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17 Overton Road, Leicester, LE5 0JB

Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Overton Road

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

17 Overton Road is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 0JB). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 233.8% above the 2022 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£60/sq ft) was about 38.3% below the postcode norm. Sold August 2022 for £80,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Overton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Overton Road, Leicester, LE5 0JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Overton Road has no planning applications on record.

3

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.

17 Overton Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2022).

Current estimate

£267,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£80,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 August 2022Most recent

    £80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 0JB: £300,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Overton Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 17 Overton Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£645

Street avg £1,379

Below

Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Overton Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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

Sulgrave Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Barnabas CofE Primary School. 54 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE5 0JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE5 0JB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE5 0JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Overton Road, Leicester, LE5 0JB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.