Hand Avenue is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE3 1SQ is located in the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester West. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Hand Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1SQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE3 3DE, LE3 1SB, LE3 1QB, LE3 3DD, LE3 1RA, LE3 3DT, LE3 1SE, LE3 1SW, LE3 3AU.

Hand Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Hand Avenue are based on 15 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 LE3 1SQ

Average Price
£192,736
Semi-Detached
£199,368
Terraced
£179,472
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hand Avenue

Average Price
£162,316
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hand AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
133 Hand Avenue, Leicester, Leicester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£100,0002014-06-28 £179,472
133 Hand Avenue, Leicester, Leicester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£105,0002007-01-12 £202,729
133 Hand Avenue, Leicester, Leicester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£95,0002005-12-21 £196,007

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsway Primary School
Kingsway North , Braunstone Town LE3 3BD 		3out of 4 730 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Braunstone Community Primary School
Cort Crescent , Braunstone LE3 1QH 		2out of 4 753 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Fossebrook Primary School
Holmfield Avenue West , Leicester Forest East LE3 3FF 		3out of 4 1,027 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Queensmead Primary Academy
Winstanley Drive , Braunstone LE3 1PF 		3out of 4 1,289 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Caldecote Community Primary School
164 Hallam Crescent East , Braunstone LE3 1FF 		3out of 4 1,623 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Winstanley School
Kingsway North , LE3 3BD 		2out of 4 862 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fullhurst Community College
Imperial Avenue , LE3 1AH 		3out of 4 2,193 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
New College Leicester
Greencoat Road , LE3 6DN 		3out of 4 2,373 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Brook Mead Academy
31 St Augustine Road , 		- not rated 3,546 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Castle Mead Academy
Richard III Road , LE3 5QT 		- not rated 3,603 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Leicester College
Welford Road , LE2 7LW 		- not rated 4,205 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL 		- not rated 4,671 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
WQE and Regent College Group
University Road , LE1 7RJ 		- not rated 4,984 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Avanti Fields School
21 Furrow View , LE5 0BX 		- not rated 2,869 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, 50 Trenant Road , LE2 6UA 		1out of 4 5,373 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Emmanuel Christian School
The Grounds of Braunstone , Evangelical Free Church LE3 1QP 		- not rated 544 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
West Gate School
Glenfield Road , LE3 6DG 		1out of 4 2,169 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cherryleas Assessment Centre
Westcotes Drive , LE3 0QU 		- not rated 2,480 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
Ellesmere College
40 Braunstone Lane East , LE3 2FD 		3out of 4 2,535 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
De Montfort University
The Gateway , LE1 9BH 		- not rated 3,856 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
Coffee & Co9 Sun Way, Braunstone Town371 yd
An Apple A DayBraunstone Health And Social Care C, 39 Hockley Farm Road923 yd
14Forty At Crown PackagingCrown Bevcan Uk, Golf Course Lane972 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Braunstone Victoria Working Mens ClubBraunstone Victoria Working Mens Cl, Cantrell Road297 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lee's House8 Sun Way, Braunstone Town327 yd
TJ's BBQ13 Raven Road, Leicester392 yd
Braunstone Spice & Rice438A Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town422 yd
The Kebab Man/Terry's Takeaway75 Heyford Road, Leicester644 yd
Popeye's Burgers And Pizza47 Wellinger Way, Leicester717 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Central England Co-Operative Society2 Hinckley Road, Leicester Forest East1,011 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Hockley Farm
HOCKLEY FARM ROAD 		grass pitches736 yd
Braunstone Park
CORT CRESCENT 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches836 yd
Winstanley Community College
KINGSWAY NORTH 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, squash courts, swimming pool840 yd
Shakespeare Park
AVON ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts912 yd
Holmfield Park (Closed)
Wardens Walk 		grass pitches936 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 speed219 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed23.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Hand Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 572 crimes were reported near Hand Avenue . Only 17% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LE3 1SQ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Hand Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1SQ

Employment

LE3 1SQ area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% 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 LE3 1SQ 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 Employee115
Part-Time Employee55
Looking after home or family31
Long-Term Sick or disabled30
Student (economically inactive)26
Self-Employed20
Unemployed19
Retired15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)12
Other11

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Transport and storage17
Accommodation and food service activities16
Manufacturing12
Education9
Construction7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Other5
Administrative and support service activities5
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Real estate activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Financial and insurance activities1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female262
Male234

Partnership Status

Single185
Married: Opposite sex102
Separated6
Divorced31
Widowed9

Health

Very good health249
Good health166
Fair health55
Bad health19
Very bad health7

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications88
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 48
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 58
Apprenticeship16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 46
Degree or Similar 65
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian8
Other Asian15
Black African58
Black Caribbean1
Other Black8
Mixed White and Asian9
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean10
Mixed Other3
White375
Gypsy or Irish Traveller4
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom370
European Union65
Rest of Europe2
Africa35
Middle East and Asia24
The Americas and the Caribbean2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK370
10+ Years89
5-10 Years28
2-5 Years10

Passport Held

United Kingdom271
Germany1
Portugal16
Spain3
Lithuania3
Poland46
Romania3
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa10
Southern Asia6
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held134

Religion

No religion268
Christian179
Buddhist2
Hindu4
Muslim20
Sikh4
Not answered19
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