Gretton Drive Anstey, Charnwood
41 addresses across 2 postcodes (LE7), about 320 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6504381.
- Sales: 35 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £345,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 37 homes have an energy certificate (B: 24, C: 13).
- 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 B; Band D in Charnwood costs £2,406 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Leicester, about 6.4 km (4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 260 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 78 to 84 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 41 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Anstey Surgery, about 930 m (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,020 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £345,000 | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £58,750 | £58,750 | £58,750 |
| 2021 | 2 | £315,000 | £300,000 | £330,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £345,000 | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £281,500 | £281,500 | £281,500 |
| 2017 | 4 | £317,498 | £175,000 | £459,995 |
| 2016 | 7 | £435,000 | £260,000 | £499,995 |
| 2015 | 7 | £299,495 | £247,000 | £320,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2026 | 41 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2025 | 20 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 22 Mar 2024 | 14 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2023 | 16 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2023 | 3 LE7 7PZ | Semi-detached | £260,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Oct 2022 | 5 LE7 7PZ | Semi-detached | £58,750 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 2 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £320,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 2 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 8 Feb 2021 | 41 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2020 | 4 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2019 | 12 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 25 May 2018 | 41 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £281,500 | |
| 26 Jun 2017 | 3 LE7 7PZ | Terraced | £175,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jun 2017 | 3 LE7 7PZ | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2017 | 28 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £459,995 | |
| 28 Apr 2017 | 26 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £459,995 | |
| 16 Dec 2016 | 47 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £487,995 | |
| 25 Nov 2016 | 49 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £499,995 | |
| 25 Nov 2016 | 51 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2016 | 39 LE7 7PZ | Semi-detached | £106,395 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Apr 2016 | 45 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £435,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2016 | 22 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £357,000 | New build. |
| 26 Feb 2016 | 20 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £320,000 | New build. |
| 26 Feb 2016 | 24 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £260,000 | New build. |
| 27 Nov 2015 | 43 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £299,495 | New build. |
| 30 Oct 2015 | 41 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £247,000 | New build. |
| 25 Sep 2015 | 18 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £320,000 | New build. |
| 28 Aug 2015 | 12 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £315,000 | New build. |
| 31 Jul 2015 | 10 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £319,000 | New build. |
| 26 Jun 2015 | 16 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £250,000 | New build. |
| 26 Jun 2015 | 14 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £247,750 | New build. |
| 20 Dec 2013 | 4 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £249,999 | New build. |
| 29 Nov 2013 | 8 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £210,000 | New build. |
| 29 Nov 2013 | 6 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £210,000 | New build. |
| 21 Oct 2013 | 2 LE7 7PZ | Detached | £215,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
37 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 89 m². Most common: House, detached (18); House, semi-detached (11); House, end-terrace (4). Built: 2016 (15); 2012-2021 (6); 2012 onwards (6). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (24); rented (social) (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (19 addresses)
- 1, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 2 Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 3, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 4, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 6, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 9, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 10 Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 12, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 15, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 25, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 27, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 29, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 31, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 33, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 35, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 39, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 47, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 49, Gretton Drive, Anstey
- 51, Gretton Drive, Anstey
Council tax
What each band costs in Charnwood in 2026-27: Band D £2,406 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,604 | £1,871 | £2,138 | £2,406 | £2,940 | £3,475 | £4,009 | £4,811 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (31% of about 990 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- 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)
- Hollow Road Anstey General Industrial Anstey: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Gynsill Court Gynsill Lane Anstey: up to 40 homes, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- 5 Latimer Street, Anstey, Leicestershire: up to 11 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Warehouse and Premises 83 Hollow Road Anstey: up to 8 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 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 3 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE7 7PZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| LE7 7LX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 41 addresses are between 78 m and 84 m above sea level (81 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE7 7LX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LE7 7PZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Groby Road Anstey | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 20.1 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Anstey Surgery | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Gorse Hill Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Beaumont Leys Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Leicester Forest East South Int 1, Leicester Forest East | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,700 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Gorse Hill Allotments 2.3 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 3.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard, a scheduled monument, 780 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Packhorse bridge | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Pack Horse Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| 'King William's' Bridge See also LEICESTERSHIRE 195 | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Bradgate Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sheet Hedges Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Groby Quarries | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Chaplin's Rough | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Dimmingsdale Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Thorn Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 41 |
5 of the street's 41 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 Charnwood: see them on the Charnwood page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Latimer Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | 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: Outstanding |
| The Martin High School Anstey | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woolden Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Heatherbrook Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Gretton Drive (12); On or near Harrison Close (2); On or near Geary Close (2); On or near Groby Road (2); On or near Bosworth Way (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
Harrison Close · Bosworth Way · Geary Close · Freer Way · Anstey Lane · Summerfield Drive · Graves Way · Glover Close · The Green · Protheroe Road · The Green · Burgin Road
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.