Wool Dyers House, 12 Talbot Lane, Leicester, LE1 4LR
About Wool Dyers House
Wool Dyers House is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 4LR). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 54 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in Wool Dyers House, where floor areas span 27–93 m². The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band.
It hasn't traded since November 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 152.7% above the 1997 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 58.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Planning history
Wool Dyers House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
3 applications on record at Wool Dyers House, 12 Talbot Lane, Leicester, LE1 4LR
- Apr 2017RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO GRADE II LISTED BUILDING (AMENDED 05.04.17)
Listed- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20162285
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJul 2018Decision
- Change of UseApr 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Wool Dyers House has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£55,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 November 1997Most recent
£55,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in LE1 4LR: £330,000 (2024–2001).
Versus other Talbot Lane homes
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 77 (C)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 62 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
St Nicholas Circle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Castle Mead Academy. 54 schools nearby.
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