The Drive is in Birstall, Leicester and in Charnwood district. LE4 4BL is located in the Birstall Watermead electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Charnwood. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about The Drive, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 4BL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE4 3ED, LE4 4BE, LE4 4AE, LE4 4BF, LE4 3BP, LE4 4BJ, LE4 3BN, LE4 3AX, LE4 4AA.

The Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Drive are based on 148 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Charnwood.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE4 4BL

Average Price
£500,645
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£500,645
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Drive

Average Price
£325,306
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
5 The Drive, Leicester, Leicestershire
Detached, an established residential building 		£262,5002014-06-13 £439,609
5 The Drive, Leicester, Leicestershire
Detached, an established residential building 		£109,0001995-12-01 £561,680

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre
Greengate Lane , Birstall LE4 3DL 		3out of 4 852 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall
Wanlip Lane , Birstall LE4 4JU 		3out of 4 928 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mowmacre Hill Primary School
Tedworth Green , LE4 2NG 		3out of 4 1,307 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School
Thurcaston Road , LE4 5PG 		3out of 4 1,439 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodstock Primary Academy
Hattern Avenue , LE4 2GZ 		3out of 4 1,508 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Cedars Academy
Wanlip Lane , Birstall LE4 4GH 		3out of 4 1,646 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rushey Mead Academy
Melton Road , LE4 7AN 		4out of 4 1,851 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Soar Valley College
Gleneagles Avenue , LE4 7GY 		4out of 4 2,319 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Babington Academy
Strasbourg Drive , Beaumont Leys LE4 0SZ 		4out of 4 2,698 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Roundhill Academy
997 Melton Road , Thurmaston LE4 8GQ 		3out of 4 3,225 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive , LE5 1GA 		- not rated 4,862 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL 		- not rated 5,170 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
ALP Leicester
Stonehill Avenue , Birstall LE4 4JG 		- not rated 1,638 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Darul Uloom Leicester
119 Loughborough Road , LE4 5LN 		- not rated 2,241 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Oakham House
493 Gypsy Lane , Humberstone LE5 0TD 		- not rated 4,121 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
Wolfdale School
CROPSTON ROAD , ANSTEY LE7 7BP 		- not rated 4,226 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mulberry School
St George's House, William Street , LE1 1RW 		- not rated 4,532 yd Other independent 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
Lees Of Birstall60 Front Street669 yd
The Cafe on the Corner97 Sibson Road788 yd
Twenty 1 Restaurant Bar And GrillGreenacres, 7 The Sidings932 yd
RT's Cafe Bistro1a The Meadway949 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Old Plough18 Front Street669 yd
The Royal British Legion Club19 Front Street691 yd
Earl Of StamfordFront Street691 yd
The White Horse11 White Horse Lane724 yd
Birstall Social Club16-18 Wanlip Lane761 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
P'Uddins17A Sibson Road653 yd
Tom’s Kitchen7 Sibson Road658 yd
Aroma Spice17 Sibson Road658 yd
Birstall Fisheries1 Sibson Road658 yd
Shishgo Mangul87a Sibson Road788 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative Group19 Wanlip Lane813 yd
Tesco Express139 Sibson Road883 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
School Lane Fields
THE PADDOCK THE PADDOCK SCHOOL LANE 		grass pitches420 yd
Birstall Golf Club
STATION ROAD 		golf558 yd
Co-Op Sports & Social Club
BIRSTALL ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts622 yd
Birstall Social Club
WANLIP LANE 		709 yd
Riverside Academy
WANLIP LANE 		grass pitches, swimming pool841 yd
Highcliffe Primary School
GREENGATE LANE 		grass pitches, swimming pool929 yd
Mowmacre Sports Ground
MOWMACRE SPORTS GROUND MOWMACRE SPORTS GROUND THURCASTON ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts981 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%

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

Safety

Is The Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 84 crimes were reported near The Drive . 63% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LE4 4BL.

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

More Crime Statistics for The Drive, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 4BL

Employment

LE4 4BL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee95
Retired84
Self-Employed42
Part-Time Employee41
Student (economically inactive)17
Long-Term Sick or disabled17
Looking after home or family13
Unemployed4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Other3

Employment Industry

Manufacturing32
Human health and social work activities26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles26
Education25
Professional, scientific and technical activities17
Administrative and support service activities12
Other11
Construction10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Financial and insurance activities6
Information and communication5
Accommodation and food service activities4
Transport and storage4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female192
Male189

Partnership Status

Single85
Married: Opposite sex192
Married: Same sex2
Separated5
Divorced13
Widowed22

Health

Very good health183
Good health136
Fair health40
Bad health20
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications66
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 29
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 39
Apprenticeship16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 45
Degree or Similar 121
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese5
Indian129
Pakistani9
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and Caribbean1
White226
Other4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom310
European Union15
Africa22
Middle East and Asia34

Length of Residence

Born in the UK310
10+ Years56
5-10 Years6
2-5 Years1
Less than 2 years8

Passport Held

United Kingdom341
Portugal1
Poland4
Romania3
Other EU countries4
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia3
No passport held22

Religion

No religion89
Christian140
Buddhist1
Hindu97
Muslim11
Sikh19
Not answered24
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