8 Equity Road, Leicester, LE3 0AS
About 8 Equity Road
8 Equity Road is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE3 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 64% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £207,000. 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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
8 Equity Road 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.
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 7 years.
£207,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
1 December 2021Most recent
£207,000
+35.3%over 7 years23 October 2014
£153,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 0AS: £190,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Equity Road homes
Price per m² for 8 Equity Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,882
Street avg £1,356
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.0 km
Wilberforce Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shaftesbury Junior School. 46 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
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







