Area Info for Burton Overy (Leicestershire)

Burton Overy (Leicestershire, UK)

Burton Overy is a small village and civil parish located in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is situated near the city of Leicester, offering a rural setting with historical significance.

Location and Geography

The village lies approximately 4 miles south-east of Leicester city centre. It is characterised by its countryside landscape, with surrounding farmland and green spaces. The parish is part of the Harborough district and features typical East Midlands rural scenery.

History

Burton Overy has a long history dating back to medieval times. The name 'Burton' is derived from Old English, meaning 'fortified settlement'. Over the centuries, the village has maintained its rural charm and historical structures, including traditional cottages and farm buildings.

Community and Amenities

The village has a small, close-knit community. It features a church, which is often a focal point for local events and gatherings. While it has limited amenities within the village itself, residents typically rely on nearby Leicester for shopping, education, and other services.

Transport

Burton Overy is accessible via local roads connecting to Leicester and other nearby towns. Public transport options are limited, so most residents rely on private vehicles for commuting.

Notable Features

The village is known for its picturesque setting and traditional English rural architecture. It offers a peaceful environment, making it a desirable location for those seeking countryside living close to urban centres.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Stoneygate School0.83 miles
6 London Road, Great Glen, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 9DJ
Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School0.94 miles
The Chase, Great Glen, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 9EQ
Leicester Grammar School Trust1.54 miles
London Road, Great Glen, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 9FL
Kibworth Church of England Primary School2.25 miles
Hillcrest Avenue, Kibworth, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 0NH
Woodland Grange Primary School, Oadby2.54 miles
Beaufort Way, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4TY
The Kibworth School2.66 miles
Smeeton Road, Kibworth, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 0LG
Beauchamp College2.99 miles
Ridge Way, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5TP
Brookside Primary School, Oadby3.05 miles
Copse Close, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4FU
Manor High School3.05 miles
Copse Close, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4FU
Gartree High School Oadby3.05 miles
Ridge Way, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5TQ
Fleckney Church of England Primary School3.08 miles
Batchelor Road, Fleckney, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 8BE
Brocks Hill Primary School3.19 miles
Howdon Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5WP
Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School3.48 miles
Main Street, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9GD
Launde Primary School3.60 miles
New Street, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4LJ
Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School3.72 miles
Main Street, Kilby, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 3TD
Langmoor Primary School Oadby3.79 miles
Kenilworth Drive, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5HS
Health
Clinic
The Croft Medical Practice3.02 miles
2 Glen Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4PE
Rosemead Drive Surgery3.54 miles
103 Rosemead Drive, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5PP
Bushby Branch Surgery4.00 miles
Hill Court, Main Street, Thurnby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9NY
Billesdon Surgery4.11 miles
4 Market Place, Billesdon, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9AJ
Bushloe End Surgery4.52 miles
48 Bushloe End, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 2BA
The Practice Asquith5.07 miles
693 Welford Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 6FQ
The Evington Centre5.16 miles
Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4QF
Toller Road Residential Service5.20 miles
13 Toller Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 3HP
Ar-Razi Medical Centre5.31 miles
1 Evington Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 5PQ
Ar Razi Medical Centre5.31 miles
1 Evington Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 5PQ
Icall Care Ltd - Leicester5.37 miles
117 Cardinals Walk, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1LJ
Springfield Road Health Centre (Branch Practice Of Wigston Central Surgery)5.42 miles
Springfield Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 3BB
The Willows Medical Centre5.55 miles
184 Coleman Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4LJ
Willows Medical Centre No Scalpel Vasectomy Service5.55 miles
184 Coleman Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4LJ
Willows Medical Practice5.55 miles
184 Coleman Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4LJ
Victoria Park Health Centre5.71 miles
203 Victoria Park Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 1XD
GP
Dr N Choudhury & Partners - Great Glen1.19 miles
24 Main Street, Great Glen, Leicester, Leics, LE8 9GG
Kibworth2.55 miles
Old School Surgery, 2a Station Street, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0LN
Dr N Choudhury & Partners - Kibworth2.66 miles
Smeeton Road, Kibworth, Leicester, Leics, LE8 0LG
Dr D O'Keeffe & Partners3.02 miles
2 Glen Road, Oadby, Leics, LE2 4PE
Dr M P Shanks & Partners3.06 miles
159 Uplands Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leics, LE2 4NW
Dr N Choudhury & Partners - Fleckney Surgery3.14 miles
High Street, Fleckney, Leicester, Leics, LE8 8AJ
Fleckney3.14 miles
6a High Street, Fleckney, Leicester, LE8 0AJ
Dr Chohan and Partners3.54 miles
103 Rosemead Drive, Oadby, Leicester, Leics, Leicestershire, LE2 5PP
Dr MJ Davies & Partners3.67 miles
Brooksby Drive, Oadby, Leicestershire, LE2 5AA
Dr Chohan & Partners3.68 miles
33 Harborough Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leics, LE2 4LE
Oadby & Wigston Walk-In Medical Centre3.74 miles
18 The Parade, Oadby, Leics, England - Uk, LE2 5BJ
Bushby Branch Surgery4.00 miles
Main Street, Bushby, Leics, Leicester, LE7 9PL
Billesdon Surgery4.11 miles
4 Market Place, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AJ
Downing Drive Surgery4.30 miles
155 Downing Drive, Evington, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6LP
Dr JA Wood4.51 miles
10 The Common, Evington, Leicester, Leics, LE5 6EA
Dr T Tobin & Partners4.73 miles
Two Steeples Medical Centre, Abington Close, Wigston, Leicester, LE18 2EW
Hospital
Spire Leicester Hospital4.32 miles
Gartree Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 2FF
Leicester General Hospital5.06 miles
Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4PW
Nuffield Health, Leicester Hospital5.57 miles
Scraptoft Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1HY
Leicester Royal Infirmary6.59 miles
Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5WW
St Lukes Hospital6.76 miles
33 Leicester Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7BN
Market Harborough Hospital7.45 miles
58 Coventry Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9DD
Glenfield Hospital9.15 miles
Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9QP
Leicester Frith Hospital9.22 miles
Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9QF
Feilding Palmer Hospital11.37 miles
Gilmorton Road, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4DZ
Rutland Memorial Hospital13.06 miles
Cold Overton Road,, LE15 6NT
St Mary's Hospital14.29 miles
Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT, Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1SJ
Melton Mowbray Hospital14.29 miles
Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1SJ
Woodland Hospital14.88 miles
Woodland Hospital, Rothwell Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8XF
Hinckley & Bosworth Community Hospital15.29 miles
Ashby Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3DA
Hinckley & District Hosp15.44 miles
Mount Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1AG
Kettering General Hospital16.26 miles
Kettering General Hospital, Rothwell Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8UZ
Pharmacy
County Pharmacy1.16 miles
County Hse,14 Stretton Ct, Stretton Road, Great Glen, LE8 9HB
Lloydspharmacy2.55 miles
8 Station Street, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0LN
Sainsburys Pharmacy3.02 miles
Glen Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4PE
Severn Chemist3.05 miles
40 Severn Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4FY
Parade Pharmacy3.14 miles
8-10 High Street, Fleckney, Leicester, LE8 8AJ
Houghton Pharmacy Ltd3.48 miles
14 Main Street, Houghton On The Hill, Leicestershire, LE7 9GD
Boots3.62 miles
11c & 11d Leicester Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5BD
Boots3.74 miles
35 The Parade, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5BB
Lloydspharmacy3.74 miles
9 The Parade, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5BB
Asda Pharmacy3.95 miles
Within Asda Store, Leicester Road, Oadby, LE2 4AH
Boots4.26 miles
27 Bell Street, Wigston, Leicester, LE18 1AD
Wigston Pharmacy4.34 miles
36 Leicester Road, Wigston, LE18 1DR
J and A Pharmacy4.40 miles
19-21 Main Street, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6DN
Little Hill Pharmacy Ltd4.43 miles
4 Launceston House, Launceston Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 2GL
R Glenton & Son Ltd4.44 miles
49 Welland Vale Road, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6PX
The Co-Operative Pharmacy4.74 miles
Two Steeples Medical Centre, Abington Close, Wigston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE18 2EW
Leisure
Park
LUCAS MARSH3.54 miles
BROCKS HILL3.63 miles
LANGTON HALL (Grade II Listed)3.94 miles
KNIGHTON SPINNEY4.68 miles
OCEAN ROAD OPEN SPACE5.16 miles
SCRAPTOFT5.37 miles
SAFFRON HILL CEMETERY (Grade II* Listed)5.44 miles
QUENBY HALL (Grade II Listed)5.52 miles
HUMBERSTONE PARK5.61 miles
VICTORIA PARK, LEICESTER (Grade II Listed)5.89 miles
WELFORD ROAD CEMETERY (Grade II Listed)6.14 miles
NEW WALK, LEICESTER (Grade II Listed)6.26 miles
LOWESBY HALL (Grade II Listed)6.76 miles
AYLESTONE MEADOWS6.82 miles
GLEN HILLS7.03 miles
BAGGRAVE HALL (Grade II Listed)7.04 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Leicester1.19 miles
Great Glen, LE8 9GH
Co-op Leicester2.57 miles
Kibworth, LE8 0HS
R&R Convenience Store2.59 miles
31 Fleckney Road, Kibworth Leicester LE8 0HF
Sainsbury's Glen Rd2.93 miles
Glen Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4PE
Co-op Leicester2.99 miles
Uplands Road, LE2 4NW
Co-op Leicester3.13 miles
Fleckney, LE8 8AJ
Fleckney Convenience Store3.23 miles
85 Kilby Road, Fleckney Leicester LE8 8BP
Co-op Leicester3.56 miles
Houghtn On The Hill, LE7 9GE
Waitrose Oadby3.58 miles
36 Harborough Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4LA
Londis Houghton Garage3.65 miles
71 Uppingham Road, Houghton On The Hill, LE7 9HJ
SPAR Euro Garage Harborough Road3.68 miles
Oadby Service Station, Harborough Road, Leicestershire, LE2 4LE
Co-op Leicester3.73 miles
Oadby, LE2 5BJ
Oadby Convenience Store3.76 miles
34 The Parade, Oadby, Leicester Leicestershire LE2 5BF
M&S Oadby Simply Food3.87 miles
27 The Parade Leicester Road, Oadby, LE2 4DF
Londis Brobot Petroleum Ltd3.96 miles
182 Oadby Road, Wigston, LE18 3PW
ASDA Oadby3.97 miles
Leicester Road - Oadby Frith, Leicester, LE2 4AH
Transport
Airport
East Midlands Airport22.14 miles
Coventry Baginton Airport24.38 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 131.70 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 231.75 miles
Birmingham International Airport31.80 miles
Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport63.00 miles
Bus Stop
Bell Lane (S)0.13 miles
Mayns Road (SE)0.85 miles
Mayns Road (NW)0.86 miles
village hall (S)1.19 miles
Higher Green (SE)1.20 miles
Village Hall (N)1.20 miles
War Memorial (SW)1.22 miles
The Old Greyhound (SE)1.22 miles
War Memorial (NE)1.23 miles
The Old Greyhound (NW)1.23 miles
Bindley Lane (NE)1.24 miles
Bindley Lane (SW)1.24 miles
Telephone Exchange (S)1.38 miles
Telephone Exchange (N)1.39 miles
Manor Cottage (SW)1.49 miles
Manor Cottage (NE)1.50 miles
Railway Station
South Wigston Rail Station5.45 miles
Leicester Rail Station6.42 miles
Market Harborough Rail Station7.66 miles
Narborough Rail Station8.33 miles
Syston Rail Station8.91 miles
Sileby Rail Station11.74 miles
Oakham Rail Station13.23 miles
Barrow upon Soar Rail Station13.45 miles
Melton Mowbray Rail Station13.85 miles
Corby Rail Station14.56 miles
Hinckley Rail Station15.65 miles
Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station16.26 miles
Kettering Rail Station16.97 miles
Rugby Rail Station16.98 miles
Nuneaton Rail Station19.56 miles
Long Buckby Rail Station19.61 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (LE8 9D*)
Number of Properties in Catchment315
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
THE CROFT, BEADSWELL LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DA		£1,200,000
2025-04-11
detached
freehold
Sold 2022-04-11   £1,175,000
Sold 2019-07-19   £410,000
WAKERLEY COTTAGES, MAIN STREET
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DL		£220,000
2025-03-14
terraced
freehold
THE SPRINGS, CARLTON LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DF		£1,400,000
2024-08-28
detached
freehold
BUMBLE BEE COTTAGE, MAIN STREET
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DL		£465,000
2025-03-14
terraced
freehold
BIRDS CLOSE, BEADSWELL LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DA		£1,075,000
2025-03-05
detached
freehold
THE CHESTNUTS, CARLTON LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DF		£1,200,000
2024-10-25
detached
freehold
SCOTLAND HOUSE, SCOTLAND LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DR		£475,000
2024-04-30
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-01-15   £495,000
WHITE COTTAGE, BELL LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DB		£355,000
2024-04-26
detached
freehold
CHESTNUT FARM, CARLTON LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DF		£2,754,250
2023-10-09
otherPropertyType
freehold
CARINGA, MAIN STREET
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DL		£540,000
2023-04-20
terraced
freehold
Sold 2021-09-30   £242,500
2, BAILEYS LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DD		£603,000
2022-09-06
detached
freehold
TILERS COTTAGE (1), MAIN STREET
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DL		£169,002
2022-06-01
terraced
freehold
2, MAIN STREET
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DL		£255,000
2022-04-20
terraced
freehold
DE NOVERAY HOUSE, RECTORY END
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9EW		£1,376,500
2022-03-03
detached
freehold
ALPINE COTTAGE, TOWN STREET
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DT		£365,000
2022-02-11
semidetached
freehold
THE HIGHER HOUSE, MAIN STREET
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DL		£1,300,000
2022-02-11
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-06-30   £940,000
LARK RISE COTTAGE, TOWN STREET
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DT		£270,000
2021-12-03
semidetached
freehold
STAMFORD COTTAGE, THE GRAVEL
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DS		£170,000
2021-11-25
semidetached
freehold
3, BAILEYS LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DD		£805,000
2021-10-27
detached
freehold
KINGS ORCHARD, SCOTLAND LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DR		£1,190,000
2021-06-29
detached
freehold
OSWIN COTTAGES (1-3), TOWN STREET
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DT		£350,000
2021-06-28
otherPropertyType
freehold
THE OLD COACH HOUSE, MAIN STREET
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DL		£630,000
2021-03-11
detached
freehold
CANTU, BEADSWELL LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DA		£885,000
2021-03-08
detached
freehold
GRIMSCOTE, SCOTLAND LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DR		£660,000
2021-03-03
detached
freehold
IVY COTTAGE, RECTORY END
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9EW		£1,050,000
2020-12-17
detached
freehold
FARNDON LODGE, SCOTLAND LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DR		£450,000
2020-11-25
detached
freehold
THE PADDOCKS, MAIN STREET
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DL		£2,000,000
2020-09-16
semidetached
freehold
THE LAGGAN, SCOTLAND LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DR		£515,000
2020-07-24
detached
freehold
AMBERSTONE, SCOTLAND LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DR		£364,000
2020-03-20
detached
freehold
WHEATRIDGE, MAIN STREET
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DL		£1,000,000
2019-12-20
detached
freehold
THORNVALE COTTAGE, BELL LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DB		£395,000
2019-12-20
terraced
freehold
BELL COTTAGE, BELL LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DB		£280,000
2019-11-22
terraced
freehold
1, BAILEYS LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DD		£460,000
2019-10-16
detached
freehold
EGERTON COTTAGE, BACK LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DE		£275,000
2019-10-01
detached
freehold
WILLOWBANK, BACK LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DE		£655,000
2019-08-08
detached
freehold
HEBE HOUSE, THE LEA
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9EY		£1,235,000
2018-10-26
detached
freehold
HILL COTTAGE, THE GRAVEL
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DS		£770,000
2018-07-24
detached
freehold
SQUIRRELS LEAP, THE LEA
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9EY		£1,350,000
2018-01-12
detached
freehold
THE MOUNT, THE GRAVEL
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DS		£445,000
2017-04-11
detached
freehold
3, BEADSWELL LANE
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DA		£277,500
2017-02-03
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2015-07-31   £245,000
Sold 2015-06-01   £245,000
FOUR ACRES, MAIN STREET
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DL		£2,000
2016-11-29
otherPropertyType
freehold
OSWIN COTTAGES (4), TOWN STREET
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DT		£149,950
2016-01-08
terraced
freehold
HOLLIES, MAIN STREET
BURTON OVERY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE8 9DL		£557,000
2015-09-28
detached
freehold
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