Holy Bones Leicester
6 addresses across 1 postcode (LE1), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23101564.
- 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 C; 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 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Castle Gardens, is about 220 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 18.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 59 to 62 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Inclusion Healthcare, about 380 m away, with 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 120 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 15% of households owned their home and 48% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1,213 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 |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2019 | SHAFTESBURY HALL, 3 LE1 4LJ | Other | £240,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 C (41% of about 1,750 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)
- 47 Vaughan Way - Kimberley House, permissioned (90 m)
- Former Merlin Works - Bath Lane (No 1 Westbridge), permissioned (200 m)
- 61 Great Central Street, permissioned (230 m)
- Bath Lane/Blackfriars - Phase 2 and 3, permissioned (250 m)
- Vaughan Way - Highcross Street, permissioned (270 m)
- Northgate Street/Soar Lane, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- 13 Hotel Street, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 125-129 Vaughan Way, permissioned (450 m (0.3 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
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 59 m and 62 m above sea level (61 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE1 4LJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 71 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Nicholas Circle Leicester | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP Leicester St Nicholas Circle | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Blink | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 25.2 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Inclusion Healthcare | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Citydental | 380 m |
| Hospital | Leicester Royal Infirmary | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Leicester Police Station | 330 m |
| Cash machines | 13 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hi News Cashzone | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Gardens 1.4 ha | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | The Rally Community Park 5.5 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | St Margaret's Pastures 2.4 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Sandhurst Road Allotments 2.7 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade I), 30 m. 200 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 10 of them Grade I and 18 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 30 m |
| Jewry Wall | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m |
| Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church | Scheduled monument | 50 m south-west |
| Old Grammar School | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-east |
| Wyggeston House | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south-east |
| Greyfriars, Leicester | Scheduled monument | 350 m south-east |
| Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway | Scheduled monument | 360 m south |
| New Walk, Leicester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Abbey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 630 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Old Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 750 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Freemens Common | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Shoulder of Mutton Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Little Gorse | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) west |
| The Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 6 |
4 of the street's 6 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 Leicester: see them on the Leicester page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mead Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 350 m | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| King Richard III Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | Requires improvement (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Slater Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Shaftesbury Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fosse Mead Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Beauchamp City Sixth Form | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hazel Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | 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 |
| Brook Mead Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Moat Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Inglehurst Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Inglehurst Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Taylor Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guru Nanak Gurdwara LE1 4LJ | Other catering premises | 20 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Jewry Wall Museum LE1 4LB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Subway LE1 4LD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2025 |
| Bar Sandwich LE1 4LD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 21 Mar 2024 |
| Mosh LE1 4LD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 100 m | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2024 |
| Alcove LE1 4LD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Grosvenor Casino LE1 4NN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Cosy Club Leicester LE1 4NN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2025 |
| Travelodge LE1 4NN | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 110 m | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2023 |
| Restaurant 263 LE1 4NN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2025 |
| King Richard III LE1 4NN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 110 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Mr Wang Leicester Limited LE1 4NN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 29 Aug 2024 |
| Audrey LE1 4LD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jun 2026 |
| Villare Leicester City Centre Hotel LE1 4LD | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 120 m | 5 Very good | 16 Mar 2023 |
| Madras Flavours LE1 4PF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 28 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 382 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 154 |
| Public order | 131 |
| Shoplifting | 114 |
| Other theft | 107 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 86 |
| Drugs | 67 |
| Vehicle crime | 67 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Theft from the person | 21 |
| Robbery | 20 |
| Other crime | 14 |
| Possession of weapons | 13 |
| Bicycle theft | 13 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (161); On or near St Nicholas Place (134); On or near Highcross Street (121); On or near Freeschool Lane (94); On or near Shires Lane (94).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 83% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- LE1 4LJ: 6 addresses of 9 in the postcode
Nearby streets
St Nicholas Walk · Welles Street · Talbot Lane · High Street · St Nicholas Place · Friars Causeway · Blackfriars Street · All Saints Road · Great Central Square · Freeschool Lane · Careys Close · Vaughan Way
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.