16 Melbourne Road, Leicester, LE2 0DR
About 16 Melbourne Road
16 Melbourne Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE2 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 is 36.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 87.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £232,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
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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
16 Melbourne Road 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£232,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2021Most recent
£232,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 0DR: £205,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in LE2 0DR
Versus other Melbourne Road homes
16 Melbourne Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,109
Street avg £1,734
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB