172 Melbourne Road, Leicester, LE2 0DT
About 172 Melbourne Road
172 Melbourne Road is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE2 0DT). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in November 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 sits 490.5% above the 1996 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£22/sq ft) was about 81.2% below the postcode norm. At 174 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (147 m² median across 18 EPCs).
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Energy performance
172 Melbourne Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
172 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
172 Melbourne Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£42,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 November 1996Most recent
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 0DT: £149,000 (2015–1995).
Versus other Melbourne Road homes
On habitable rooms, 172 Melbourne Road stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 161 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Duffield Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Highfields Primary School. 50 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB