Tawny Drive Blaby
30 addresses across 2 postcodes (LE2), about 220 m long. USRN 2802911.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Blaby cost £293,412 in August 2026 (+3.4% on a year); private rents averaged £998 a month.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (A: 10, B: 8).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 2 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Blaby Brickworks, Glen Parva, Blaby, lies under part of it.
- Storm overflows: 7 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 70 times (483 hours) in 2025.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Blaby costs £2,490 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is South Wigston, about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 770 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 80 to 84 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 Northfield Medical Centre, about 940 m (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 710 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 31% 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.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Blaby
A typical home in Blaby cost £293,412 in August 2026, 3.4% more than a year before. That is 15% more than five years earlier and 52% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £400,551 |
| Semi-detached | £268,631 |
| Terraced | £228,240 |
| Flat or maisonette | £136,043 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £260,507 |
Private renters in Blaby paid £998 a month on average in September 2026, 4.9% more than a year before. That is 40% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £711 |
| Two bedrooms | £912 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,083 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,569 |
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 71 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (10); House, detached (5); House, semi-detached (2). Built: before 1900 (18).
Each home's certificates and sales (18 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Blaby in 2026-27: Band D £2,490 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,660 | £1,937 | £2,214 | £2,490 | £3,044 | £3,597 | £4,150 | £4,980 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (31% of about 910 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 west of Blue Banks Avenue, Glen Parva: up to 10 homes, permissioned (310 m)
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Storm overflows
7 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 70 times, for 483 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Sence (Soar), Tributary of River Sence, River Sence.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Parva - Southfield Close (Sso) Severn Trent Water | River Sence (Soar) | 10 | 70 | 380 m |
| Auburn Road Combined Sewer Overflow Severn Trent Water | Tributary of River Sence | 16 | 45 | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Blaby - West Street Storm Tanks (Cso) Severn Trent Water | River Sence | 0 | 0 | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cso at Little Glen Road Sps Severn Trent Water | River Sence (Soar) | 10 | 50 | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Whetstone - Vicarage Lane (Sso) Severn Trent Water | River Sence | 2 | 18 | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Woodyard Lane Cso Severn Trent Water | Tributary of River Sence | 13 | 45 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Whetstone Wastewater Treatment Wrks Severn Trent Water | River Sence | 19 | 255 | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Historic landfill
2 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes: the nearest lies under part of it.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaby Brickworks, Glen Parva, Blaby Blaby Brickworks, Cork Lane, Glen Parva, Blaby, Leicestershire | 1974 to 1994 | Inert, industrial, commercial, household | Under it |
| Blaby Brickworks, Glen Parva, Blaby Blaby Brickworks, Cork Lane, Glen Parva, Blaby, Leicestershire | 1974 to 1994 | Inert, industrial, commercial, household | 190 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 80 m and 84 m above sea level (83 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE2 9JP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Narborough 294,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Primary School Glen Parva | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Charles Street Leicester | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Car parks | Enderby Park and Ride | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 29.4 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Northfield Medical Centre Good Feb 2017 | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Glenhills Pharmacy | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Leicester Royal Infirmary Requires improvement Jun 2024 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Care homes | 11 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest West View Care Home Good Apr 2020 | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police Federation | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 10 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Blaby Allotments 1.9 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Site of St John's Church, Aldeby, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) west.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Site of St John's Church, Aldeby | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Enderby Mill Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Moat and hut circle at Glen Parva | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Saffron Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Aylestone Holt | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Grange Spinney | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Her Ladyship's Covert | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Alexandra Clump | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Froane's Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 30 | 30 |
None of the street's 30 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 Blaby: see them on the Blaby page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hills Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 310 m | No published inspection |
| Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rolleston Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Eyres Monsell Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberleys LE2 9JW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Glenhills Sports And Social Club LE2 9JB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 370 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Caterplus @ Anchor Birch Court LE2 9NH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Relish School Food LE2 9NY | Other catering premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Howard Road Off Licence LE2 9JH | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Needham Avenue (7); On or near Old School Close (6); On or near Cork Lane (5); On or near Westdale Avenue (1); On or near Navigation Drive (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band B, house, detached (lodged 15 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Kite Road · Westdale Avenue · Skylark Drive · Barnacle Way · Old School Close · Cork Lane · Needham Avenue · Navigation Drive · Lockside Close · Blue Banks Avenue · Swan Close · Rowlands 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.