West Street is in Blaby, Leicester and in Blaby district. LE8 4GY 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 West Street, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4GY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LE8 4HX, LE8 4GH, LE8 4FH, LE8 4GZ, LE8 4GT, LE8 4GD, LE8 4GG, LE8 4HU, LE8 4GS.

West Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on West Street are based on 297 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 4GY

Average Price
£305,304
Semi-Detached
£271,353
Terraced
£219,961
Detached
£363,234
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£287,682

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Street

Average Price
£226,440
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
35 West Street, Leicester, Leicestershire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£318,0002022-04-29 £327,364
46 West Street, Leicester, Leicestershire
Detached, an established residential building 		£239,0002022-03-24 £243,620
1 West Street, Leicester, Leicestershire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£180,0002021-08-20 £194,639
38 West Street, Leicester, Leicestershire
Detached, an established residential building 		£260,0002021-06-04 £289,901
56 West Street, Leicester, Leicestershire
Detached, an established residential building 		£285,0002021-05-21 £328,503

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, LE18 2FR 		4,399 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 		605 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 		809 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School
Hospital Lane, Blaby LE8 4FE 		1,169 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Glen Hills Primary School
Featherby Drive, Glen Parva LE2 9NY 		1,190 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Badgerbrook Primary School
Badger Drive, Whetstone LE8 6ZW 		2,027 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4South Wigston High School
St Thomas Road, LE18 4TA 		2,414 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCountesthorpe Academy
Winchester Road, LE8 5PR 		2,631 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brockington College
Blaby Road, Enderby LE19 4AQ 		2,698 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wigston College
Station Road, LE18 2DS 		3,817 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Wigston Academy
Station Road, LE18 2DT 		4,026 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 		3,222 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 		1,617 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Station Road, Wigston LE18 2DT 		3,952 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrooke House Day School
Croft Road, Cosby LE9 1SE 		4,025 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ellesmere College
40 Braunstone Lane East, LE3 2FD 		4,191 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMillgate School
18a Scott Street, LE2 6DW 		5,119 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys 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, Blaby331 yd
The Extra EndBowling Club, Leicester Road387 yd
Coffee Bean5 Forge Corner, Enderby Road404 yd
Central Co-op Blaby Insomnia8 Crossways House, Enderby Road406 yd
Jenno's Coffee HouseOrchard Mews, 21 Leicester Road432 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Old Vicarage123 Enderby Road, Whetstone420 yd
Fox & Tiger4 Lutterworth Road, Blaby453 yd
Bulls Head22 Lutterworth Road, Blaby515 yd
The Black Horse (wet Sales Only)Sycamore Street, Blaby521 yd
The Bakers ArmsBakers Arms Public House, The Green634 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Domino's Pizza11 Johns Court, Blaby442 yd
The Chippy2 Johns Court, Blaby471 yd
Hong Kong Takeaway27 Lutterworth Road, Blaby483 yd
Square Pizza1 Cross Street, Blaby508 yd
Wans House19 Sycamore Street, Blaby521 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland Foods LTD8 Johns Court, Blaby436 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd.Aldi Stores Ltd, Brackley Court, Welford Road552 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Blaby Fitness
The Westfield House Hotel The Westfield House Hotel Enderby Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool251 yd
Blaby Victoria Tennis Club
LEICESTER ROAD 		tennis courts304 yd
Eden Ladies Health & Fitness (Closed)
6a 6a Welford Road 		health and fitness suite543 yd
Northfield Park
LEICESTER ROAD 		grass pitches633 yd
Vipers Rfc
BLABY BY PASS 		grass pitches867 yd
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School
HOSPITAL LANE 		grass pitches1,061 yd
Whetstone United Reformed Church Hall
HIGH STREET 		1,087 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 97.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 97.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 97.8%

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 speed61.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed117.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is West Street dangerous?

In 2023, 144 crimes were reported near West Street . 52% 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 4GY.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 144
Violence And Sexual Offences 51
Public Order 19
Anti Social Behaviour 19
Criminal Damage And Arson 14
Other Theft 11
Burglary 7
Shoplifting 7
Vehicle Crime 6
Other Crime 5
Drugs 4
Possession Of Weapons 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Paddock Close381 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Stretton Court430 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cross Street478 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cross Street478 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Winchester Avenue303 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area526 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAction to be taken by another organisationOn or near College Road520 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Auburn Road492 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Cross Street478 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Stretton Court430 yd

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in LE8 4GY area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 38% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired86
Full-Time Employee70
Part-Time Employee29
Self-Employed19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Looking after home or family9
Unemployed3
Other1
Student (economically inactive)1
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Education26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles23
Human health and social work activities14
Construction13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Manufacturing8
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Other6
Administrative and support service activities6
Transport and storage5
Accommodation and food service activities3
Financial and insurance activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Real estate activities1
Information and communication1

People

Gender

Female138
Male133

Partnership Status

Single67
Married: Opposite sex101
Separated3
Divorced28
Widowed28

Health

Very good health129
Good health102
Fair health30
Bad health8
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications39
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 28
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 25
Apprenticeship23
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 35
Degree or Similar 72
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Pakistani1
Other Asian1
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed Other2
White264

Country of Birth

United Kingdom268
European Union1
Middle East and Asia1
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK268
10+ Years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom239
Ireland1
South-East Asia1
No passport held30

Religion

No religion122
Christian128
Buddhist1
Muslim2
Other religion1
Not answered17
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