Alexandra House, Apartment 15, 47 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1SE
About Alexandra House
Alexandra House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 1SE). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity. At 81 m² this is the 36th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in Alexandra House, where floor areas span 34–106 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 37 units on file.
At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 is 20.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 27.3% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £112,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
External or internal wall insulation added
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Alexandra House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£135,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.3% per year over 3 years.
£112,000
Growth on file: 0.3% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£112,000
+0.9%over 3 years30 August 2018
£111,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE1 1SE: £80,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in LE1 1SE
Alexandra House, Apartment 34, 47 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1SE
Sold Jul 2025
£80,000Alexandra House, Apartment 17, 47 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1SE
Sold Jul 2024
£70,000Alexandra House, Apartment 31, 47 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1SE
Sold Feb 2024
£102,500Alexandra House, Apartment 7, 47 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1SE
Sold Nov 2020
£156,000Alexandra House, Apartment 20, 47 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1SE
Sold Jul 2020
£77,000
Versus other Rutland Street homes
Alexandra House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,383
Street avg £1,859
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
13/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Humberstone Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Moat Community College. 56 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB







