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 £283,000 is 21.7% 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
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
4 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.
£283,000
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
13/mo
Rising 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