17 Woodboy Street, Leicester, LE1 3NJ
About 17 Woodboy Street
17 Woodboy Street is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 3NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 is 27.4% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £106,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
17 Woodboy Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
17 Woodboy Street has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
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 -1.6% per year over 7 years.
£106,000
Growth on file: -1.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
13 September 2022Most recent
£106,000
-10.9%over 7 years23 April 2015
£119,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE1 3NJ: £155,000 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in LE1 3NJ
Versus other Woodboy Street homes
EPC Rating for 17 Woodboy Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,395
Street avg £1,782
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
13/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
George Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Taylor Road Primary School. 57 schools nearby.
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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
55.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB







