23 Dorchester Road, Leicester, LE3 0UH
About 23 Dorchester Road
23 Dorchester Road is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE3 0UH). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since August 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £264,000 sits 433.3% above the 1997 sale of £49,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 72% below the postcode norm. At 111 m² it's 26.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 21 EPCs).
Energy performance
23 Dorchester Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
23 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
23 Dorchester Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£49,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 August 1997Most recent
£49,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 0UH: £265,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LE3 0UH
Versus other Dorchester Road homes
Price per m² for 23 Dorchester Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£446
Street avg £1,943
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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.
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
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







