Skip to content

157 Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 0TF

Extendable
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
200 m²
2153 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 157 Hinckley Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

157 Hinckley Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leicester (LE3 0TF). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (42 m² across 80 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2021–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at -1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 is 17.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 15.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £330,000 in July 2023.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 157 Hinckley Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

157 Hinckley Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2025from Aug 2014
Low Energy Lighting
39%100%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £955 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 157 Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 0TF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

157 Hinckley Road has no planning applications on record.

38

But the area is active

38 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

157 Hinckley Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£387,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.0% per year over 2 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£330,000

Growth on file: -1.0% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 July 2023Most recent

    £330,000

    -1.5%over 1 year
  2. 15 December 2021

    £335,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 0TF: £368,000 (2024–2018).

On the street

Versus other Hinckley Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 157 Hinckley Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,650

Street avg £955

Strongly above

Floor Area

200 m²

Street avg 217 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 11.2 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 157 Hinckley Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.

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

Dulverton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

King Richard III Infant and Nursery School. 46 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE3 0TF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE3 0TF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE3 0TF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 157 Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 0TF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.