5 New Park Road, Leicester, LE2 8AW
About 5 New Park Road
5 New Park Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE2 8AW). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 is 36.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 60% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £141,500.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
5 New Park Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
16 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.
£193,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 13 years.
£141,500
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
22 October 2020Most recent
£141,500
+32.2%over 13 years21 June 2007
£107,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 8AW: £150,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LE2 8AW
Versus other New Park Road homes
On epc rating, 5 New Park Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,887
Street avg £1,348
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Lansdowne Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Knighton Mead Primary Academy. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB