18 Houghton Street, Leicester, LE5 0EE
About 18 Houghton Street
18 Houghton Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 0EE). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 sits 69.9% above the 2010 sale of £129,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 39.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 88 m² it's 18.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 23 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
18 Houghton Street 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
Price for 18 Houghton Street has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.3% per year over 9 years.
£129,500
Growth on file: 19.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
24 August 2010Most recent
£129,500
+68.2%over 6 years12 December 2003
£77,000
+185.2%over 2 years10 October 2001
£27,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 0EE: £200,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in LE5 0EE
Versus other Houghton Street homes
18 Houghton Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,472
Street avg £1,379
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
Quenby Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Green Lane Infant School. 55 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB