10 Bala Road, Croft, Leicester, LE9 3GF

This property is located in Croft, Leicester, a village that benefits from the presence of Croft railway station and the legacy of Tom Croft, a retired rugby union player who represented Leicester Tigers and England.

Croft is a locality within the LE 9 postal district of Leicester, England. The best available record refers to Croft railway station, a station that served the village of Croft in Leicestershire and is currently being considered for merging. The station was historically part of the Birmingham network. In addition to the transport link, Croft is associated with Tom Croft, a retired rugby union player who played 173 games for Leicester Tigers between 2005 and 2017, won four Premiership Rugby titles, and represented England 40 times between 2008 and 2015. He was also part of the squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup and the British & Irish Lions tours in 2009 to South Africa and 2013 to Australia. His career, however, was somewhat plagued with a variety of minor and serious injuries. The information available highlights the village’s transport heritage and its connection to a notable sporting figure, offering a sense of local character and community pride.