Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Russell Court, Flat 14, 42 Earl Russell Street, Leicester, LE2 8LH
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 2nd
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
44 m²
474 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Tenure
Social Rental
About Russell Court
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Russell Court is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE2 8LH). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. At 44 m² this is the 12th smallest of 51 units on EPC record in Russell Court, where floor areas span 29–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Oct 2025
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2015
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 October 2025
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Oct 2015from May 2010
EPC improved fromC78toD65
Roof
GoodVery Good
Roof insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
33%0%
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Russell Court, Flat 14, 42 Earl Russell Street, Leicester, LE2 8LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Russell Court has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
15 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Russell Court has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 8LH: £175,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in LE2 8LH
17 Earl Russell Street, Leicester, LE2 8LH
Sold Jun 2024
£175,00056 Earl Russell Street, Leicester, LE2 8LH
Sold Feb 2024
£170,0003 Earl Russell Street, Leicester, LE2 8LH
Sold Aug 2023
£190,00015 Earl Russell Street, Leicester, LE2 8LH
Sold Sept 2020
£90,0005 Earl Russell Street, Leicester, LE2 8LH
Sold Apr 2019
£221,000
Versus other Earl Russell Street homes
Four headline reads against 51 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Russell Court lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
910/mo
Falling 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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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