Area Info for Skeffington (Leicestershire)

Overview of Skeffington, Leicestershire

Skeffington is a small village located in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is situated within the district of Harborough and is known for its rural character and historical significance. The village is characterised by its traditional English countryside setting, with a mixture of residential properties, farms, and open fields.

Historical Background

Skeffington has a long history that dates back several centuries. The village's name is believed to derive from Old English, indicating its origins as a settlement associated with a person named Sceaf or similar. Historically, the area was primarily agricultural, with farming playing a central role in the local economy. The village features some historic buildings and structures that reflect its heritage.

Local Amenities and Features

As a small rural community, Skeffington has limited amenities within the village itself. Residents typically rely on nearby towns for shopping, education, and other services. The village is known for its peaceful environment and scenic surroundings, making it a desirable location for those seeking a countryside lifestyle. It is also close to the Leicestershire countryside's walking and cycling routes.

Transport and Accessibility

Skeffington is accessible via local roads connecting it to larger towns and transportation networks. The nearest major towns include Market Harborough and Leicester, which provide rail and bus services. The village's rural location means that private transport is often preferred for commuting and travel.

Community and Lifestyle

The community in Skeffington is small and close-knit, with residents often participating in local events and activities. The village's rural setting offers a tranquil lifestyle, with an emphasis on outdoor activities and appreciation of the natural environment.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Tugby Church of England Primary School1.47 miles
Main Street, Tugby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9WD
Billesdon Church of England Primary School1.56 miles
Gaulby Road, Billesdon, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9AG
Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School4.13 miles
Main Street, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9GD
Hallaton Church of England Primary School4.58 miles
Churchgate, Hallaton, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8TY
The Grange Therapeutic School5.12 miles
15 - 17 Somerby Road, Knossington, Oakham, Leicestershire, LE15 8LY
Somerby Primary School5.35 miles
High Street, Somerby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 2PZ
Church Langton Church of England Primary School5.83 miles
Stonton Road, Church Langton, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7SZ
Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School5.85 miles
The Chase, Great Glen, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 9EQ
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School5.98 miles
Main Street, Thurnby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9PN
Stoneygate School6.08 miles
6 London Road, Great Glen, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 9DJ
Fernvale Primary School6.11 miles
Somerby Road, Thurnby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9PR
Willowbrook Primary Academy6.37 miles
Roborough Green, Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 2NA
Leicester Grammar School Trust6.53 miles
London Road, Great Glen, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 9FL
Kibworth Church of England Primary School6.63 miles
Hillcrest Avenue, Kibworth, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 0NH
Scraptoft Valley Primary School6.70 miles
New Romney Crescent, Netherhall Estate, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1NG
Hamilton College6.72 miles
Keyham Lane West, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1RT
Health
Clinic
Billesdon Surgery1.61 miles
4 Market Place, Billesdon, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9AJ
Melton Mowbray - Somerby Surgery5.55 miles
Oakham Road, Somerby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 2QF
Bushby Branch Surgery5.92 miles
Hill Court, Main Street, Thurnby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9NY
Icall Care Ltd - Leicester6.95 miles
117 Cardinals Walk, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1LJ
The Croft Medical Practice7.21 miles
2 Glen Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4PE
Johnson Medical Practice7.40 miles
22 Maidenwell Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1BL
Uppingham Surgery7.60 miles
North Gate, Uppingham, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 9EG
The Evington Centre7.79 miles
Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4QF
Rosemead Drive Surgery7.80 miles
103 Rosemead Drive, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5PP
The Willows Medical Centre8.00 miles
184 Coleman Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4LJ
Willows Medical Centre No Scalpel Vasectomy Service8.00 miles
184 Coleman Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4LJ
Willows Medical Practice8.00 miles
184 Coleman Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4LJ
Adolescent Psychiatric Unit8.06 miles
Oakham House, 17 Herongate Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 0AW
Arnold Lodge Regional Secure Unit8.37 miles
Cordelia Close, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 0LE
The Willows (Leicester)8.37 miles
Cordelia Close, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 0LE
Ar-Razi Medical Centre8.41 miles
1 Evington Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 5PQ
GP
Billesdon Surgery1.61 miles
4 Market Place, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AJ
Hallaton4.66 miles
The Stenning Hall, Horn Lane, Hallaton, Market Harborough, LE16 8UG
Market Overton and Somerby Surgeries5.35 miles
Oakham Road, Somerby, Leicestershire, LE14 2PZ
Bushby Branch Surgery5.76 miles
Main Street, Bushby, Leics, Leicester, LE7 9PL
Dr N Choudhury & Partners - Great Glen6.29 miles
24 Main Street, Great Glen, Leicester, Leics, LE8 9GG
Dr J Astles & Partners6.34 miles
195 Thurncourt Road, Leicester, Leics, LE5 2NL
Kibworth6.70 miles
Old School Surgery, 2a Station Street, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0LN
Medbourne6.81 miles
Old School Hall, Main Street, Medbourne, Market Harborough, LE16 8DT
Downing Drive Surgery6.82 miles
155 Downing Drive, Evington, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6LP
Dr N Choudhury & Partners - Kibworth6.88 miles
Smeeton Road, Kibworth, Leicester, Leics, LE8 0LG
Dr M P Shanks & Partners7.00 miles
159 Uplands Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leics, LE2 4NW
St Elizabeth's Medical Centre7.06 miles
Netherhall Road, Leicester, Leics, LE5 1DR
Dr D O'Keeffe & Partners7.21 miles
2 Glen Road, Oadby, Leics, LE2 4PE
Dr JA Wood7.43 miles
10 The Common, Evington, Leicester, Leics, LE5 6EA
Hilltop7.50 miles
Hilltop Surgery, 22 Maidenwell Avenue, Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1BJ
The Uppingham Surgery7.60 miles
Northgate, Uppingham, Rutland, LE15 9EG
Hospital
Nuffield Health, Leicester Hospital7.38 miles
Scraptoft Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1HY
Spire Leicester Hospital7.64 miles
Gartree Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 2FF
Leicester General Hospital7.67 miles
Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4PW
Rutland Memorial Hospital7.82 miles
Cold Overton Road,, LE15 6NT
St Lukes Hospital9.03 miles
33 Leicester Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7BN
Market Harborough Hospital9.69 miles
58 Coventry Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9DD
Leicester Royal Infirmary9.83 miles
Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5WW
St Mary's Hospital10.37 miles
Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT, Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1SJ
Melton Mowbray Hospital10.37 miles
Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1SJ
Glenfield Hospital11.94 miles
Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9QP
Leicester Frith Hospital11.94 miles
Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9QF
Woodland Hospital15.10 miles
Woodland Hospital, Rothwell Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8XF
Kettering General Hospital16.27 miles
Kettering General Hospital, Rothwell Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8UZ
Feilding Palmer Hospital16.56 miles
Gilmorton Road, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4DZ
St Mary's Hospital17.12 miles
77 London Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7PW
Loughborough Hospital17.37 miles
Hospital Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5JY
Pharmacy
Houghton Pharmacy Ltd4.15 miles
14 Main Street, Houghton On The Hill, Leicestershire, LE7 9GD
County Pharmacy6.20 miles
County Hse,14 Stretton Ct, Stretton Road, Great Glen, LE8 9HB
The Co-Operative Pharmacy6.34 miles
Willowbrook Medical Ctr., 195 Thurncourt Road, Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, LE5 2NL
Lloydspharmacy6.70 miles
8 Station Street, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0LN
R Glenton & Son Ltd6.72 miles
49 Welland Vale Road, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6PX
Severn Chemist6.85 miles
40 Severn Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4FY
Unipharm Chemists7.06 miles
83 Netherhall Road, Leicester,, LE5 1DR
Sainsburys Pharmacy7.21 miles
Glen Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4PE
J and A Pharmacy7.32 miles
19-21 Main Street, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6DN
Asha Pharmacy Ltd7.43 miles
3 The Parkway, Leicester,, LE5 2BB
Tesco Extra7.50 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Maidenwell Avenue, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1BJ
Hamilton Pharmacy7.62 miles
Unit 2,192 Sandhills Ave, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1QN
Boots7.68 miles
11c & 11d Leicester Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5BD
Boots7.73 miles
35 The Parade, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5BB
Lloydspharmacy7.73 miles
9 The Parade, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5BB
Ashdale Pharmacy7.78 miles
3 Market Place, Uppingham, Rutland, LE15 9QH
Leisure
Park
LOWESBY HALL (Grade II Listed)3.53 miles
QUENBY HALL (Grade II Listed)3.55 miles
BAGGRAVE HALL (Grade II Listed)4.86 miles
BURROUGH HILL5.63 miles
LANGTON HALL (Grade II Listed)6.26 miles
SCRAPTOFT6.34 miles
OCEAN ROAD OPEN SPACE7.01 miles
NEVILL HOLT (Grade II Listed)7.19 miles
LUCAS MARSH7.86 miles
HUMBERSTONE PARK7.89 miles
BROCKS HILL8.00 miles
KNIGHTON SPINNEY8.68 miles
VICTORIA PARK, LEICESTER (Grade II Listed)9.17 miles
THURMASTON VILLAGE GREEN9.30 miles
NEW WALK, LEICESTER (Grade II Listed)9.41 miles
BURLEY ON THE HILL (Grade II Listed)9.50 miles
Shop
Groceries
Londis Houghton Garage4.03 miles
71 Uppingham Road, Houghton On The Hill, LE7 9HJ
Co-op Leicester4.08 miles
Houghtn On The Hill, LE7 9GE
Co-op Thurnby6.23 miles
Thurnby, LE7 9PU
Co-op Leicester6.26 miles
Great Glen, LE8 9GH
Co-op Leicester6.42 miles
Scraptoft, LE7 9TD
Co-op Leicester6.62 miles
Downing Drive, LE5 6LL
Co-op Leicester6.64 miles
Thurncourt Road, LE5 2NG
Co-op Leicester6.85 miles
Kibworth, LE8 0HS
Co-op Leicester6.90 miles
Uplands Road, LE2 4NW
R&R Convenience Store6.96 miles
31 Fleckney Road, Kibworth Leicester LE8 0HF
Costcutter Leicester7.06 miles
87-89 Netherhall Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1DR
Sainsbury's Glen Rd7.21 miles
Glen Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4PE
Co-op Leicester7.25 miles
Evington Village, LE5 6GB
Leo’s Supersaver7.33 miles
23-25 Main Street, Evington Lane Leicester LE5 6DN
M&S Market Harborough Bp7.48 miles
Melton Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7FD
Tesco Leicester (Extra)7.51 miles
Maidenwell Ave, Hamilton, Leicester, Leicester, LE5 1BJ
Transport
Airport
East Midlands Airport23.08 miles
Coventry Baginton Airport29.63 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 136.71 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 236.76 miles
Birmingham International Airport36.81 miles
Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport60.23 miles
Bus Stop
Main Street (E)0.07 miles
Main Street (W)0.10 miles
Fire Station (S)1.44 miles
Fire Station (N)1.45 miles
Wood Lane (NW)1.45 miles
Church (SW)1.49 miles
Wood Lane (SE)1.51 miles
Church Street (W)1.58 miles
Church Street (SE)1.60 miles
Petrol Station (SW)1.88 miles
Main Street (W)1.89 miles
Petrol Station (NE)1.89 miles
Main Street (E)1.90 miles
Halstead House (W)1.90 miles
Halstead House (E)1.91 miles
The Farm (SE)2.14 miles
Railway Station
Oakham Rail Station7.99 miles
Syston Rail Station9.30 miles
Leicester Rail Station9.45 miles
Market Harborough Rail Station9.46 miles
Melton Mowbray Rail Station10.00 miles
South Wigston Rail Station10.06 miles
Sileby Rail Station11.82 miles
Corby Rail Station12.57 miles
Narborough Rail Station13.06 miles
Barrow upon Soar Rail Station13.72 miles
Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station16.68 miles
Kettering Rail Station16.98 miles
Stamford Rail Station17.79 miles
Hinckley Rail Station20.55 miles
Rugby Rail Station22.02 miles
East Midlands Parkway Rail Station22.76 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (LE7 9Y*)
Number of Properties in Catchment210
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
2, HUNTERS AVENUE
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YA		£200,000
2024-11-20
semidetached
freehold
7, UPPINGHAM ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YE		£135,500
2025-02-25
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2015-09-18   £145,000
9, UPPINGHAM ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YE		£165,000
2024-08-30
terraced
freehold
Sold 2018-03-09   £110,000
CORNER COTTAGE, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£362,500
2024-04-05
semidetached
freehold
6, HUNTERS AVENUE
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YA		£475,000
2024-02-09
detached
freehold
SKEFFINGTON HALL, ROLLESTON ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YD		£2,000,000
2023-12-11
otherPropertyType
freehold
Sold 2014-10-30   £1,600,000
THE GRANGE, ROLLESTON ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YD		£2,300,000
2023-07-14
otherPropertyType
freehold
5, HUNTERS AVENUE
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YA		£500,000
2022-11-11
detached
freehold
WHEATEAR, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£335,000
2022-10-26
semidetached
freehold
GREYROOFS, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£772,500
2022-05-03
detached
freehold
THE WELL, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£800,000
2022-02-18
detached
freehold
BRINGHURST, ROLLESTON ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YD		£750,000
2021-12-10
otherPropertyType
freehold
LINDIS COTTAGE, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£345,000
2021-09-30
terraced
freehold
STABLEYARD COTTAGE (2), MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£262,000
2021-07-22
terraced
freehold
BROWNS COTTAGE, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£519,000
2021-06-25
detached
freehold
Sold 2015-12-18   £417,500
Sold 2014-11-24   £250,000
WOOD CLOSE, ROLLESTON ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YD		£590,000
2021-05-14
detached
freehold
11, HUNTERS AVENUE
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YA		£235,000
2021-03-26
semidetached
freehold
HOMESTEAD COTTAGE, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£535,000
2021-01-26
detached
freehold
CEDARS LODGE, ROLLESTON ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YD		£632,500
2020-09-04
detached
freehold
STABLEYARD COTTAGE, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£285,000
2019-10-18
terraced
freehold
Sold 2013-09-12   £235,000
FIELDFARE, UPPINGHAM ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YE		£160,000
2019-09-12
terraced
freehold
CEDAR COTTAGES (2), ROLLESTON ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YD		£444,000
2019-09-04
detached
freehold
KINGFISHER, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£295,000
2019-09-04
terraced
freehold
Sold 2013-02-01   £227,500
PIPPINS, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£1,105,000
2019-08-29
otherPropertyType
freehold
10, UPPINGHAM ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YE		£145,000
2018-08-22
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2016-02-29   £130,000
Sold 2010-03-10   £130,000
8, HUNTERS AVENUE
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YA		£210,000
2018-07-23
detached
freehold
SANDERLING, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£290,000
2018-06-14
semidetached
freehold
WOODBANK, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£699,950
2016-11-21
semidetached
freehold
THE WOODLANDS, ROLLESTON ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YD		£485,000
2016-11-21
detached
freehold
4, HUNTERS AVENUE
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YA		£172,000
2016-09-29
detached
freehold
WHITETHORNS, ROLLESTON ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YD		£480,000
2015-12-09
detached
freehold
LITTLE SKEFFINGTON, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£810,000
2015-12-07
detached
freehold
SOUTH FARTHING, ROLLESTON ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YD		£810,000
2015-10-21
detached
freehold
THE CEDARS, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£980,000
2015-06-23
detached
freehold
ROSE COTTAGE, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£314,000
2015-04-16
detached
freehold
REDWING, UPPINGHAM ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YE		£176,000
2014-07-04
semidetached
freehold
GARMSTON COTTAGE, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£275,000
2013-12-20
detached
freehold
7, HUNTERS AVENUE
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YA		£249,999
2013-07-29
detached
freehold
PADDOCK VIEWS, MAIN STREET
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YB		£400,000
2013-05-31
detached
freehold
THE BEECHES, ROLLESTON ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YD		£1,100,000
2013-03-15
detached
freehold
KINFAUNS, UPPINGHAM ROAD
SKEFFINGTON
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE7 9YE		£460,000
2010-08-06
detached
freehold
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