Flat 3, 47 Briton Street, Leicester, LE3 0AB
About Flat 3
Flat 3 is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE3 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 81 m² this is the 7th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–125 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 13 units on file.
Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 35.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £169,141. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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 system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Flat 3 has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
38 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.
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 15 years.
£169,141
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
29 July 2021Most recent
£169,141
+27.7%over 5 years30 June 2016
£132,500
+32.5%over 9 years22 December 2006
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 0AB: £145,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in LE3 0AB
Flat 1, 47 Briton Street, Leicester, LE3 0AB
Sold Oct 2024
£163,000Flat 8, 47 Briton Street, Leicester, LE3 0AB
Sold Jun 2024
£65,000Flat 2, 47 Briton Street, Leicester, LE3 0AB
Sold Oct 2022
£187,500Flat 6, 47 Briton Street, Leicester, LE3 0AB
Sold May 2018
£145,000Flat 5, 47 Briton Street, Leicester, LE3 0AB
Sold Jul 2016
£135,000
Versus other Briton Street homes
EPC Rating for Flat 3 lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,088
Street avg £1,788
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Gaul Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shaftesbury Junior School. 50 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







