8 Houghton Street, Leicester, LE5 0EE
About 8 Houghton Street
8 Houghton Street is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 0EE). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Held since January 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 sits 750% above the 1997 sale of £24,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£23/sq ft) was about 76.2% below the postcode norm. At 96 m² it's 29.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 23 EPCs).
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Planning history
8 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
8 Houghton Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£204,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£24,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 January 1997Most recent
£24,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 0EE: £200,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in LE5 0EE
Versus other Houghton Street homes
8 Houghton Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£250
Street avg £1,473
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 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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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