74 Wood Hill, Leicester, LE5 3SP
About 74 Wood Hill
74 Wood Hill is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 3SP). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 89 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 45 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £211,000 is 30.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 76.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £162,000 in March 2020.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 74 Wood Hill, Leicester, LE5 3SP
- Nov 2017ExtensionAmendmentOutcome in report
CONSTRUCTION OF DORMER EXTENSIONS TO FRONT AND REAR AND CHANGE OF USE FROM HOUSE (1X3 BED) TO THREE FLATS (2X1 BED FLAT AND 1X STUDIO) (CLASS C3)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20171991
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Sales history & valuation
74 Wood Hill has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£211,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 21 years.
£162,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
5 March 2020Most recent
£162,000
+332.0%over 21 years19 February 1999
£37,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 3SP: £175,000 (2023–2017).
Versus other Wood Hill homes
Years Held for 74 Wood Hill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,820
Street avg £1,579
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB







