21 Dorchester Road, Leicester, LE3 0UH
About 21 Dorchester Road
21 Dorchester Road is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE3 0UH). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 sits 359.4% above the 1998 sale of £50,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 64% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
21 Dorchester 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
21 Dorchester Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£232,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£50,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 April 1998Most recent
£50,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 0UH: £265,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LE3 0UH
Versus other Dorchester Road homes
On price per m², 21 Dorchester Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£574
Street avg £1,936
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.3 km
Dovelands School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Dovelands Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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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
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







