Area Info for Billesdon (Leicestershire)

Overview of Billesdon, Leicestershire

Billesdon is a small village and civil parish located in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles east of Leicester city centre. The village is known for its rural charm and historical significance within the region.

History and Heritage

Billesdon has a rich history that dates back several centuries. The village features traditional English architecture, including historic cottages and the parish church. The Church of St. John the Baptist, which dates back to the 13th century, is a notable landmark and reflects the village's long-standing religious heritage.

Geography and Environment

The area surrounding Billesdon is characterised by rolling countryside, farmland, and woodland. It offers a peaceful rural environment, making it a desirable location for those seeking a quiet village lifestyle. The landscape is typical of the Leicestershire countryside, with scenic views and open spaces.

Community and Amenities

Billesdon has a small but active community. The village features a few local amenities, including a pub, a village hall, and a primary school. The community often hosts local events and activities, fostering a close-knit atmosphere among residents.

Transport Links

The village is accessible via local roads, with connections to nearby towns and Leicester. Public transport options are limited, so most residents rely on private vehicles for commuting. The nearest train station is in Leicester, providing rail links to other parts of the UK.

Notable Facts

Billesdon is known for its traditional rural character and historical buildings. It has maintained much of its original charm over the years, making it a notable example of a typical Leicestershire village.
Education
School
Billesdon Church of England Primary School0.15 miles
Gaulby Road, Billesdon, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9AG
Tugby Church of England Primary School2.57 miles
Main Street, Tugby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9WD
Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School2.74 miles
Main Street, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9GD
Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School4.45 miles
The Chase, Great Glen, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 9EQ
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School4.58 miles
Main Street, Thurnby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9PN
Fernvale Primary School4.77 miles
Somerby Road, Thurnby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9PR
Stoneygate School4.77 miles
6 London Road, Great Glen, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 9DJ
Willowbrook Primary Academy5.01 miles
Roborough Green, Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 2NA
Leicester Grammar School Trust5.12 miles
London Road, Great Glen, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 9FL
Woodland Grange Primary School, Oadby5.33 miles
Beaufort Way, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4TY
Brookside Primary School, Oadby5.34 miles
Copse Close, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4FU
Manor High School5.34 miles
Copse Close, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4FU
The City of Leicester College5.36 miles
Downing Drive, Evington, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6LN
Hallaton Church of England Primary School5.37 miles
Churchgate, Hallaton, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8TY
Scraptoft Valley Primary School5.41 miles
New Romney Crescent, Netherhall Estate, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1NG
Church Langton Church of England Primary School5.44 miles
Stonton Road, Church Langton, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7SZ
Health
Clinic
Billesdon Surgery0.37 miles
4 Market Place, Billesdon, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9AJ
Bushby Branch Surgery4.52 miles
Hill Court, Main Street, Thurnby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9NY
Icall Care Ltd - Leicester5.64 miles
117 Cardinals Walk, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1LJ
The Croft Medical Practice5.72 miles
2 Glen Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4PE
Johnson Medical Practice6.14 miles
22 Maidenwell Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1BL
Rosemead Drive Surgery6.31 miles
103 Rosemead Drive, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5PP
The Evington Centre6.38 miles
Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4QF
The Willows Medical Centre6.61 miles
184 Coleman Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4LJ
Willows Medical Centre No Scalpel Vasectomy Service6.61 miles
184 Coleman Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4LJ
Willows Medical Practice6.61 miles
184 Coleman Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4LJ
Melton Mowbray - Somerby Surgery6.62 miles
Oakham Road, Somerby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 2QF
Adolescent Psychiatric Unit6.74 miles
Oakham House, 17 Herongate Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 0AW
Ar-Razi Medical Centre6.96 miles
1 Evington Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 5PQ
Ar Razi Medical Centre6.96 miles
1 Evington Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 5PQ
Arnold Lodge Regional Secure Unit7.05 miles
Cordelia Close, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 0LE
The Willows (Leicester)7.05 miles
Cordelia Close, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 0LE
GP
Billesdon Surgery0.37 miles
4 Market Place, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AJ
Bushby Branch Surgery4.37 miles
Main Street, Bushby, Leics, Leicester, LE7 9PL
Dr N Choudhury & Partners - Great Glen4.91 miles
24 Main Street, Great Glen, Leicester, Leics, LE8 9GG
Dr J Astles & Partners5.00 miles
195 Thurncourt Road, Leicester, Leics, LE5 2NL
Downing Drive Surgery5.39 miles
155 Downing Drive, Evington, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6LP
Hallaton5.47 miles
The Stenning Hall, Horn Lane, Hallaton, Market Harborough, LE16 8UG
Dr M P Shanks & Partners5.52 miles
159 Uplands Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leics, LE2 4NW
Dr D O'Keeffe & Partners5.72 miles
2 Glen Road, Oadby, Leics, LE2 4PE
Kibworth5.75 miles
Old School Surgery, 2a Station Street, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0LN
St Elizabeth's Medical Centre5.77 miles
Netherhall Road, Leicester, Leics, LE5 1DR
Dr N Choudhury & Partners - Kibworth5.92 miles
Smeeton Road, Kibworth, Leicester, Leics, LE8 0LG
Dr JA Wood5.99 miles
10 The Common, Evington, Leicester, Leics, LE5 6EA
Dr Chohan & Partners6.14 miles
33 Harborough Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leics, LE2 4LE
Dr MJ Davies & Partners6.20 miles
Brooksby Drive, Oadby, Leicestershire, LE2 5AA
Hilltop6.24 miles
Hilltop Surgery, 22 Maidenwell Avenue, Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1BJ
Oadby & Wigston Walk-In Medical Centre6.24 miles
18 The Parade, Oadby, Leics, England - Uk, LE2 5BJ
Hospital
Nuffield Health, Leicester Hospital6.05 miles
Scraptoft Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1HY
Spire Leicester Hospital6.18 miles
Gartree Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 2FF
Leicester General Hospital6.26 miles
Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4PW
Leicester Royal Infirmary8.39 miles
Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5WW
St Lukes Hospital8.70 miles
33 Leicester Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7BN
Rutland Memorial Hospital9.23 miles
Cold Overton Road,, LE15 6NT
Market Harborough Hospital9.39 miles
58 Coventry Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9DD
Glenfield Hospital10.57 miles
Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9QP
Leicester Frith Hospital10.58 miles
Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9QF
St Mary's Hospital10.84 miles
Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT, Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1SJ
Melton Mowbray Hospital10.84 miles
Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1SJ
Feilding Palmer Hospital15.32 miles
Gilmorton Road, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4DZ
Woodland Hospital15.48 miles
Woodland Hospital, Rothwell Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8XF
Loughborough Hospital16.41 miles
Hospital Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5JY
Kettering General Hospital16.72 miles
Kettering General Hospital, Rothwell Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8UZ
St Mary's Hospital17.61 miles
77 London Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7PW
Pharmacy
Houghton Pharmacy Ltd2.75 miles
14 Main Street, Houghton On The Hill, Leicestershire, LE7 9GD
County Pharmacy4.80 miles
County Hse,14 Stretton Ct, Stretton Road, Great Glen, LE8 9HB
The Co-Operative Pharmacy5.00 miles
Willowbrook Medical Ctr., 195 Thurncourt Road, Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, LE5 2NL
R Glenton & Son Ltd5.31 miles
49 Welland Vale Road, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6PX
Severn Chemist5.37 miles
40 Severn Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4FY
Sainsburys Pharmacy5.72 miles
Glen Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4PE
Lloydspharmacy5.75 miles
8 Station Street, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0LN
Unipharm Chemists5.77 miles
83 Netherhall Road, Leicester,, LE5 1DR
J and A Pharmacy5.87 miles
19-21 Main Street, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6DN
Asha Pharmacy Ltd6.08 miles
3 The Parkway, Leicester,, LE5 2BB
Boots6.20 miles
11c & 11d Leicester Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5BD
Boots6.24 miles
35 The Parade, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5BB
Lloydspharmacy6.24 miles
9 The Parade, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5BB
Tesco Extra6.24 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Maidenwell Avenue, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1BJ
Asda Pharmacy6.33 miles
Within Asda Store, Leicester Road, Oadby, LE2 4AH
Rowlands Pharmacy6.37 miles
Unit 3, 174 Ethel Road, Evington, Leicester, LE5 4WE
Leisure
Park
QUENBY HALL (Grade II Listed)2.84 miles
LOWESBY HALL (Grade II Listed)3.43 miles
BAGGRAVE HALL (Grade II Listed)4.40 miles
SCRAPTOFT5.10 miles
OCEAN ROAD OPEN SPACE5.66 miles
LANGTON HALL (Grade II Listed)5.76 miles
BURROUGH HILL6.37 miles
LUCAS MARSH6.38 miles
HUMBERSTONE PARK6.51 miles
BROCKS HILL6.52 miles
KNIGHTON SPINNEY7.20 miles
VICTORIA PARK, LEICESTER (Grade II Listed)7.72 miles
NEW WALK, LEICESTER (Grade II Listed)7.97 miles
NEVILL HOLT (Grade II Listed)8.02 miles
WELFORD ROAD CEMETERY (Grade II Listed)8.09 miles
THURMASTON VILLAGE GREEN8.16 miles
Shop
Groceries
Londis Houghton Garage2.67 miles
71 Uppingham Road, Houghton On The Hill, LE7 9HJ
Co-op Leicester2.70 miles
Houghtn On The Hill, LE7 9GE
Co-op Thurnby4.86 miles
Thurnby, LE7 9PU
Co-op Leicester4.87 miles
Great Glen, LE8 9GH
Co-op Leicester5.14 miles
Scraptoft, LE7 9TD
Co-op Leicester5.21 miles
Downing Drive, LE5 6LL
Co-op Leicester5.29 miles
Thurncourt Road, LE5 2NG
Co-op Leicester5.42 miles
Uplands Road, LE2 4NW
Sainsbury's Glen Rd5.73 miles
Glen Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4PE
Costcutter Leicester5.77 miles
87-89 Netherhall Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1DR
Co-op Leicester5.80 miles
Evington Village, LE5 6GB
Co-op Leicester5.88 miles
Kibworth, LE8 0HS
Leo’s Supersaver5.88 miles
23-25 Main Street, Evington Lane Leicester LE5 6DN
R&R Convenience Store5.96 miles
31 Fleckney Road, Kibworth Leicester LE8 0HF
Waitrose Oadby6.09 miles
36 Harborough Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4LA
SPAR Euro Garage Harborough Road6.14 miles
Oadby Service Station, Harborough Road, Leicestershire, LE2 4LE
Transport
Airport
East Midlands Airport22.12 miles
Coventry Baginton Airport28.30 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 135.24 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 235.29 miles
Birmingham International Airport35.34 miles
Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport60.38 miles
Bus Stop
Fire Station (N)0.09 miles
Fire Station (S)0.10 miles
Church Street (W)0.37 miles
Church Street (SE)0.39 miles
The Farm (NW)1.41 miles
The Farm (SE)1.42 miles
Main Street (W)1.44 miles
Main Street (E)1.49 miles
Front Street (E)1.76 miles
Front Street (W)1.77 miles
Illston Lane (E)1.93 miles
Illston Lane (W)1.94 miles
New Inn Lane (SE)2.34 miles
Main Street (SW)2.35 miles
New Inn Lane (NW)2.35 miles
Main Street (NE)2.37 miles
Railway Station
Leicester Rail Station8.03 miles
Syston Rail Station8.30 miles
South Wigston Rail Station8.57 miles
Market Harborough Rail Station9.29 miles
Oakham Rail Station9.40 miles
Melton Mowbray Rail Station10.43 miles
Sileby Rail Station10.95 miles
Narborough Rail Station11.58 miles
Barrow upon Soar Rail Station12.84 miles
Corby Rail Station13.50 miles
Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station15.80 miles
Kettering Rail Station17.44 miles
Hinckley Rail Station19.07 miles
Stamford Rail Station19.28 miles
Rugby Rail Station20.89 miles
East Midlands Parkway Rail Station22.00 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (LE7 9D*)
Number of Properties in Catchment662
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
28, WEARE CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9DY		£325,000
2025-03-31
semidetached
freehold
26, CHURCH STREET
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AE		£275,000
2025-02-28
terraced
freehold
1, WEARE CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9DY		£700,000
2025-02-17
detached
freehold
33, BROOK LANE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AB		£448,000
2025-02-14
detached
freehold
22, LEICESTER ROAD
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AQ		£276,000
2025-01-24
semidetached
freehold
26, GAULBY ROAD
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AF		£185,000
2024-11-05
semidetached
freehold
14D, LEICESTER ROAD
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AQ		£334,000
2024-05-31
semidetached (New)
freehold
4, KNIGHTS CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AS		£280,000
2025-01-17
terraced
freehold
30, WEARE CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9DY		£294,000
2025-01-09
semidetached
freehold
19, WHITE HART CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AU		£361,500
2024-12-18
detached
freehold
15, ROLLESTON ROAD
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AA		£237,000
2024-12-05
terraced
freehold
18, LEICESTER ROAD
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AQ		£287,000
2024-12-04
semidetached
freehold
25, ROLLESTON ROAD
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AA		£375,000
2024-08-05
semidetached
freehold
19, ROLLESTON ROAD
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AA		£267,500
2024-07-31
terraced
freehold
THE ORCHARDS, LONG LANE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AL		£635,000
2024-11-07
detached
freehold
28, GAULBY ROAD
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AF		£264,500
2024-09-06
semidetached
freehold
7, WEST LANE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AP		£301,500
2024-08-19
semidetached
freehold
8, VICARAGE CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AN		£260,000
2024-03-19
detached
freehold
35, WEARE CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9DY		£280,000
2024-02-21
terraced
freehold
25, WHITE HART CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AU		£350,000
2024-02-09
semidetached (New)
freehold
7, GLEBE CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AH		£80,000
2023-11-10
flatmaisonette
leasehold
7, THE POPLARS
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AT		£815,000
2023-10-26
detached
freehold
27, WEARE CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9DY		£415,000
2023-10-23
detached
freehold
10, BROOK LANE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AB		£187,000
2023-09-05
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2023-05-15   £162,500
THE MANOR, 27, CHURCH STREET
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AE		£1,850,000
2023-08-31
detached
freehold
4, WEARE CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9DY		£680,000
2023-07-31
detached
freehold
SPRINGBROOK FARM, COPLOW LANE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9DQ		£450,000
2023-07-05
otherPropertyType
freehold
6, BROOK LANE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AB		£522,000
2023-04-21
detached
freehold
26, WEARE CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9DY		£294,680
2023-03-14
terraced
freehold
FORGE COURT (1), WEST LANE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9BP		£555,000
2023-03-06
detached
freehold
12, CHURCH STREET
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AE		£202,000
2022-12-14
terraced
freehold
20, BROOK LANE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AB		£257,500
2022-11-18
terraced
freehold
5, WHITE HART CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AU		£226,000
2022-09-30
terraced
freehold
16, WHITE HART CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AU		£385,000
2022-09-12
detached
freehold
10, UPPINGHAM ROAD
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AR		£200,000
2022-09-09
terraced
freehold
2, COPLOW LANE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AD		£285,000
2022-09-09
semidetached
freehold
THE MALTINGS, 12 (FLAT 3), UPPINGHAM ROAD
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AR		£140,000
2022-08-03
flatmaisonette
leasehold
21, LONG LANE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AL		£898,500
2022-04-07
detached
freehold
48, VICARAGE CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AN		£217,500
2022-03-16
terraced
freehold
24, CHURCH STREET
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTER
LE7 9AE		£160,000
2022-02-28
terraced
freehold
13, LONG LANE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AL		£455,000
2022-02-18
detached
freehold
24, LEICESTER ROAD
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AQ		£190,000
2021-12-21
semidetached
freehold
13, WHITE HART CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AU		£350,000
2021-12-20
detached
freehold
1B, WEST LANE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AP		£375,000
2021-11-30
detached
freehold
10, WEARE CLOSE
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9DY		£555,000
2021-11-30
detached
freehold
20, ROLLESTON ROAD
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AA		£192,500
2021-11-15
semidetached (New)
freehold
18, ROLLESTON ROAD
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AA		£192,500
2021-11-15
semidetached (New)
freehold
28, LEICESTER ROAD
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AQ		£415,000
2021-11-01
detached
freehold
7, LEICESTER ROAD
BILLESDON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9AQ		£480,000
2021-10-18
semidetached
freehold
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