7 Newtown Street, Leicester, LE1 6WJ
About 7 Newtown Street
7 Newtown Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 6WJ). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 is 24.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 19.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £232,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingYes
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Energy performance
7 Newtown Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 March 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
7 Newtown Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 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.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£232,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 November 2021Most recent
£232,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE1 6WJ: £200,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in LE1 6WJ
Flat A, 6 Newtown Street, Leicester, LE1 6WJ
Sold Oct 2025
£200,00012 Newtown Street, Leicester, LE1 6WJ
Sold May 2021
£350,0001a, Newtown Street, Leicester, LE1 6WJ
Sold May 2020
£300,0009 Newtown Street, Leicester, LE1 6WJ
Sold Jun 2017
£169,000Flat B, 18 Newtown Street, Leicester, LE1 6WJ
Sold Jul 2015
£167,000
Versus other Newtown Street homes
7 Newtown Street is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,409
Street avg £2,165
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.5 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
655/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Tower Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Beauchamp City Sixth Form. 51 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
57.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.8dB