139 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DJ
About 139 Wilberforce Road
139 Wilberforce Road is an end-of-terrace house in Leicester (LE3 0DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 47.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2023 for £248,000.
Energy performance
139 Wilberforce Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 139 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DJ
- Apr 2023HMOAmendmentOutcome in report
Certificate of lawful existing use as a house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20222418
- More recent applications — locked
- HMOMar 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 139 Wilberforce Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 15 years.
£248,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
12 July 2023Most recent
£248,000
+55.0%over 14 years28 November 2008
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 0DJ: £150,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in LE3 0DJ
131 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DJ
Sold Dec 2024
£166,000137 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DJ
Sold Sept 2023
£154,000133 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DJ
Sold Sept 2019
£150,000170 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DJ
Sold Dec 2018
£144,000182 Wilberforce Road, Leicester, LE3 0DJ
Sold Dec 2018
£134,000
Versus other Wilberforce Road homes
Floor Area for 139 Wilberforce Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,759
Street avg £1,597
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
0.2 km
Westleigh Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Mary's Fields Academy. 44 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
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







