Highwood Drive is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE5 0BW is located in the Troon electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester East. This postcode has been in use since 2016-09-01.
StreetScan combines information about Highwood Drive, Leicester, LE5 0BW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE5 0BU, LE5 0BQ, LE5 0BG, LE5 0BP, LE5 0UA, LE5 0BN, LE5 0BR, LE5 0BJ, LE5 0TY.

Highwood Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Highwood Drive are based on 6 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 LE5 0BW

Average Price
£524,479
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£524,479
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Highwood Drive

Average Price
£524,479
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Highwood DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
4 Highwood Drive, Leicester, Leicester
Detached, a newly built property 		£322,5002017-04-07 £501,367
3 Highwood Drive, Leicester, Leicester
Detached, a newly built property 		£300,0002016-12-22 £473,913
6 Highwood Drive, Leicester, Leicester
Detached, a newly built property 		£350,0002016-12-22 £552,899
5 Highwood Drive, Leicester, Leicester
Detached, a newly built property 		£335,0002016-12-16 £529,203
2 Highwood Drive, Leicester, Leicester
Detached, a newly built property 		£360,0002016-11-11 £573,221

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Falcons Primary School
George Hine House, Gipsy Lane LE5 0TA 		643 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4North Mead Primary Academy
Northfield Road, LE4 9DL 		719 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Merrydale Junior School
Claydon Road, LE5 0PL 		734 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Merrydale Infant School
Claydon Road, LE5 0PL 		791 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Humberstone Infant Academy
Main Street, Humberstone LE5 1AE 		1,019 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Soar Valley College
Gleneagles Avenue, LE4 7GY 		1,721 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rushey Mead Academy
Melton Road, LE4 7AN 		2,188 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Crown Hills Community College
Gwendolen Road, LE5 5FT 		2,640 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Orchard Mead Academy
Keyham Lane West, LE5 1RT 		2,778 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road, LE5 5LL 		2,789 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedGateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive, LE5 1GA 		1,203 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL 		3,686 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		4,490 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		4,639 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 		5,462 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedOakham House
493 Gypsy Lane, Humberstone LE5 0TD 		83 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedAl-Aqsa Schools Trust
The Wayne Way, Leicester LE5 4PP 		1,719 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedJameah Boys Academy
33 Wood Hill, Leicester LE5 3SQ 		1,872 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedJameah Academy
49 Rolleston Street, LE5 3SD 		1,906 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedKeyham Lodge School
Keyham Lane, LE5 1FG 		2,038 yd Academy special converter No 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
Heights BarHumberstone Heights Golf Club, Gipsy Lane450 yd
Bad Boyz Burgers254 Victoria Road East, Leicester677 yd
Crusty's Cafe216 Uppingham Road, Leicester909 yd
O Nosso Pãozinho198A Uppingham Road, Leicester909 yd
Casablanca186 Uppingham Road, Leicester915 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Istanbul BBQ Gipsy Lane434 Gipsy Lane, Leicester554 yd
Heavenly Gift262 Victoria Road East, Leicester677 yd
Victoria Fish Chips And Grill288 Victoria Road East, Leicester677 yd
Ginseng Garden206 Uppingham Road, Leicester909 yd
Marshall Traditional Chippy204 Uppingham Road, Leicester909 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
AIG Foods65 Crest Rise, Leicester758 yd
Iceland273 - 275 Uppingham Road, Leicester966 yd
Humberstone Food Store Ltd59 - 61 Main Street, Humberstone990 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Humberstone Heights Golf Club
GIPSY LANE 		golf257 yd
The Emerald Centre
GIPSY LANE 		grass pitches376 yd
Northfield House Primary Academy
NORTHFIELD ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool840 yd
Be Fitter (Closed)
7a 7a Trevanth Road 		health and fitness suite943 yd
Humberstone Park
301A 301A UPPINGHAM ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts1,085 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 speed200 Mbit/s
Average download speed340 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed24 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Highwood Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 327 crimes were reported near Highwood Drive . 31% 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 LE5 0BW.

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

More Crime Statistics for Highwood Drive, Leicester, LE5 0BW

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 327
Violence And Sexual Offences 166
Public Order 44
Criminal Damage And Arson 34
Vehicle Crime 20
Other Theft 18
Anti Social Behaviour 14
Burglary 12
Other Crime 6
Bicycle Theft 5
Drugs 5
Robbery 2
Possession Of Weapons 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LE5 0BW.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Leveric Road525 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near Tomlin Road523 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Grosvenor Gate203 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cordelia Close525 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Shalford Road361 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shalford Road361 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Tomlin Road523 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Tomlin Road523 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Humberhts Drive500 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Grosvenor Gate203 yd
More Crime Statistics for Highwood Drive, Leicester, LE5 0BW

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee147
Part-Time Employee57
Retired51
Long-Term Sick or disabled42
Looking after home or family36
Self-Employed29
Other25
Student (economically inactive)21
Unemployed14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)12

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles19
Education15
Manufacturing11
Construction5
Accommodation and food service activities5
Financial and insurance activities5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Other3
Administrative and support service activities2
Transport and storage2
Real estate activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female307
Male314

Partnership Status

Single186
Married: Opposite sex195
Separated10
Divorced20
Widowed26

Health

Very good health308
Good health183
Fair health89
Bad health32
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications109
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 42
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 51
Apprenticeship15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 68
Degree or Similar 125
Other24

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi11
Indian254
Pakistani37
Other Asian8
Black African41
Black Caribbean19
Other Black7
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African6
Mixed White and Caribbean26
Mixed Other8
White184
Arab3
Other14

Country of Birth

United Kingdom451
European Union35
Africa66
Middle East and Asia63
The Americas and the Caribbean7

Length of Residence

Born in the UK451
10+ Years128
5-10 Years22
2-5 Years13
Less than 2 years7

Passport Held

United Kingdom455
Ireland1
France6
Italy3
Portugal6
Lithuania1
Poland3
Other EU countries27
South and Eastern Africa13
Southern Asia15
Central and South America1
No passport held89

Religion

No religion102
Christian128
Buddhist2
Hindu88
Jewish3
Muslim232
Sikh12
Other religion3
Not answered52
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