34 Houghton Street, Leicester, LE5 0EE
About 34 Houghton Street
34 Houghton Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 0EE). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 is 19.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 208% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £221,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
34 Houghton Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
34 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
Latest sale on 34 Houghton Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.0% per year over 3 years.
£221,000
Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
6 December 2021Most recent
£221,000
+47.3%over 3 years4 July 2018
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 0EE: £160,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in LE5 0EE
Versus other Houghton Street homes
EPC Rating for 34 Houghton Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,695
Street avg £1,285
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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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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