What kind of home is Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ?

Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ sell for?

Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ last sold for £98,500 in July 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £129,500 in July 2007, so prices have been falling over 13 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between July 2007 and July 2020, Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ fell from £129,500 to £98,500, a change of £31,000. That works out to roughly -2.1% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ have?

The current EPC rating for Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ?

Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LE5 1NZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ use?

The latest EPC at Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ?

Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ in?

Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ sits in Hamilton, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ?

Police records around Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ 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.

What schools are near Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ?

The closest primary school to Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ is Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School (686m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Orchard Mead Academy (1.1km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ?

The closest bus stop to Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, LE5 1NZ is Shipton Road, 294m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1NZ

Property type

End terrace

Floor 2nd

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Apartment 8

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

Apartment 8 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hamilton, Leicester, Leicester (LE5 1NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 53 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–55 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 53 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 52 EPCs). Across 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 32% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £98,500.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

ParkingOff road

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2020

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2020from Sept 2009

Hot Water

Very PoorPoor

Hot water efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting

0%71%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 8, 20 Kepwick Road, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1NZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apartment 8 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.

Apartment 8's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£130,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.1% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£98,500

Growth on file: -2.1% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

23 July 2020Most recent
£98,500
-23.9%over 12 years
24 July 2007
£129,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 1NZ: £145,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in LE5 1NZ

On the street

Versus other Kepwick Road homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Apartment 8 lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,858

Street avg £2,319

Strongly below

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Shipton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE5 1NZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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