Northdown Drive Thurmaston, Charnwood
32 addresses across 2 postcodes (LE4), about 190 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6501210.
- Sales: 31 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £295,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (D: 13, E: 5, F: 2).
- 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 Syston, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 390 m away, and Watermead Country Park (147 hectares) is about 760 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 58 to 61 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 32 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Silverdale Medical Centre, about 230 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £325,521 | £325,521 | £325,521 |
| 2021 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £255,000 | £255,000 | £255,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £240,000 | £230,000 | £246,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £193,500 | £162,000 | £225,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £183,500 | £155,000 | £212,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £167,000 | £154,000 | £180,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £156,729 | £156,729 | £156,729 |
| 2008 | 2 | £170,000 | £125,000 | £215,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2025 | 2 LE4 8HQ | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2024 | 1 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 27 May 2022 | 4 LE4 8HQ | Detached | £325,521 | |
| 4 Aug 2021 | 10 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 4 Jan 2019 | 30 LE4 8HQ | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2017 | 3 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £246,000 | |
| 2 Jun 2017 | 5 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2017 | 31 LE4 8HQ | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 27 May 2016 | 23 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £162,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2016 | 17 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2015 | 21 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £212,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2015 | 27 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 5 Aug 2014 | 7 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2014 | 9 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £154,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2013 | 24 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2010 | 11 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £156,729 | |
| 21 Nov 2008 | 29 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 17 Jan 2008 | 3 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2007 | 25A LE4 8HQ | Detached | £246,500 | |
| 9 Feb 2007 | 28 LE4 8HQ | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2006 | 5 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 20 May 2005 | 21 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £187,500 | |
| 23 Jan 2004 | 3 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £155,500 | |
| 13 Jul 2001 | 28 LE4 8HQ | Detached | £96,500 | |
| 8 Jun 2001 | 2 LE4 8HQ | Detached | £82,950 | |
| 26 Mar 2001 | 6 LE4 8HQ | Detached | £86,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2001 | 7 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £77,000 | |
| 17 Dec 1999 | 13 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £68,950 | |
| 26 Feb 1999 | 7 LE4 8HQ | Semi-detached | £61,750 | |
| 9 Sep 1997 | 26 LE4 8HQ | Detached | £45,000 | |
| 27 Jun 1997 | 18 LE4 8HQ | Detached | £88,500 |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 89 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (12); Bungalow, detached (5); House, detached (2). Built: 1930-1949 (13); 1950-1966 (6); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (15).
Each home's certificates and sales (15 addresses)
- 3, Northdown Drive, Thurmaston
- 5, Northdown Drive, Thurmaston
- 7, Northdown Drive, Thurmaston
- 9, Northdown Drive, Thurmaston
- 11, Northdown Drive, Thurmaston
- 13, Northdown Drive, Thurmaston
- 17, Northdown Drive, Thurmaston
- 19 Northdown Drive, Thurmaston
- 21, Northdown Drive, Thurmaston
- 22, Northdown Drive, Thurmaston
- 23, Northdown Drive, Thurmaston
- 24, Northdown Drive, Thurmaston
- 26, Northdown Drive, Thurmaston
- 30, Northdown Drive, Thurmaston
- 31, Northdown Drive, Thurmaston
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (45% of about 1,190 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)
- Humberstone Lane Thurmaston: up to 92 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Rear of 36 to 46 Colby Road Thurmaston: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Works opposite 46 Brook Street Thurmaston: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Works adjacent 46 Brook Street Thurmaston: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- 34 Brook Street Thurmaston Leicestershire LE4 8DA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Wheatleys Road Thurmaston: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at 598 and 600 Melton Road Thurmaston: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Church Hill Road Thurmaston: up to 148 homes, not permissioned (850 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE4 8HQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| LE4 8HU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 32 addresses are between 58 m and 61 m above sea level (60 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE4 8HQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LE4 8HU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 61 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Westdown Drive Thurmaston | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Sibson Road Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 23.8 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Silverdale Medical Centre | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Silverdale Pharmacy | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Towers Hospital (Daisy Peake Building) | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Keyham Lane Police Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Newsboy, Thurmaston Cashzone | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Watermead Country Park 147 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,200 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,900 m² | 370 m |
| Allotments | Oakland Avenue Allotments 1.4 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 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*), 850 m (0.5 miles) north-west. 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* | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Belgrave Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Round Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| King Lears Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Abbot's Spinney | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Hermitage Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Quakesick Spinney | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| John Merricks' Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 32 |
1 of the street's 32 addresses is 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 | 470 m (0.3 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 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Church Hill Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 610 m (0.4 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 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Eastfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Soar Valley College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| Rushey Mead Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| Wyvern Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 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) |
| Riverside Community Primary School Birstall | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab Sweets and Pure Vegi Indian Restaurant Takeaway LE4 8NJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Charnwood Nursery & Pre-School LE4 8JF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 22 Apr 2026 |
| Tasty Takeaway LE4 8JF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2026 |
| One Stop LE4 8JF | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2024 |
| Sandfield Pre-school LE4 7RE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Mar 2025 |
| Sandfield Close Primary School LE4 7RE | School/college/university | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2025 |
| abm Catering @ Ellesmere College Aylestone Meadows LE4 7RE | School/college/university | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Newsboy Newsagents & Off Licence LE4 8NH | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Jan 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Humberstone Lane (6); On or near Northdown Drive (6); On or near Beechwood Avenue (3); On or near Westdown Drive (3); On or near Springdale Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 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) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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
Humberstone Lane · Westdown Drive · Campbell Avenue · Parkdale Road · Pinewood Avenue · Southdown Drive · Lyndale Close · Beechwood Avenue · Springdale Road · Willow Close · Bramber Close · Owen 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.