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3 sales on record
About The Poplars
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Poplars is a semi-detached house in Market Harborough (LE16 7AU). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 is 11.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 62.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £350,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Poplars's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Sept 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Poplars, 5, 18 Leicester Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jun 2018RenovationHeritageApprove
Replace front and rear existing wooden entrance doors with new wooden doors
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for The Poplars has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2021)
£350,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Leicester Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for The Poplars runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £2,771
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Market Harborough district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE16 7AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 41 points of interest in total.
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