42 Earl Howe Street, Leicester, LE2 0DF
About 42 Earl Howe Street
42 Earl Howe Street is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE2 0DF). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer: May 2020 at £170,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 38.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 115.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
42 Earl Howe 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
Price for 42 Earl Howe Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 23 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
6 May 2020Most recent
£170,000
+46.6%over 13 years17 October 2006
£116,000
+163.6%over 4 years28 May 2002
£44,000
+43.1%over 4 years31 October 1997
£30,750
+70.8%over 11 months15 November 1996
£18,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 0DF: £165,000 (2020–2011).
Nearby sales in LE2 0DF
Versus other Earl Howe Street homes
42 Earl Howe Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,329
Street avg £1,560
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Peters Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy. 48 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
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







