What type of property is Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH?

Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH sell for?

Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH last sold for £117,995 in December 2024, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £65,000 in December 2009, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 2009 and December 2024, Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH rose from £65,000 to £117,995, a change of £52,995. That works out to roughly +4% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH have?

The current EPC rating for Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH is B with a score of 82 out of 100, lodged in February 2021. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH?

Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (495 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 43% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LE5 1BH. Source: EPC Register.

How is Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH heated?

The latest EPC at Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH?

Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH located?

Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH sits in Hamilton, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE5 postcode district.

Is Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH in a safe area?

Police records around Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (125% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH?

The closest primary school to Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH is Avanti Fields School (461m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Gateway Sixth Form College (426m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH?

The closest bus stop to Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BH is Hamilton Tesco, 337m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1BH

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 01

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

46 m²

495 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 82

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About Apartment 4

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

Apartment 4 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hamilton, Leicester, Leicester (LE5 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2021) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. At 46 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.

It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £117,995. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 68 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 42.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

ParkingAllocated

Building

TenureFreehold
Central heatingYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Apartment 4's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2021

EPC Rating

B82

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

0.9 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2021from Sept 2009

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

4%86%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 4, 96 Kestrel Lane, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apartment 4 has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application 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.

Current estimate

£127,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£117,995

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

20 December 2024Most recent
£117,995
+81.5%over 15 years
11 December 2009
£65,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 1BH: £325,000 (2024–2024).

Nearby sales in LE5 1BH

On the street

Versus other Kestrel Lane homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Apartment 4 stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,565

Street avg £1,759

Strongly above

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

0.9 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Hamilton Tesco — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Gateway Sixth Form College. 31 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE5 1BH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE5 1BH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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