1 Church Avenue, Leicester, LE3 6AJ
About 1 Church Avenue
1 Church Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE3 6AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £231,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 16% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 96.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 Church Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Church Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£268,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 20 years.
£231,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
12 May 2022Most recent
£231,000
+40.9%over 3 years30 May 2018
£164,000
+13.1%over 11 years3 September 2006
£145,000
+35.6%over 3 years17 October 2002
£106,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 6AJ: £173,500 (2021–2020).
Nearby sales in LE3 6AJ
Versus other Church Avenue homes
Price per m² for 1 Church Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,432
Street avg £1,528
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.1 km
Muriel Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School. 49 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB