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 73% 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. 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 January 2035
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.
£361,000
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
Crime
749/mo
Falling 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







