What type of property is 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP?

56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP is a mid-terrace house.

What did 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP sell for?

56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP last sold for £265,000 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £146,000 in April 2007. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP?

Across 5 sales between April 2007 and October 2021, 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP rose from £146,000 to £265,000, a change of £119,000. That works out to roughly +4.2% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP?

The current EPC rating for 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in February 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP?

56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (818 sq ft). That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE5 3SP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP heated?

The latest EPC at 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP?

56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP located?

56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP sits in Leicester. It falls within the LE5 postcode district.

Is 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP in a safe area?

Police records around 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (125% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP?

The closest primary school to 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP is Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy (219m), one of 42 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Moat Community College (1.0km), with 13 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP?

The closest bus stop to 56 Wood Hill, LE5 3SP is Mere Road, 148m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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56 Wood Hill, Leicester, LE5 3SP

5 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

76 m²

818 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 56 Wood Hill

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

56 Wood Hill is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 3SP). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Sold October 2021 for £265,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £320,000 is 20.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 250.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 56 Wood Hill, Leicester, LE5 3SP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

56 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 56 Wood Hill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£320,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£265,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

28 October 2021Most recent
£265,000
+51.4%over 4 years
10 March 2017
£175,000
+230.2%over 1 year
8 March 2016
£53,000
+6.0%over 12 months
13 March 2015
£50,000
-65.8%over 7 years
15 April 2007
£146,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 3SP: £160,000 (2023–2016).

Nearby sales in LE5 3SP

On the street

Versus other Wood Hill homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

56 Wood Hill outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,487

Street avg £1,480

Strongly above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Leicester report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE5 3SP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE5 3SP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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