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 34
Degree or Similar 45
Other11

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Pakistani10
Other Asian14
Black African15
Black Caribbean2
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian12
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean9
Mixed Other1
White263
Arab8
Other4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom300
European Union19
Africa7
Middle East and Asia21

Length of Residence

Born in the UK300
10+ Years25
5-10 Years15
2-5 Years8

Passport Held

United Kingdom224
Ireland1
Germany1
Italy3
Lithuania2
Poland4
Romania3
Other EU countries8
Central and Western Africa2
Southern Asia11
No passport held88

Religion

No religion179
Christian107
Buddhist3
Hindu2
Muslim38
Other religion1
Not answered13
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