18 Abbots Close, Leicester, LE5 1EH
About 18 Abbots Close
18 Abbots Close is a detached house in Leicester (LE5 1EH). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 sits 81.3% above the 2003 sale of £165,500. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
18 Abbots Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
5 applications on record at 18 Abbots Close, Leicester, LE5 1EH
- Mar 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE & REAR OF DWELLINGHOUSE (USE CLASS C3) (AMENDED PLANS)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20121892
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2022Decision
- PorchFeb 2021Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.2% per year over 7 years.
£165,500
Growth on file: 15.2% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
4 December 2003Most recent
£165,500
+143.4%over 6 years12 February 1997
£68,000
+13.3%3 October 1996
£59,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 1EH: £270,000 (2024–2018).
Versus other Abbots Close homes
On years held, 18 Abbots Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,742
Street avg £2,295
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
Abbots Road North — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Humberstone Junior School. 41 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







