17 Forest Road, Leicester, LE5 0DU
About 17 Forest Road
17 Forest Road is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 0DU). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2012. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2014.
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Energy performance
17 Forest Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 May 2023
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 17 Forest Road, Leicester, LE5 0DU
- Dec 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT; DORMER EXTENSION TO REAR OF HOUSE (CLASS C3)
- Reference
- 20141917
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Sales history & valuation
17 Forest Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£198,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 0DU: £85,500 (2022–2001).
Versus other Forest Road homes
EPC Rating for 17 Forest Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Lombardy Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Green Lane Infant School. 54 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB