Flat 1, 3 Sykefield Avenue, Leicester, LE3 0LA
About Flat 1
Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE3 0LA). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
A recent sale: £106,000 in May 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 63.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 28 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Flat 1 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£116,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 22 years.
£106,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
20 May 2025Most recent
£106,000
+16.5%over 4 years29 September 2020
£91,000
+11.0%over 16 years29 July 2004
£82,000
+56.2%over 1 year27 January 2003
£52,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 0LA: £132,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in LE3 0LA
Flat 1, 5 Sykefield Avenue, Leicester, LE3 0LA
Sold Jul 2022
£105,500Flat 2, 5 Sykefield Avenue, Leicester, LE3 0LA
Sold Jul 2022
£95,5007 Sykefield Avenue, Leicester, LE3 0LA
Sold Mar 2022
£237,5001 Sykefield Avenue, Leicester, LE3 0LA
Sold Dec 2020
£175,0001a, Flat 1, Sykefield Avenue, Leicester, LE3 0LA
Sold Oct 2019
£132,000
Versus other Sykefield Avenue homes
Years Held for Flat 1 lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,718
Street avg £2,090
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
0.2 km
Westcotes Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Shaftesbury Junior School. 43 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
41.7dB







