56a, Herongate Road, Leicester, LE5 0AW
About 56a
56a is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2015) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 22.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 68.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £250,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
56a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 11 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£250,000
+38.3%over 10 years25 November 2010
£180,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 0AW: £290,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in LE5 0AW
Versus other Herongate Road homes
56a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,315
Street avg £1,903
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Little Dunmow Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Falcons Primary School. 53 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
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







