17 Wood Hill, Leicester, LE5 3SP
About 17 Wood Hill
17 Wood Hill is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 3SP). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2016. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 13.7% below the 2022 sale of £255,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 104% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 45 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £255,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
17 Wood Hill 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
Price for 17 Wood Hill has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 25 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
26 September 2022Most recent
£255,000
+119.8%over 12 years11 December 2009
£116,000
-9.0%over 3 years6 December 2006
£127,500
+2.0%over 1 year19 July 2005
£125,000
+212.5%over 7 years29 July 1997
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 3SP: £162,000 (2023–2017).
Versus other Wood Hill homes
On years held, 17 Wood Hill runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,107
Street avg £1,562
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
Mere Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy. 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
53.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB