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17 Bidford Road, Leicester, LE3 3AE

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Bidford Road

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

17 Bidford Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Leicester (LE3 3AE). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 is 38.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 30.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £223,300 in January 2020.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Bidford Road, Leicester, LE3 3AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Bidford Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

4 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£309,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£223,300

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 January 2020Most recent

    £223,300

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 3AE: £245,000 (2022–2018).

On the street

Versus other Bidford Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Bidford Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,627

Street avg £2,225

Strongly above

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 72 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Bidford 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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£317k

1 Alder Close, Leicester Forest East

LE3 3JW

3 bed2 bath
£297k

1 Bracken Close, Leicester Forest East

LE3 3AQ

3 bed1 bath
£340k

1 Blue Pots Close, Leicester Forest East

LE3 3NH

3 bed1 bath
£274k

1 Brightwell Drive, Leicester Forest East

LE3 3QA

3 bed
£274k

1 Churchill Drive, Leicester Forest East

LE3 3QB

3 bed1 bath
£261k

1 Chapel Green, Leicester Forest East

LE3 3JQ

3 bed1 bath
£251k

1 Burchnall Road, Thorpe Astley, Braunstone

LE3 3TA

3 bed
£249k

1 Bromwich Close, Thorpe Astley, Braunstone

LE3 3RT

3 bed1 bath
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.
Full Leicester report

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

Bidford Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Kingsway Primary School. 24 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 3AE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE3 3AE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE3 3AE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.8dB

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 17 Bidford Road, Leicester, LE3 3AE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.