Downing Drive is in Leicester and in Leicester district. LE5 6LR is located in the Evington electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Leicester East. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Downing Drive, Leicester, LE5 6LR and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE5 6XG, LE5 6XD, LE5 6XB, LE5 6XQ, LE5 6XP, LE5 6JH, LE5 6HE, LE5 6XR, LE5 6XS.

Downing Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Downing Drive are based on 102 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 6LR

Average Price
£454,826
Semi-Detached
£411,121
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£479,345
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£305,570

Estimated Average Property Prices for Downing Drive

Average Price
£416,721
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Downing DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
148 Downing Drive, Leicester, Leicester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£360,0002022-01-14 £401,542
126 Downing Drive, Leicester, Leicester
Detached, an established residential building 		£310,0002020-08-28 £399,039
156 Downing Drive, Leicester, Leicester
Detached, an established residential building 		£325,0002018-08-28 £459,301
138 Downing Drive, Leicester, Leicester
Other, an established residential building 		£250,0002018-07-27 £305,570
136 Downing Drive, Leicester, Leicester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£185,0002008-09-30 £367,810

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Krishna Avanti Primary School
Spencefield Lane, Evington LE5 6HN 		575 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Whitehall Primary School
Whitehall Road, LE5 6GJ 		690 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Linden Primary School
Headland Road, Evington LE5 6AD 		1,360 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
Dudley Avenue, LE5 2EG 		1,626 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Main Street, Thurnby LE7 9PN 		1,652 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4The City of Leicester College
Downing Drive, Evington LE5 6LN 		277 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Judgemeadow Community College
Marydene Drive, Evington LE5 6HP 		346 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Spencefield Lane, LE5 6HN 		630 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Crown Hills Community College
Gwendolen Road, LE5 5FT 		1,914 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Manor High School
Copse Close, Oadby LE2 4FU 		2,597 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed 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 		3,365 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		4,340 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL 		4,701 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		5,047 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Oaklands School
Whitehall Road, Evington LE5 6GJ 		635 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Leicester City Primary PRU
Gervas Road, LE5 2EJ 		1,627 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ash Field Academy
Broad Avenue, LE5 4PY 		1,697 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl-Aqsa Schools Trust
The Wayne Way, Leicester LE5 4PP 		2,371 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLand of Learning Primary School
5-11 Evington Drive, Leicester LE5 5PF 		2,671 yd Other independent school 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
Judge Meadow Community College Football Centre CafeJudgemeadow Community College, Marydene Drive387 yd
Cafe Blends43 Downing Drive, Leicester566 yd
Eden Cafe Bar11 Main Street, Evington979 yd
Nazar BBQ House42 Main Street, Evington979 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Dove48 Downing Drive, Leicester436 yd
The CedarsMain Street, Evington979 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hunters Fish Bar55 Welland Vale Road, Leicester646 yd
Happy Kitchen57 Welland Vale Road, Leicester646 yd
TJ's Burgers17 Main Street, Evington979 yd
Little Palace34 Main Street, Evington979 yd
Village Fish Bar28 Main Street, Evington979 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco49 Downing Drive, Leicester566 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Evington Leisure Centre
DOWNING DRIVE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool112 yd
The City Of Leicester College
DOWNING DRIVE 		grass pitches260 yd
Judgemeadow Community College
Marydene Drive 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite313 yd
Saint Paul'S Catholic School
SPENCEFIELD LANE 		grass pitches727 yd
Whitehall Primary School
WHITEHALL ROAD 		grass pitches805 yd
Evington Park
EVINGTON HOUSE EVINGTON HOUSE CORDERY ROAD 		grass pitches1,007 yd
Davenport Road Playing Fields
BEECHWOOD CLOSE 		grass pitches1,043 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 95.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 95.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 95.7%

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 speed178.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed18.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Downing Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 136 crimes were reported near Downing Drive . 54% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. Crime level on this street is below average. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LE5 6LR.

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

More Crime Statistics for Downing Drive, Leicester, LE5 6LR

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 136
Violence And Sexual Offences 59
Public Order 17
Criminal Damage And Arson 11
Other Theft 11
Vehicle Crime 10
Burglary 6
Anti Social Behaviour 5
Drugs 5
Possession Of Weapons 4
Bicycle Theft 4
Robbery 2
Theft From The Person 1
Other Crime 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LE5 6LR.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near B667527 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Chorley Wood Road377 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Woodnewton Drive502 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Woodnewton Drive502 yd
2023-11BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Kilverstone Avenue235 yd
2023-11Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Yelverton Avenue205 yd
2023-11BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Yelverton Avenue205 yd
2023-11Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near Yelverton Avenue205 yd
2023-11Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Yelverton Avenue205 yd
2023-11Violence and sexual offencesLocal resolutionOn or near Yelverton Avenue205 yd
More Crime Statistics for Downing Drive, Leicester, LE5 6LR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee98
Retired92
Part-Time Employee31
Self-Employed23
Student (economically inactive)19
Looking after home or family13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)11
Unemployed8
Other7
Long-Term Sick or disabled7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles46
Manufacturing42
Human health and social work activities21
Education15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Transport and storage11
Financial and insurance activities7
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Construction6
Administrative and support service activities5
Information and communication4
Other3
Accommodation and food service activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female183
Male182

Partnership Status

Single74
Married: Opposite sex196
Separated3
Divorced14
Widowed20

Health

Very good health171
Good health135
Fair health46
Bad health15
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications91
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 24
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 48
Degree or Similar 96
Other15

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi2
Chinese7
Indian245
Pakistani17
Other Asian13
Black African7
Other Black1
White40
Arab9
Other24

Country of Birth

United Kingdom186
European Union13
Africa53
Middle East and Asia114

Length of Residence

Born in the UK186
10+ Years148
5-10 Years18
2-5 Years12
Less than 2 years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom317
Ireland1
Italy8
Portugal5
Other EU countries1
North Africa2
South and Eastern Africa4
Middle East5
Southern Asia15
No passport held10

Religion

No religion8
Christian45
Buddhist4
Hindu127
Muslim68
Sikh82
Other religion3
Not answered31
↑