4 Elmcroft Avenue, Leicester, LE5 2DL
About 4 Elmcroft Avenue
4 Elmcroft Avenue is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 2DL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 71 m² the property is well over the postcode median (37 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £227,000 in August 2018. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 89% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
4 Elmcroft Avenue 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.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 4 Elmcroft Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£241,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 20 years.
£227,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
12 August 2018Most recent
£227,000
+97.4%over 11 years5 August 2007
£115,000
24 February 2004
£115,000
+117.0%over 4 years29 July 1999
£53,000
+68.3%2 February 1999
£31,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 2DL: £123,500 (2024–1999).
Versus other Elmcroft Avenue homes
Habitable Rooms for 4 Elmcroft Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,197
Street avg £2,818
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 44 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
Ocean Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy. 38 schools nearby.
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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
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







