18 Saxon Street, Leicester, LE3 0BL
About 18 Saxon Street
18 Saxon Street is an end-of-terrace house in Leicester (LE3 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 65.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2023 at £165,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Heating controls changed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
18 Saxon Street 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
18 Saxon Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 29 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
19 December 2023Most recent
£165,000
+650.0%over 28 years31 January 1995
£22,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 0BL: £150,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in LE3 0BL
Versus other Saxon Street homes
On years held, 18 Saxon Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,941
Street avg £1,452
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.1 km
Ruding Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Shaftesbury Junior School. 48 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
55.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB







