Leicester’s glittering golden mile is one of the city’s top tourist attractions, but this shopping haven in the heart of Belgrave is far from the area’s only appeal.

For property hunters, the area offers an equally dazzling combination of great-value properties, local amenities and links to Leicester city centre and beyond.

Much of the development in Belgrave dates back to the Industrial Revolution, and before the Victorian era it was just a small village nestled around Belgrave Hall, the village green and St Peter’s Church. It was once a haven for wealthy property owners and is home to two of the city’s finest houses: Belgrave House and Belgrave Hall.

Belgrave Hall still offers a quiet oasis within the city thanks to its two acres of walled gardens, which are open to members of the public for special events. Local Belgrave families also flock to Abbey Park, which has no fewer than 57 acres of gardens and greeneries and is the location of the ruins of 17th-century Cavendish House manor and the 12th-century Leicester Abbey.

For people looking for homes in Belgrave, there is plenty of choice and lots of good value on offer. It is a popular choice for first-time buyers looking to start their property journey with a great-value choice, and there is also a wide selection of large and elegant villas offering a huge variety of options on Melton Road and Loughborough Road, along with new-build properties in the Belgrave Riverside area.

Belgrave is ideal for people looking to rent or buy a home in an extremely convenient location which is near to both the city of Leicester and the ring road links, as well as those who want to make the most of the value on offer. A two-bedroom terraced house is likely to cost between £125,000 and £145,00, whilst a three-bedroom Abbey park Road townhouse could be bought for under the £200,000 mark. On Northumberland Avenue, meanwhile, a four-bedroom upgraded 1930s semi-detached property sold for £220,000 last November.

Other major attractions of the Belgrave area are the amenities and schools on offer. There is no shortage of shops, takeaways and restaurants, and there is a range of high-quality nurseries and primary schools in the area. Ross Walk’s Abbey Primary Community School is said to be in the top eight per cent of the best primary schools in the country and was rated as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. Rushey Mead Academy has also been rated as outstanding since 2007, and the comprehensive was amongst the first 100 of the country’s national teaching schools.

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