40 Overton Road, Leicester, LE5 0JA
About 40 Overton Road
40 Overton Road is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 0JA). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 sits 79.2% above the 2012 sale of £125,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in June 2012.
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Energy performance
40 Overton Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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Planning history
40 Overton Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 40 Overton Road, Leicester, LE5 0JA
- Nov 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR OF HOUSE
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 20042092
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 40 Overton Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.9% per year over 15 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 11.9% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2012Most recent
£125,000
+420.8%over 14 years7 November 1997
£24,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 0JA: £151,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in LE5 0JA
Versus other Overton Road homes
40 Overton Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,543
Street avg £2,873
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
St Barnabas CofE Primary School. 54 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB