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49 Bulwer Road, Leicester, LE2 3BW

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 49 Bulwer Road

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

49 Bulwer Road is an end-of-terrace house in Leicester (LE2 3BW). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 is 36.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 62.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £177,500 in May 2020.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-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.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 49 Bulwer Road, Leicester, LE2 3BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

49 Bulwer Road has no planning applications on record.

9

But the area is active

9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£243,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£177,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 May 2020Most recent

    £177,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 3BW: £235,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Bulwer Road homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 49 Bulwer Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £2,359

On par

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 49 Bulwer 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.
£275k

1 Brinsmead Road

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1 Elms Court

LE2 3JZ

3 bed
£210k

1 Egerton Houses, South Knighton Road

LE2 3LR

£318k

1 Bonnington Road

LE2 3DB

3 bed1 bath
£320k

1 Cara Close

LE2 3UD

4 bed
£350k

1 Arreton Close

LE2 3PP

£373k

1 Bulwer Road

LE2 3BW

£374k

1 Eton Close

LE2 3TZ

3 bed1 bath
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

0.1 km

Lytton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Avenue Primary School. 45 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 3BW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE2 3BW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE2 3BW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

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 49 Bulwer Road, Leicester, LE2 3BW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.