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Rushey Mead North: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Rushey Mead North neighbourhood of Leicester, England (ONS area Leicester 002). Headline figures assembled 23 October 2026. Postcodes LE4, LE5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LE4 9JU.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Rushey Mead North is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Leicester (6 of 20 signals rising, 3 falling). Houses here typically resell for £255,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Leicester (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Syston, is 3.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 23 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£255,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +43% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.15; 6 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 4 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£44,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Slower than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Rushey Mead North sits in Leicester

  • Typical house price: joint 15th highest of the 37 neighbourhoods in Leicester with enough house sales for one
  • Average household income: 17th highest of 38 neighbourhoods in Leicester

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 23 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Rushey Mead North

House prices: Rushey Mead North against Leicester: This neighbourhood £43k (1995) to £315k (2026); Leicester £38k (1995) to £250k (2026).£73k£280k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£315kLeicester£250k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Leicester, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 23 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

6 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Leicester, 3 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Single-person households under 65
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Plug-in car growth
  • Solar and heat pumps
  • New-build activity
  • Home improvement applications

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Schools improving

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Syston Railway station, 3.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway to Leicester (about 9 min) and Nottingham (38 to 45 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Sandfield Close Primary School 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Oct 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Soar Valley College 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Mar 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Rushey Mead North

What is the typical house price in Rushey Mead North?

£255,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +43% against 2017-2019.

How does Rushey Mead North compare with the rest of Leicester?

Typical house price: joint 15th highest of the 37 neighbourhoods in Leicester with enough house sales for one. Average household income: 17th highest of 38 neighbourhoods in Leicester.

Is Rushey Mead North an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Rushey Mead North gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.15; 6 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Rushey Mead North?

Syston. Railway station, 3.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway to Leicester (about 9 min) and Nottingham (38 to 45 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Rushey Mead North?

Nearest state primary school. Sandfield Close Primary School. 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Oct 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Soar Valley College. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Mar 2025).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.