17 Overton Road, Leicester, LE5 0JB
About 17 Overton Road
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.
Energy performance
17 Overton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
17 Overton Road 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
17 Overton Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2022).
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 August 2022Most recent
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 0JB: £300,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in LE5 0JB
Versus other Overton Road homes
Years Held for 17 Overton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£645
Street avg £1,379
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







