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157 Forest Road, Loughborough, LE11 3HS

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 157 Forest Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

157 Forest Road is a semi-detached house in Loughborough (LE11 3HS). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

At 81 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 72.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £251,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 157 Forest Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 157 Forest Road, Loughborough, LE11 3HS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

157 Forest Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

54applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 157 Forest Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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  • Larger development activity nearby
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£270,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£251,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 October 2022Most recent

    £251,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE11 3HS: £342,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Forest Road homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

157 Forest Road is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£3,099

Street avg £2,645

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 114 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 157 Forest Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£270k

1 Adam Dale

LE11 3HD

£270k

1 Borrowdale Way

LE11 3RG

3 bed2 bath
£275k

1 Arthur Street

LE11 3AY

£275k

1 Beacon Avenue

LE11 3HP

5 bed
£285k

1 Coniston Crescent

LE11 3RQ

3 bed1 bath
£287k

1 Chichester Close

LE11 3SL

3 bed2 bath
£292k

1 Chestnut Street

LE11 3BE

6 bed
£310k

1 Burfield Avenue

LE11 3AZ

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Loughborough district page.
Full Loughborough report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Ashleigh Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Mountfields Lodge School. 19 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE11 3HS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE11 3HS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE11 3HS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 157 Forest Road, Loughborough, LE11 3HS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.