What kind of home is 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH?

5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH last change hands?

5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH last sold for £221,000 in April 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £59,500 in August 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH?

Across 4 sales between August 2000 and April 2019, 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH rose from £59,500 to £221,000, a change of £161,500. That works out to roughly +7.3% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH?

The current EPC rating for 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in January 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH?

5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (1,485 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 188% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE2 8LH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH use?

The latest EPC at 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH?

5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH in?

5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH sits in Leicester. It falls within the LE2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH?

Police records around 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH?

The closest primary school to 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH is Granby Primary School (548m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School (1.6km), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH?

The closest bus stop to 5 Earl Russell Street, LE2 8LH is Wigston Lane, 84m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Earl Russell Street, Leicester, LE2 8LH

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

138 m²

1485 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Earl Russell Street

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

5 Earl Russell Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE2 8LH). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include a basement.

At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 62 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold April 2019 for £221,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 is 14.5% above the 2019 sale price.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
EnsuiteYes
BasementYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Earl Russell Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Earl Russell Street, Leicester, LE2 8LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Earl Russell Street 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 5 Earl Russell Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£253,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£221,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

24 April 2019Most recent
£221,000
+33.9%over 4 years
12 December 2014
£165,000
+6.5%over 5 years
13 November 2009
£155,000
+160.5%over 9 years
17 August 2000
£59,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 8LH: £170,000 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in LE2 8LH

On the street

Versus other Earl Russell Street homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Earl Russell Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,601

Street avg £1,703

On par

Floor Area

138 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

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Comparables

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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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Wigston Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Granby Primary School. 31 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE2 8LH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE2 8LH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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