49 Overton Road, Leicester, LE5 0JB
About 49 Overton Road
49 Overton Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 0JB). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 is 10.7% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 111.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in February 2024.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
49 Overton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
49 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
Price for 49 Overton Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 23 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
9 February 2024Most recent
£300,000
+426.3%over 22 years21 May 2001
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 0JB: £240,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in LE5 0JB
Versus other Overton Road homes
49 Overton Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,174
Street avg £1,277
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB