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14 Houghton Street, Leicester, LE5 0EE

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 00
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
44 m²
474 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 14 Houghton Street

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

14 Houghton Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 0EE). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–106 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 24 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in March 2006. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 is 32.1% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£233/sq ft) was about 138.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Victorian-eraGround Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Houghton Street, Leicester, LE5 0EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Houghton Street has an approved extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 14 Houghton Street, Leicester, LE5 0EE

1decisions1extensions2documents3nearby
  1. Jul 2016
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    CONSTRUCTION OF DORMER EXTENSION AT FRONT AND REAR OF HOUSE (CLASS C3) (AMENDED PLANS RECEIVED 27/072016)

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    20161110
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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 3 notable nearby
  • The 2 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 14 Houghton Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£146,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.5% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2006)

£110,500

Growth on file: 16.5% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 March 2006Most recent

    £110,500

    +294.6%over 6 years
  2. 1 July 1999

    £28,000

    +28.7%over 3 years
  3. 20 July 1995

    £21,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 0EE: £200,000 (2023–2018).

On the street

Versus other Houghton Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 14 Houghton Street runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

66 (D)

Street avg 72 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

44 m²

Street avg 45 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 1.8 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

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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
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.

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

Quenby Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Green Lane Infant School. 55 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 LE5 0EE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE5 0EE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE5 0EE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

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 14 Houghton Street, Leicester, LE5 0EE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.