13b, Barker Street, Leicester, LE5 3LF
About 13b
13b is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 3LF). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump.
At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
13b has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
13b has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 3LF: £161,000 (2019–2016).
Nearby sales in LE5 3LF
Versus other Barker Street homes
On floor area, 13b runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
Percival Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Green Lane Infant School. 55 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
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB







