Vale End Leicester, Harborough
23 addresses across 1 postcode (LE7), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 16401304.
- Sales: 44 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £205,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 10).
- Flood: 21 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 Harborough costs £2,390 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Leicester, about 5.2 km (3.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 800 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 93 to 94 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Downing Drive Surgery, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 470 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 67% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 103 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | £197,500 | £52,500 | £205,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £174,000 | £174,000 | £174,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | £56,750 | £48,500 | £120,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £88,750 | £52,500 | £125,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £47,000 | £47,000 | £47,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £40,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2025 | 5 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £205,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2024 | 17 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £197,500 | |
| 27 Sep 2024 | 24 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £52,500 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Aug 2024 | 19 LE7 9QL | Detached | £146,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Aug 2024 | 15 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £205,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2023 | 18 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Nov 2022 | 5 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £215,000 | |
| 20 Jan 2021 | 7 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £174,000 | |
| 5 Feb 2020 | 6 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £60,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Nov 2019 | 14 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Dec 2016 | 16 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £57,500 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Jun 2016 | 8 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £48,500 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Mar 2016 | 3 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2016 | 2 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £56,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Jun 2015 | 6 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £52,500 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Apr 2015 | 13 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 14 May 2014 | 22 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £47,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 May 2012 | 3 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2011 | 20 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £40,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 May 2010 | 18 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £52,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Apr 2009 | 7 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £104,000 | |
| 30 May 2008 | 16 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £47,500 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Sep 2006 | 22 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £47,500 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Aug 2005 | 2 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £64,500 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Feb 2005 | 20 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £56,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Jan 2004 | 3 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £91,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2003 | 5 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £88,750 | |
| 12 Jun 2003 | 19 LE7 9QL | Detached | £59,000 | |
| 17 May 2002 | 24 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £21,950 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jan 2002 | 22 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £24,150 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jan 2002 | 22 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £24,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Oct 2001 | 7 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £55,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2001 | 9 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £49,950 | |
| 13 Jul 2000 | 19 LE7 9QL | Detached | £41,000 | |
| 5 May 2000 | 17 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £46,000 | |
| 5 Aug 1999 | 7 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £45,000 | |
| 17 Feb 1999 | 14 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £28,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Aug 1998 | 1 LE7 9QL | Semi-detached | £47,000 | |
| 17 Oct 1997 | 2 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £28,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Oct 1997 | 2 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £28,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 May 1997 | 22 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £19,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Jul 1996 | 20 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £23,800 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Sep 1995 | 13 LE7 9QL | Terraced | £42,000 | |
| 10 May 1995 | 8 LE7 9QL | Flat or maisonette | £22,400 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 52 m². Most common: Flat (9); House, mid-terrace (7); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (10); 1976-1982 (3); 1991-1995 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11); rented (private) (3); rented (social) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Harborough in 2026-27: Band D £2,390 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,593 | £1,859 | £2,124 | £2,390 | £2,921 | £3,452 | £3,983 | £4,780 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (19% of about 790 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)
- Telford Way Garages, Telford Way, Thurnby: up to 9 homes, not 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 20 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 93 m and 94 m above sea level (93 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE7 9QL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Forest Rise Thurnby | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Charles Street Leicester | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 29 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Downing Drive Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oasis Dental Care LTD | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Leicester General Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Leicestershire Constabulary | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Thurnby | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,030 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Luke, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m (0.3 miles) south. 11 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 Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Scraptoft Long Spinneys | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Bushby Spinney | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Scraptoft Gorse | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Jones's Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Sunny Leys | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Square Spinney | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 23 |
1 of the street's 23 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 Harborough: see them on the Harborough page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 370 m | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fernvale Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Thurnby Mead Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| The City of Leicester College | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (May 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; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Krishna Avanti Primary School Hindu | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's Catholic Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; 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 |
| Scraptoft Valley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Whitehall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Judgemeadow Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coop LE7 9PU | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 80 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jan 2025 |
| One Stop LE5 2LX | Retailers - other | 90 m | 4 Good | 12 May 2026 |
| Little Willows LE5 2NA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2024 |
| Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy LE5 2NA | School/college/university | 230 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Cafe Fifty Five LE7 9PH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2024 |
| Well Pharmacy LE5 2NL | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Bobblewood Nursery LE7 9RN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Kiddy Kapers Daycare Thurnby LE7 9PR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 May 2026 |
| Fernvale Primary School LE7 9PR | School/college/university | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Your Local Off Licence Store LE7 9UA | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 38 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Public order | 16 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (57); On or near Telford Way (12); On or near Station Road (12); On or near Kinross Avenue (9); On or near Fiona Drive (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- LE7 9QL: 23 addresses
Nearby streets
Fern Close · Telford Way · Station Road · Kinross Avenue · Station Road · Angus Close · Drumcliff Road · Kinross Avenue · Fiona Drive · Sedgefield Drive · Langholm Road · Roborough Green
All the streets in LE7 and across Harborough.
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.