The Avenue is in Blaby, Leicester and in Blaby district. LE8 4GW is located in the Saxondale electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of South Leicestershire. This postcode has been in use since 1994-05-01.
StreetScan combines information about The Avenue, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4GW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE8 4EF, LE8 4EQ, LE8 4GJ, LE8 4JA, LE8 4GA, LE8 4ED, LE8 4GD, LE8 4DA, LE8 4GH.

The Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Avenue are based on 63 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Blaby.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for LE8 4GW

Average Price
£395,887
Semi-Detached
£424,198
Terraced
£249,290
Detached
£466,012
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Avenue

Average Price
£506,974
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 AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
21 The Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£249,9992022-12-09 £238,108
12 The Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£440,0002022-01-31 £474,182
3 The Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire
Detached, an established residential building 		£425,0002021-06-28 £473,876
5 The Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire
Detached, an established residential building 		£280,0002020-04-24 £351,684
14 The Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£315,0002019-09-13 £400,875

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, LE18 2FR 		4,470 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School
Queens Road, Blaby LE8 4EG 		306 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone
Wale Road, Whetstone LE8 6NJ 		576 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School
Hospital Lane, Blaby LE8 4FE 		1,003 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Glen Hills Primary School
Featherby Drive, Glen Parva LE2 9NY 		1,503 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Badgerbrook Primary School
Badger Drive, Whetstone LE8 6ZW 		1,717 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCountesthorpe Academy
Winchester Road, LE8 5PR 		2,344 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4South Wigston High School
St Thomas Road, LE18 4TA 		2,492 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brockington College
Blaby Road, Enderby LE19 4AQ 		2,820 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wigston College
Station Road, LE18 2DS 		3,899 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Wigston Academy
Station Road, LE18 2DT 		4,109 yd Academy converter 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 		3,450 yd Academy sponsor led 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 		1,443 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrooke House Day School
Croft Road, Cosby LE9 1SE 		3,746 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Station Road, Wigston LE18 2DT 		4,022 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ellesmere College
40 Braunstone Lane East, LE3 2FD 		4,504 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLodge Farm Education
Lodge Farm, Sutton In the Elms LE9 6RB 		5,065 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
Double Dragon9 Enderby Road, Blaby394 yd
Dipali25 Lutterworth Road, Blaby401 yd
Central Co-op Blaby Insomnia8 Crossways House, Enderby Road442 yd
Coffee Bean5 Forge Corner, Enderby Road477 yd
Jenno's Coffee HouseOrchard Mews, 21 Leicester Road540 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Bulls Head22 Lutterworth Road, Blaby431 yd
The Old Vicarage123 Enderby Road, Whetstone452 yd
Fox & Tiger4 Lutterworth Road, Blaby482 yd
Vipers Rugby Football ClubBlaby Bypass, Whetstone571 yd
The Black Horse (wet Sales Only)Sycamore Street, Blaby589 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hong Kong Takeaway27 Lutterworth Road, Blaby395 yd
Domino's Pizza11 Johns Court, Blaby408 yd
The Chippy2 Johns Court, Blaby420 yd
Wans House19 Sycamore Street, Blaby552 yd
Square Pizza1 Cross Street, Blaby553 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland Foods LTD8 Johns Court, Blaby380 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd.Aldi Stores Ltd, Brackley Court, Welford Road475 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Blaby Fitness
The Westfield House Hotel The Westfield House Hotel Enderby Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool356 yd
Eden Ladies Health & Fitness (Closed)
6a 6a Welford Road 		health and fitness suite476 yd
Blaby Victoria Tennis Club
LEICESTER ROAD 		tennis courts529 yd
Vipers Rfc
BLABY BY PASS 		grass pitches574 yd
Northfield Park
LEICESTER ROAD 		grass pitches798 yd
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School
HOSPITAL LANE 		grass pitches886 yd
Whetstone United Reformed Church Hall
HIGH STREET 		902 yd
The Fitness Bank (Closed)
Southway 		health and fitness suite990 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 speed66 Mbit/s
Average download speed148.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed19 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is The Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 200 crimes were reported near The Avenue . 44% 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 LE8 4GW.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 200
Violence And Sexual Offences 69
Other Theft 42
Public Order 21
Criminal Damage And Arson 13
Burglary 13
Vehicle Crime 12
Shoplifting 12
Anti Social Behaviour 9
Drugs 3
Other Crime 3
Possession Of Weapons 1
Robbery 1
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LE8 4GW.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAction to be taken by another organisationOn or near College Road390 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Stretton Court118 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Winchester Avenue358 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Stretton Court118 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Petrol Station473 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Petrol Station473 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Petrol Station473 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Dovedale Avenue349 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Auburn Road222 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Freer Close466 yd

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in LE8 4GW area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 46% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired158
Full-Time Employee85
Part-Time Employee28
Self-Employed23
Long-Term Sick or disabled13
Unemployed12
Student (economically inactive)9
Looking after home or family7
Other6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles40
Education28
Human health and social work activities18
Professional, scientific and technical activities11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Manufacturing10
Construction10
Other8
Accommodation and food service activities8
Transport and storage6
Information and communication5
Administrative and support service activities4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Financial and insurance activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female237
Male170

Partnership Status

Single112
Married: Opposite sex130
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated9
Divorced34
Widowed62

Health

Very good health159
Good health126
Fair health99
Bad health20
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications90
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 31
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 38
Apprenticeship16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 42
Degree or Similar 116
Other14

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi5
Chinese1
Indian19
Other Asian3
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other4
White369

Country of Birth

United Kingdom371
European Union13
Africa5
Middle East and Asia14
The Americas and the Caribbean2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK371
10+ Years25
5-10 Years3
2-5 Years1
Less than 2 years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom315
Ireland2
Lithuania2
Other EU countries2
Southern Asia1
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held81

Religion

No religion167
Christian173
Hindu14
Muslim5
Sikh5
Other religion4
Not answered38
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