7 Hillsborough Crescent, Glen Parva, Leicester, LE2 9PU
About 7 Hillsborough Crescent
7 Hillsborough Crescent is a semi-detached house in Glen Parva, Leicester, Leicester (LE2 9PU). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 47 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 113.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2024 for £194,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
7 Hillsborough Crescent has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
7 Hillsborough Crescent valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£179,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£194,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 October 2024Most recent
£194,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 9PU: £185,000 (2020–2017).
Nearby sales in LE2 9PU
14 Hillsborough Crescent, Glen Parva, Leicester, LE2 9PU
Sold Feb 2020
£185,0005 Hillsborough Crescent, Glen Parva, Leicester, LE2 9PU
Sold May 2019
£185,0003 Hillsborough Crescent, Glen Parva, Leicester, LE2 9PU
Sold Sept 2018
£215,00015 Hillsborough Crescent, Glen Parva, Leicester, LE2 9PU
Sold Feb 2018
£187,0006 Hillsborough Crescent, Glen Parva, Leicester, LE2 9PU
Sold Nov 2017
£182,500
Versus other Hillsborough Crescent homes
Price per m² for 7 Hillsborough Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,128
Street avg £2,697
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Henray Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Glen Hills Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB







