159 Forest Road, Loughborough, LE11 3HS
About 159 Forest Road
159 Forest Road is a semi-detached house in Loughborough (LE11 3HS). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 sits 85.7% above the 2019 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 32.8% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £210,000 in April 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
159 Forest Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2020HMOFullIn report
Retention of single storey extension to side and rear of house in multiple occupation (C4) to provide 2 additional bedrooms. (Revised scheme P/19/1079/2 refers)
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- P/19/2526/2
- Aug 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of house in multiple occupation (C4) to provide 2 additional bedrooms.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- P/19/1079/2
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 159 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.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 18 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
25 April 2019Most recent
£210,000
+31.3%over 4 years4 September 2014
£160,000
+107.8%over 13 years3 May 2001
£77,000
+10.0%2 February 2001
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE11 3HS: £342,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in LE11 3HS
147 Forest Road, Loughborough, LE11 3HS
Sold Jun 2025
£275,000215 Forest Road, Loughborough, LE11 3HS
Sold Dec 2024
£342,000151 Forest Road, Loughborough, LE11 3HS
Sold Aug 2024
£245,000169 Forest Road, Loughborough, LE11 3HS
Sold Mar 2024
£1,700,000175 Forest Road, Loughborough, LE11 3HS
Sold Jun 2023
£380,900
Versus other Forest Road homes
159 Forest Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,313
Street avg £2,720
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







