Maple Road Thurmaston, Charnwood
26 addresses across 2 postcodes (LE4), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6501058.
- Sales: 30 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £437,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 2, D: 10, E: 1).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 Charnwood costs £2,406 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Syston, about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Jesse Jackson Park, is about 410 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 51 to 52 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Thurmaston Health Centre, about 140 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £437,500 | £437,500 | £437,500 |
| 2023 | 2 | £253,500 | £222,000 | £285,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £302,000 | £302,000 | £302,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £225,500 | £225,500 | £225,500 |
| 2020 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £257,000 | £239,000 | £350,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £217,750 | £198,500 | £237,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £137,500 | £137,500 | £137,500 |
| 2004 | 4 | £140,000 | £100,000 | £151,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2024 | 3 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £437,500 | |
| 3 Mar 2023 | 13 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £222,000 | |
| 2 Mar 2023 | 18 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2022 | 16 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £302,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2021 | 14 LE4 8AJ | Semi-detached | £225,500 | |
| 25 Sep 2020 | 17 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 13 Sep 2019 | 10 LE4 8AJ | Semi-detached | £260,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2019 | 13 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £195,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Nov 2018 | 8 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2018 | 24 LE4 8AJ | Semi-detached | £239,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2018 | 23 LE4 8AJ | Semi-detached | £257,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2017 | 8 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2016 | 17 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £198,500 | |
| 7 Mar 2016 | 20 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £237,000 | |
| 10 Jan 2014 | 11 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2011 | 10 LE4 8AJ | Semi-detached | £137,500 | |
| 26 Nov 2004 | 25 LE4 8AJ | Semi-detached | £142,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2004 | 24 LE4 8AJ | Semi-detached | £138,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2004 | 10 LE4 8AJ | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 23 Jan 2004 | 23 LE4 8AJ | Semi-detached | £151,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2003 | 7 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £164,950 | |
| 12 Jul 2002 | 12 LE4 8AJ | Terraced | £80,500 | |
| 7 Mar 2001 | 5 LE4 8AJ | Semi-detached | £84,950 | |
| 14 Jul 2000 | 2 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £119,950 | |
| 29 Oct 1999 | 19 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £81,000 | |
| 4 Jun 1999 | 18 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £61,500 | |
| 26 Mar 1999 | 5 LE4 8AJ | Semi-detached | £54,000 | |
| 31 Oct 1997 | 13 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £36,000 | |
| 5 Dec 1996 | 1 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £59,250 | |
| 25 Aug 1995 | 22 LE4 8AJ | Detached | £56,500 |
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 97 m². Most common: House, detached (6); Bungalow, detached (6); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1930-1949 (7); 1967-1975 (4); 1900-1929 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12).
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 C (40% of about 630 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)
- Land at 598 and 600 Melton Road Thurmaston: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Wheatleys Road Thurmaston: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- West Thurmaston: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Works opposite 46 Brook Street Thurmaston: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- 34 Brook Street Thurmaston Leicestershire LE4 8DA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Works adjacent 46 Brook Street Thurmaston: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Humberstone Lane Thurmaston: up to 92 homes, not permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Mill Lane Car Park Mill Lane Thurmaston Leicestershire: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (870 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 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 15 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 5 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE4 8AJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 2 / 3 | unlikely |
| LE4 8AH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 12 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 51 m and 52 m above sea level (51 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE4 8AH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LE4 8AJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Maple Road Thurmaston | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Sibson Road Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 23.4 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thurmaston Health Centre | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pattani P | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Towers Hospital (Daisy Peake Building) | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | East Leicester Police | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jesse Jackson Park 2.5 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Watermead Country Park 147 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Oakland Avenue Allotments 1.4 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 151 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 730 m (0.5 miles) north. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Belgrave Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hermitage Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| King Lears Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Round Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| John Merricks' Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Cliff Spinney | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Ryeclose Spinney | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 26 |
2 of the street's 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandfield Close Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Church Hill Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Church Hill Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jun 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; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Herrick Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Rushey Mead Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Exceptional; Achievement: Exceptional; Attendance and behaviour: Exceptional; Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional; Inclusion: Exceptional; Leadership and governance: Exceptional; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Riverside Community Primary School Birstall | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Soar Valley College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Eastfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Wyvern Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Apr 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 |
| The Roundhill Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Requires improvement (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mellor Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing Sun LE4 8HJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Local Convenience Store LE4 8HJ | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jan 2024 |
| Pizza Master LE4 8HJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Walkers Hot & Cold Food LE4 8HJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 23 Feb 2023 |
| Thurmaston Fish Bar LE4 8EA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Premier Thurmaston Convenience Store LE4 8EA | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2025 |
| Sainsbury's LE4 7SJ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 260 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Manav Seva Services LE4 7SJ | Other catering premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2026 |
| BJ's Pizza LE4 7SJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2024 |
| Costa Coffee LE4 7SJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2026 |
| Watermead Rose Care Home LE4 7SP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 15 Apr 2025 |
| Mark Convenience Store LE4 8BB | Retailers - other | 330 m | 4 Good | 24 Jan 2026 |
| Tangent House Day Nursery LE4 8BB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 4 Good | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Supreme Pizzas LE4 8BB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 5 Very good | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Thurmaston Royal British Legion Club LE4 8EB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Jan 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Rookery Lane (17); On or near Maple Road (9); On or near Thomson Close (5); On or near Rosedene Avenue (4); On or near Amberley Close (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 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) | 74% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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
Nursery Close · Manor Road · Humberstone Lane · Humberstone Lane · Thomson Close · Melton Road · Rosedene Avenue · Humberstone Lane · Gregson Close · Coles Close · Jacklin Drive · Amberley Close
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.