16 French Road, Leicester, LE5 4AH
About 16 French Road
16 French Road is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 4AH). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 sits 276.7% above the 2013 sale of £64,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 33.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 73 m² it's 20.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 13 years ago, in August 2013.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jun 2023
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Planning history
16 French Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 16 French Road, Leicester, LE5 4AH
- Dec 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR OF HOUSE (CLASS C3) (AMENDED PLANS)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20141898
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Sales history & valuation
16 French Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£64,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 August 2013Most recent
£64,500
5 July 2001
£64,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 4AH: £195,000 (2025–2017).
Versus other French Road homes
16 French Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£884
Street avg £3,652
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Kitchener Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Barnabas CofE Primary School. 54 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB