117 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DH
About 117 Wilberforce Road
117 Wilberforce Road is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE3 0DH). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 sits 73% above the 2016 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 22.1% below the postcode norm. On the market in July 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 117 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DH
- Jun 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
CONSTRUCTION OF DORMER EXTENSION TO REAR; SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR OF HOUSE; ROOF ALTERATIONS TO HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION (CLASS C4)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20170691
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Sales history & valuation
117 Wilberforce Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£199,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 18 years.
£115,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
3 July 2016Most recent
£115,000
+161.4%over 17 years8 June 1999
£44,000
+66.0%over 12 months18 June 1998
£26,500
+6.0%16 January 1998
£25,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 0DH: £170,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in LE3 0DH
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Sold May 2025
£235,000160 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DH
Sold Mar 2025
£155,000142 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DH
Sold Dec 2024
£220,000113 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DH
Sold Sept 2024
£128,500158 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DH
Sold May 2024
£170,000
Versus other Wilberforce Road homes
117 Wilberforce Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,106
Street avg £1,635
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
Stuart Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Shaftesbury Junior School. 45 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







