38 Donnington Street, Leicester, LE2 0DD
About 38 Donnington Street
38 Donnington Street is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE2 0DD). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
Held since December 1997 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 sits 556.7% above the 1997 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 57.6% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
38 Donnington Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
38 Donnington Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
38 Donnington Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£30,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 1997Most recent
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 0DD: £165,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in LE2 0DD
56 Donnington Street, Leicester, LE2 0DD
Sold Feb 2025
£220,00034 Donnington Street, Leicester, LE2 0DD
Sold Nov 2024
£98,50014 Donnington Street, Leicester, LE2 0DD
Sold May 2024
£235,0002 Donnington Street, Leicester, LE2 0DD
Sold Nov 2017
£165,00022 Donnington Street, Leicester, LE2 0DD
Sold Jul 2014
£125,000
Versus other Donnington Street homes
On epc rating, 38 Donnington Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£435
Street avg £1,182
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Donnington Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy. 52 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







