What type of property is 18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL?

18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL?

18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL last sold for £190,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL?

The current EPC rating for 18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL?

18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (818 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL?

18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL located?

18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL sits in Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE3 postcode district in Leicestershire.

What is crime like near 18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL?

Police records around 18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (247% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL?

The closest primary school to 18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL is Stafford Leys Community Primary School (618m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Winstanley School (2.3km).

How well connected is 18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL?

The closest bus stop to 18 Beechwood Avenue, LE3 3PL is Kings Drive, 255m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Beechwood Avenue, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3PL

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

76 m²

818 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Beechwood Avenue

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

18 Beechwood Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicester (LE3 3PL). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 is 43.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 39.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £190,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

18 Beechwood Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Beechwood Avenue, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Beechwood Avenue has no planning applications on record.

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

£273,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£190,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

12 February 2021Most recent
£190,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 3PL: £255,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in LE3 3PL

On the street

Versus other Beechwood Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 18 Beechwood Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £2,323

On par

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Alder Close, Leicester Forest East

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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

0.3 km

Kings Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Stafford Leys Community Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

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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 3PL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.0dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE3 3PL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

50.0dB

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55 dB

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65 dB

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75 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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