125 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DH
About 125 Wilberforce Road
125 Wilberforce Road is a detached house in Leicester (LE3 0DH). It has a recorded floor area of 16 m² (around 172 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 16 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (16–128 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 32 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since June 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 16 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 39.9% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£888/sq ft) was about 646.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
125 Wilberforce Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 February 2033
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Planning history
125 Wilberforce 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
125 Wilberforce Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£214,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£153,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2005Most recent
£153,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 0DH: £170,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in LE3 0DH
113 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DH
Sold Nov 2025
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Sold Mar 2025
£155,000142 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DH
Sold Dec 2024
£220,000158 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DH
Sold May 2024
£170,000148 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DH
Sold Dec 2023
£156,000
Versus other Wilberforce Road homes
Floor Area for 125 Wilberforce Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
16 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
749/mo
Falling 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







