157 Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 0TF
About 157 Hinckley Road
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
157 Hinckley Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
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 history
157 Hinckley 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
157 Hinckley Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.0% per year over 2 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: -1.0% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
13 July 2023Most recent
£330,000
-1.5%over 1 year15 December 2021
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 0TF: £368,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in LE3 0TF
Flat 1, 193 Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 0TF
Sold Sept 2024
£368,000197 Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 0TF
Sold May 2023
£310,000161 Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 0TF
Sold Apr 2021
£425,000159 Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 0TF
Sold Mar 2021
£425,000Flat 1, 177 Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 0TF
Sold Dec 2018
£220,000
Versus other Hinckley Road homes
On years held, 157 Hinckley Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,650
Street avg £955
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 217 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 11.2 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
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB







