2a, Cross Road, Leicester, LE2 3AA
About 2a
2a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE2 3AA). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). At 48 m² this is the 14th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–210 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 21 units on file.
At 48 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (42 m² median across 20 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 is 17.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £125,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
2a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 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.
£147,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 September 2022Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 3AA: £375,000 (2024–2020).
Versus other Cross Road homes
2a is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,604
Street avg £2,610
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 41 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Clarendon Park Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School. 44 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB