Pop. 14,458 40.50% owner occupied Median age 42.0 2.7 mi to city centre 22.7 mi to EMA 43.9 mi to BHX

Rushey Mead

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Safety & Crime

Leicestershire Police

Total incidents
937
2025
Violent crime
376
40% of total
Property crime
105
11% of total

Year by year

2025
937

Source: Leicestershire Police · 2025–2025 · Data available to end of 2025

Reported incidents only. Does not reflect overall safety. Higher or lower than the city median is not a rating or recommendation.

10
Rushey Mead Academy
Academy · Secondary
0.2 mi
away
Herrick Primary School
Local Authority · Primary
0.5 mi
away
Mellor Community Primary School
Local Authority · Primary
0.6 mi
away
Spark Vale Academy
Independent · All-through
0.7 mi
away
Soar Valley College
Academy · Secondary
0.7 mi
away
Rushey Mead Primary School
Local Authority · Primary
0.8 mi
away
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy · Primary
0.9 mi
away
Darul Uloom Leicester
Independent · All-through
0.9 mi
away
Wyvern Primary School
Local Authority · Primary
0.9 mi
away
Sandfield Close Primary School
Local Authority · Primary
1.0 mi
away
School locations sourced from open city data · Distances measured from centre of community · Proximity only. Not a quality rating or recommendation.

21 nearby
Hospitals and Clinics

Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate. Data may be incomplete.

Gorse Hill Hospital
3.5 mi
Leicester General Hospital
3.5 mi
Uni Hospitals Leicester
3.5 mi
Glenfield Hospital
3.8 mi
Frith Hospital (Epma)
3.8 mi
Stoneygate Eye Hospital
4.6 mi
Loughborough Hospital
11.6 mi
Coalville Community Hospital
14.0 mi
Doctors
Spirit Primary Care Ltd-Rushey Mead
0.5 mi
Thurmaston Health Centre
0.9 mi
Broadhurst St Med Pract (Ks Morjaria)
1.0 mi
Birstall Medical Centre
1.1 mi
Dr B Modi
1.1 mi
Dentists
Gipsy Lane Dental Practice
1.0 mi
Dental Care Clinic
1.1 mi
Birstall Dental Practice
1.7 mi
Heacham Drive Dental Practice
2.4 mi
MM Dental Care
3.5 mi
Pharmacies
Safys Chemist
0.7 mi
Boots
1.7 mi
Asda
2.1 mi
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate · Data may be incomplete or change over time

Addresses By Risk Band (across 211 postcodes in this area)

Each address is individually assessed by the Environment Agency - these are address counts, not a single area-wide rating. Addresses not shown here are Very Low risk.

174
High
291
Medium
1698
Low
Groundwater flood alert area Unlikely

A separate assessment of flooding from rising groundwater (e.g. in chalk areas) - distinct from the river, sea and surface water risk above.

Source: Environment Agency flood risk data (OGL) · Risk reflects modelled flood probability from rivers, the sea and surface water · Data may change over time

2025 sales
2025 sale prices by property type
All Residential
UK House Price Index 2025
£286,794
Average sale price
Based on 90 sales
Terraced
UK House Price Index 2025
£267,756
Average sale price
Based on 43 sales
Semi-Detached
UK House Price Index 2025
£302,214
Average sale price
Based on 42 sales
Detached
UK House Price Index 2025
£321,000
Average sale price
Based on 5 sales
Source: UK House Price Index (Land Registry) 2025
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. - Average sale price shown across all residential zoning types. Figures reflect actual completed sale prices and may not represent current market value. Not a substitute for a professional appraisal.
Number of sales behind each figure is available in the full report.

Business types
Retail 33
Restaurants & Food 27
Bars & Pubs 13
Grocery & Supermarkets 12
Hair, Beauty & Wellness 7
Medical & Health 6
Banks & Finance 6
Professional Services 3
Source: · Active businesses within 2km

17 nearby
Supermarkets
Lidl
0.9 mi
M&S Foodhall
2.2 mi
Gyms and Recreation
Social Climbing
2.9 mi
hiitness
3.4 mi
Cafes and Coffee
Cake Box Leicester Ltd
0.5 mi
Boosters
1.6 mi
Parks
Appleton Park
0.7 mi
School Lane Playing Fields
1.5 mi
Watermead Country Park
1.8 mi
Libraries
RCM Software Library
1.4 mi
Library
1.5 mi
St Matthew's Library
2.8 mi
Fire Stations
Eastern Fire & Rescue Station
3.2 mi
Birstall Fire Station
3.3 mi
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters
3.4 mi
Police Stations
Fosse Neighbourhood Police Office
3.5 mi
Campus Park Police Office
3.8 mi
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate · Data may be incomplete or change over time

14 bus stops within 0.5 mi
1 Rail stations within 1.9 mi
Rail Stations
Leicester North (Great Central Railway)
Great Central Railway
1.9 mi
Nearest Bus Stops
Uxbridge Road
0.1 mi
Oakland Avenue
0.2 mi
Rushey Mead School
0.2 mi
Belgrave Police Station
0.4 mi
Melton Road
0.4 mi
Source: NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate.

Major Parks

Name Area Distance
Appleton Park 5 acres 0.6 mi
School Lane Playing Fields 6 acres 0.9 mi
Watermead Country Park 437 acres 1.2 mi
Towers Park 8 acres 1.3 mi
Elizabeth Park 7 acres 1.3 mi

Source: municipal open data.

Nearby Facilities

Name Type Distance
Wanlip Sewage Treatment Works Wastewater Treatment 2.4 mi

Straight-line distances. Source: municipal open data.

Air Quality

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping model

2024
PM2.5

Fine particulate matter, annual mean

8.0 µg/m³
WHO guideline 5 UK objective 20
NO2

Nitrogen dioxide, annual mean

14.4 µg/m³
WHO guideline 10 UK objective 40

Figures shown are the nearest available 1km grid estimate. WHO guideline and UK Air Quality Objective are shown as named reference points for context, not a safety assessment.

Peter Soulsby
CITY MAYOR OF LEICESTER
Peter Soulsby
Leicester · Labour
Shivani Raja
MP FOR LEICESTER EAST
Shivani Raja
Leicester East · Conservative
Source: UK Parliament Members API
Community quality data unavailable.
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