2 Houghton Street, Leicester, LE5 0EE
About 2 Houghton Street
2 Houghton Street is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 0EE). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 637 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 59 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 23 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
2 Houghton Street'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 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
2 Houghton Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£199,000
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 0EE: £200,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in LE5 0EE
Versus other Houghton Street homes
On floor area, 2 Houghton Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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.
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
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







