Skip to content
UK Property Looker

8 Cross Road, Leicester, LE2 3AA

7 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
5
Bathroom
1
Floor area
182 m²
1959 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Cross Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Cross Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE2 3AA). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (42 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 29.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £460,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms1

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Cross Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Cross Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £1,020 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Cross Road, Leicester, LE2 3AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

2 applications on record at 8 Cross Road, Leicester, LE2 3AA

2decisions2extensions6documents9nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Feb 2015
    DemolitionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    DEMOLITION OF OUTBUILDINGS; SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS AT REAR OF HOUSE (CLASS C3) (AMENDED)

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    20142266
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

Unlock 8 Cross Road, Leicester, LE2 3AA's full planning history

You're seeing the shape of it. The report has the substance.

  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (2 on record)
  • All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 9 notable nearby
  • The 6 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
£14.99one-off · instant

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 8 Cross Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£464,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 27 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£460,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 August 2024Most recent

    £460,000

    +35.3%over 5 years

  2. 23 August 2018

    £340,000

    +7.1%over 3 years

  3. 28 November 2014

    £317,500

    -7.3%over 6 years

  4. 10 July 2008

    £342,500

    +16.1%over 4 years

  5. 31 October 2003

    £295,000

    +104.2%over 3 years

  6. 6 July 2000

    £144,500

    +48.2%over 2 years

  7. 29 September 1997

    £97,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 3AA: £127,300 (2024–2020).

On the street

Versus other Cross Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Cross Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,527

Street avg £1,865

Strongly above

Floor Area

182 m²

Street avg 143 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Cross Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£504k

1 Cross Road

LE2 3AA

5 bed3 bath
£535k

1 Elm Tree Court

LE2 3NH

4 bed3 bath
£394k

1 Goldhill Gardens

LE2 3LW

4 bed2 bath
£565k

1 Burlington Road

LE2 3DD

4 bed2 bath
£1.3m

1 Elms Road

LE2 3JA

5 bed5 bath
£617k

1 Carisbrooke Road

LE2 3PF

6 bed
£672k

1 Balmoral Close

LE2 3PZ

4 bed
£320k

1 Cara Close

LE2 3UD

4 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.
Full Leicester report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE2 3AA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE2 3AA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE2 3AA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Cross Road, Leicester, LE2 3AA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.