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15 Briar Road, Leicester, LE5 2HB

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Freehold
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Overview

About 15 Briar Road

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

15 Briar Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 2HB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

It changed hands recently, sold December 2025 for £225,000. At 74 m² it's 17.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 111.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Central heatingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Jul 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 2 July 2035

8 years remaining
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Mid 20th centuryMid-Terrace HouseFreeholdEPC D

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Briar Road, Leicester, LE5 2HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Briar Road has no planning applications on record.

1

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.

Latest sale on 15 Briar Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£244,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£225,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 December 2025Most recent

    £225,000

    +150.0%over 21 years

  2. 2 September 2004

    £90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 2HB: £170,000 (2026–2019).

On the street

Versus other Briar Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Briar Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,041

Street avg £2,184

Strongly above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 15 Briar Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£250k

1 Elmcroft Avenue

LE5 2DL

3 bed
£255k

1 Cowley Way

LE5 2PJ

3 bed
£258k

1 Drumcliff Road

LE5 2LH

3 bed
£265k

1 Bryngarth Crescent

LE5 2AF

3 bed
£287k

1 Averil Road

LE5 2DD

3 bed1 bath
£308k

1 Compass Road

LE5 2HH

3 bed1 bath
£332k

1 Brent Knowle Gardens

LE5 2GA

3 bed1 bath
£229k

1 Gelert Avenue

LE5 2NS

2 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.
Full Leicester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

412/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Briar Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Thurnby Mead Primary Academy. 28 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE5 2HB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE5 2HB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE5 2HB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 15 Briar Road, Leicester, LE5 2HB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.