What kind of home is 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE?

34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE sell for?

34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE last sold for £221,000 in December 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £150,000 in July 2018, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE?

Across 2 sales between July 2018 and December 2021, 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE rose from £150,000 to £221,000, a change of £71,000. That works out to roughly +12% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE?

The current EPC rating for 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE is F with a score of 38 out of 100, lodged in July 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE?

34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (883 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE use?

The latest EPC at 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE?

34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE in?

34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE sits in Leicester. It falls within the LE5 postcode district.

What is crime like near 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE?

Police records around 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE show an average of 412 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (14% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE?

The closest primary school to 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE is Green Lane Infant School (368m), one of 43 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Moat Community College (1.6km), with 12 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE?

The closest bus stop to 34 Houghton Street, LE5 0EE is Quenby Street, 86m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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34 Houghton Street, Leicester, LE5 0EE

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

82 m²

883 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 38

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 34 Houghton Street

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

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 £256,000 is 15.8% 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.

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

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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

Current Certificate

Jul 2015

EPC Rating

F38

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 15 July 2025

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34 Houghton Street, Leicester, LE5 0EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 34 Houghton Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£256,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.0% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£221,000

Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

6 December 2021Most recent
£221,000
+47.3%over 3 years
4 July 2018
£150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 0EE: £160,000 (2023–2015).

Nearby sales in LE5 0EE

On the street

Versus other Houghton Street homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 34 Houghton Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,695

Street avg £1,285

Strongly above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 80 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

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Crime

412/mo

Falling 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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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· 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

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65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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