Conifer Close Leicester
26 addresses across 2 postcodes (LE2), about 20 m long. USRN 23100760.
20 homes have an energy certificate (C: 12, D: 7, E: 1). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Leicester costs £2,529 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Leicester, about 1.1 km away in a straight line. There is a small park or garden about 300 m away, and Victoria Park (28 hectares) is about 550 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 15.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 82 to 83 m above sea level. None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Al-Waqas Medical Centre, about 170 m away, with 14 practices within 1.6 km. About 770 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 21% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 297 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 48 m². Most common: Flat (16); House, mid-terrace (4). Built: 1900-1929 (15); before 1900 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (18); owner-occupied (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Leicester in 2026-27: Band D £2,529 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,686 | £1,967 | £2,248 | £2,529 | £3,091 | £3,653 | £4,215 | £5,058 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (73% of about 1,210 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Leicester City Council HMO Article 4 Direction 2021.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 100 London Road, permissioned (720 m)
- 140-142 New Walk, permissioned (800 m)
- 57 The Oval - New Walk, permissioned (880 m)
- Evington Valley Road (Former Dunlop Works) (PS09b18) (Northern half of PSO area): up to 100 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- 14 West Walk, permissioned (940 m)
- 44 Conduit Street, permissioned (1.0 km)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 6 August 2026: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 82 m and 83 m above sea level (83 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE2 1GN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LE2 1GP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 61 within 800 m; nearest Ashover Road North Evington | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Charles Street Leicester | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Capital Parking | 790 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest HMP Leicester | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 27.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Al-Waqas Medical Centre | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Egginton Street Pharmacy Limited | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 110 m |
| Hospital | Stoneygate Eye Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police - Spinney Hill Park Police Station | 720 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 760 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 28 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 12 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 770 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 200 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 42 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Melbourne Hall Evangelical Free Church and attached former Memorial Schools, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m north-west. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Hall Evangelical Free Church and attached former Memorial Schools | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north-west |
| Church of St James the Greater | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m south-west |
| Lodges and Gates North East of War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m west |
| Victoria Park, Leicester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 860 m south-west |
| The Arch of Remembrance | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m south-west |
| New Walk, Leicester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km west |
| Greyfriars, Leicester | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Freemens Common | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Flat Spinney | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Rally Bank | Wood | 2.0 km north-east |
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north-west |
| Lucas Marsh | Wetland | 4.4 km south-east |
| Shoulder of Mutton Hill | Hill | 4.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 26 | 26 |
None of the street's 26 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medway Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 300 m | No published inspection |
| Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 540 m | No published inspection |
| Uplands Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 540 m | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Highfields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 650 m | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Evington Valley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 670 m | No published inspection |
| Madani Girls' School Muslim | Secondary | 11–16 | 690 m | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Madani Boys School Muslim | Secondary | 11–16 | 690 m | No published inspection |
| Sparkenhoe Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 710 m | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mayflower Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 720 m | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Spinney Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m | No published inspection |
| Moat Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 880 m | No published inspection |
| St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.0 km | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surma Store LE2 1BW | Retailers - other | 30 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Sep 2024 |
| Shazmin's LE2 1BN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 30 May 2026 |
| Tailors Superstore LE2 1BN | Retailers - other | 100 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 14 Mar 2024 |
| Mohsin Health Products (alternative Therapies) LE5 5HH | Retailers - other | 110 m | Exempt | |
| Leicester Afghan Bakery LE5 5HH | Retailers - other | 120 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Sep 2025 |
| Khan's Traders LE5 5JF | Retailers - other | 140 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 24 Sep 2024 |
| Alif Grocers LE2 1DD | Retailers - other | 170 m | 4 Good | 28 Feb 2024 |
| Euro Store LE5 5HL | Retailers - other | 190 m | 4 Good | 30 May 2025 |
| Shahi Khana And Coffee LE5 5HP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 17 Feb 2025 |
| Shakoori News LE2 1DE | Retailers - other | 200 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 Mar 2024 |
| Nazir Paan House LE5 5JA | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2024 |
| Chai Green LE2 1HL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 11 Dec 2024 |
| New Golden Dragon LE2 1HH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2024 |
| One Stop LE2 1HH | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jan 2023 |
| Subway At One Stop LE2 1HH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 127 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 56 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Public order | 22 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cedar Road (34); On or near St Peters Road (28); On or near Biddulph Avenue (27); On or near Evington Place (25); On or near Baslow Road (25).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 57% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 15% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Biddulph Avenue · Laurel Road · Roslyn Street · Mere Road · Bartholomew Street · Lonsdale Street · Myrtle Road · Chandos Street · Normanton Road · St Peters Road · Rowsley Street · Egginton Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.