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5 Brook Road, Leicester, LE5 2HD

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedroom
1
Floor area
46 m²
490 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Brook Road

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

5 Brook Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 2HD). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 490 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since November 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 sits 72.5% above the 2010 sale of £104,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 34.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 17 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • 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.

5 Brook Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jun 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Brook Road, Leicester, LE5 2HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Brook 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.

5 Brook Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£181,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£104,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 November 2010Most recent

    £104,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 2HD: £220,000 (2024–2018).

On the street

Versus other Brook Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 5 Brook Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,306

Street avg £2,434

On par

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Brook Road

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

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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.
£224k

1 Colthurst Way

LE5 2LF

2 bed1 bath
£246k

1 Gelert Avenue

LE5 2NS

2 bed
£250k

1 Drumcliff Road

LE5 2LH

3 bed
£255k

1 Elmcroft Avenue

LE5 2DL

3 bed
£260k

1 Brook Road

LE5 2HD

3 bed2 bath
£265k

1 Bryngarth Crescent

LE5 2AF

3 bed
£269k

1 Cowley Way

LE5 2PJ

3 bed
£298k

1 Averil Road

LE5 2DD

3 bed1 bath
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

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

0.0 km

Tuskar Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Josephs Catholic 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 2HD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE5 2HD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE5 2HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

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 5 Brook Road, Leicester, LE5 2HD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.