5 Gretna Way, Leicester, LE5 2PQ
About 5 Gretna Way
5 Gretna Way is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 2PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 66 m² it's 19.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2015–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 is 11.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£415/sq ft) was about 168.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2023 for £295,000.
What this property has
Inside
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Energy performance
5 Gretna Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water system upgraded
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Planning history
5 Gretna Way 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2015.
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.2% per year over 8 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 13.2% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2023Most recent
£295,000
+161.1%over 7 years9 August 2015
£113,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 2PQ: £208,500 (2024–2014).
Versus other Gretna Way homes
Price per m² for 5 Gretna Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,470
Street avg £1,867
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
Gretna Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Scraptoft Valley Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB