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7a, Brook Road, Leicester, LE5 2HD

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7a

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

7a is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 2HD). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 sits 65.8% above the 2005 sale of £152,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 69 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 17 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs).

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  • 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.

7a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Apr 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7a, Brook Road, Leicester, LE5 2HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7a has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 7a, Brook Road, Leicester, LE5 2HD

1decisions1extensions2documents1nearby
  1. Mar 2006
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE OF HOUSE (CLASS C3)

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    20060234
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

7a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£252,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.8% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2005)

£152,000

Growth on file: 21.8% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 August 2005Most recent

    £152,000

    +28.9%over 1 year
  2. 17 December 2003

    £117,950

    +114.5%over 5 years
  3. 4 December 1998

    £55,000

    +93.0%over 1 year
  4. 14 February 1997

    £28,500

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 7a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,203

Street avg £2,444

On par

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 67 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

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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
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.

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.

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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 7a, Brook Road, Leicester, LE5 2HD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.