Farndale Close Leicester
5 addresses across 1 postcode (LE2), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23104427.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £171,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Leicester costs £2,529 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Leicester, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Thirlmere Street Gardens, is about 160 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 17.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 57 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Walnut St Med Ctr, about 180 m away, with 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 420 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 11% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 837 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | £171,000 | £165,000 | £177,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £151,000 | £151,000 | £151,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £135,500 | £135,500 | £135,500 |
| 2004 | 3 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £133,000 |
| 2001 | 4 | £59,524 | £59,524 | £74,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2019 | 6 LE2 7HQ | Semi-detached | £177,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2019 | 2 LE2 7HQ | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 24 Jan 2018 | 8 LE2 7HQ | Semi-detached | £151,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2017 | 4 LE2 7HQ | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2016 | 4 LE2 7HQ | Terraced | £135,500 | |
| 17 Sep 2004 | 4 LE2 7HQ | Terraced | £133,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2004 | 8 LE2 7HQ | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2004 | 6 LE2 7HQ | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2001 | 4 LE2 7HQ | Terraced | £74,950 | |
| 28 Sep 2001 | 2 LE2 7HQ | Semi-detached | £59,524 | New build. |
| 21 Sep 2001 | 6 LE2 7HQ | Semi-detached | £59,524 | New build. |
| 21 Sep 2001 | 8 LE2 7HQ | Semi-detached | £59,524 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 70 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 1996-2002 (2); 2003-2006 (1); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (80% of about 2,160 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): Houses in Multiple Occupation - 2013.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Henshaw Street/Grange Lane, permissioned (300 m)
- 20 Deacon Street, permissioned (320 m)
- Former Filbert Street Stadium (remainder of site): up to 73 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- 37 Welford Road 12 Norton Street, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 52 Western Road, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- 3 Welford Place, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- 67-75 Princess Road East, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- 35 Albion Street - Black Boy PH, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 57 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE2 7HQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| Narborough 294,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Winifred Street Leicester | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Charles Street Leicester | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Havelock Car Park | 110 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest HMP Leicester | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 26.2 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Walnut St Med Ctr | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Riverside Pharmacy | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Dental Wellness Centre | 370 m |
| Hospital | Leicester Royal Infirmary | 130 m |
| Police station | Leicester Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Serco - Leicester Royal Infirmary Cashzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Thirlmere Street Gardens 5,410 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Bede Park 4.2 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 720 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 9.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew and Attached Former Schoolroom, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m north. 171 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew and Attached Former Schoolroom | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m north |
| Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas and St Xenophon | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) south |
| 1-14, The Crescent including 56 King Street and 38 Regent Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Chantry House | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway | Scheduled monument | 720 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Welford Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| New Walk, Leicester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 830 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Greyfriars, Leicester | Scheduled monument | 850 m (0.5 miles) north |
| The Raw Dykes Roman aqueduct | Scheduled monument | 900 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Freemens Common | Wood | 880 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Old Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Coalpit Lane Spinney | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Shoulder of Mutton Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| The Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 | 5 | 5 |
None of the street's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Leicester: see them on the Leicester page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 290 m | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Leicester College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Beauchamp City Sixth Form | 16 plus | 16–19 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Shaftesbury Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| King Richard III Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| WQE and Regent College Group | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Castle Mead Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sparkenhoe Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Moat Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary's Fields Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Medway Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Knighton Mead Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sublime Care Solution Limited LE2 7HL | School/college/university | 50 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Sublime Care Solution LE2 7HL | School/college/university | 50 m | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Clarendon Mews Residential Care Home LE2 7FS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 110 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jul 2025 |
| Wok Express LE2 7FS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 4 Good | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Holiday Inn Express Leicester / Fox And Soar Pub LE2 7FQ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 110 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2025 |
| PB Fruit And Veg LE1 5WW | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2023 |
| St. Andrews Play Association / SAPA Community Pantry LE2 7LA | Distributors/Transporters | 180 m | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2022 |
| Yo Sandwich LE2 7LE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 28 Feb 2025 |
| Gorkha8848 Restaurant LE2 7GR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2025 |
| JSM Store LE2 7JH | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Lucky Supermarket LE2 7FW | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 29 Aug 2024 |
| Step In Off Licence LE2 7DU | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 12 Nov 2024 |
| Sir Robert Peel LE2 7DD | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 240 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Sir Robert Peel Pub LE2 7DD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| F2L Grasmere House LE2 7DB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 18 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 309 |
| Public order | 249 |
| Other theft | 75 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 47 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 43 |
| Shoplifting | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Drugs | 18 |
| Bicycle theft | 12 |
| Other crime | 11 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Possession of weapons | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hospital (594); On or near Windermere Street (45); On or near Jarrom Street (33); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (31); On or near Filbert Street East (25).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 57% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 21% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 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
- LE2 7HQ: 5 addresses
Nearby streets
Havelock Street · Baysdale Road · Swindale Close · Grisedale Close · Martindale Close · Clarendon Street · Walnut Street · Winifred Street · Thirlmere Street · Upperton Road · Windermere Street · Gateway 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 industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.