8 Asfordby Street, Leicester, LE5 3QG
About 8 Asfordby Street
8 Asfordby Street is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since August 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 sits 75% above the 2007 sale of £108,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 47% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 42 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 Asfordby Street 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.2% per year over 10 years.
£108,000
Growth on file: 13.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2007Most recent
£108,000
-0.9%over 2 years31 August 2004
£109,000
+230.3%over 3 years1 December 2000
£33,000
+6.6%over 3 years24 July 1997
£30,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 3QG: £149,500 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in LE5 3QG
Versus other Asfordby Street homes
Floor Area for 8 Asfordby Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,662
Street avg £1,173
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.2 km
Mere Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy. 53 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







