15 West Street, Leicester, LE1 6XL
About 15 West Street
15 West Street is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 6XL). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.
At 140 m² it's 27.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 is 10.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 145.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £348,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Energy performance
15 West Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 5 November 2023
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
15 West Street sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
2 applications on record at 15 West Street, Leicester, LE1 6XL
- Sept 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
ONE ROOF LIGHT AT FRONT; SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND DORMER EXTENSION AT REAR; SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING AT REAR OF HOUSE (CLASS C3) (AMENDED)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20151203
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 15 West Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£386,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 8 years.
£348,000
Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2021Most recent
£348,000
+121.0%over 7 years12 September 2013
£157,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE1 6XL: £249,950 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in LE1 6XL
Versus other West Street homes
15 West Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,486
Street avg £1,236
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 9.2 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
0.3 km
Tower Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
56.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.6dB







