LE3 1AR
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Property report — LE3 1AR
Open-data due diligence for LE3 1AR and the area around it.
LE3 1AR in brief: 36 recorded sales (£22,000–£280,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LE3 1AR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LE3 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£309,418
Population
22,496
Crimes recorded
84
Schools
7
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
100%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LE3 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (19 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-20 | £205,000 | 81 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-12-01 | £200,000 | 80 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-03-30 | £280,000 | 79 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2022-10-21 | £220,000 | 74 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-08-01 | £215,000 | 60 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-02-21 | £205,000 | 36 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-12-01 | £172,500 | 40 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2021-03-31 | £130,000 | 52 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-02-05 | £125,000 | 67 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2017-08-14 | £120,000 | 69 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-09-26 | £110,000 | 67 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-06-21 | £121,000 | 42 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-01-29 | £125,000 | 78 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2015-03-13 | £121,000 | 45 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-01-17 | £84,000 | 51 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2012-03-30 | £72,000 | 56 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2011-10-21 | £98,500 | 78 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2011-01-14 | £74,000 | 52 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2010-11-05 | £71,500 | 38 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2010-01-12 | £94,000 | 40 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2009-12-21 | £105,000 | 77 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2009-04-03 | £85,000 | 42 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-08-17 | £107,950 | 75 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-05-11 | £100,000 | 60 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-12-08 | £84,550 | 40 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-11-24 | £105,000 | 70 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-11-06 | £91,500 | 60 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-10-09 | £93,000 | 45 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-25 | £106,000 | 74 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-10-14 | £93,500 | 51 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-01-20 | £65,000 | 90 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-02-07 | £69,950 | 78 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2001-10-12 | £39,950 | 69 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-05-19 | £31,000 | 70 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-04-24 | £37,000 | 45 VALENCE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1995-11-10 | £22,000 | 69 VALENCE ROAD | Terraced |
36 recorded sales on LE3 1AR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Avenue Infant School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Fullhurst Community College | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Folville Junior School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Dovelands Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Queensmead Primary Academy | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Shaftesbury Junior School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW) (0.5 mi) · NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY (0.5 mi) · DR U K ROY (0.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: FRITH HOSPITAL (EPMA) (2.0 mi) · GLENFIELD HOSPITAL (2.0 mi) · GLENFIELD HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Sykefield and 138, Westcotes Drive (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · Walls and gatepiers to Sykefield (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · 59 AND 61, DUNSTER STREET (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MERRIDALE PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · SHILCHEM PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · ST STEPHENS CHEMIST (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Leicester (1.7 mi) · Leicester North (Great Central Railway) (3.1 mi) · South Wigston (3.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (0.5 mi) · Food Plus (0.5 mi) · Harrow Stores (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 35
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 38%
- Households
- 8,318
Owned 43% · Social rent 39% · Private rent 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LE3 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LE3 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 113/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LE3 1AR in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictLE3 | SectorLE3 1 | PostcodeLE3 1AR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £269,349 | £309,418 | £113,331 |
| Population | 131,546 | 22,496 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 897 | 84 | — |
| Schools | 35 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 98% | 100% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LE3 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.