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7 Ambassador Road, Leicester, LE5 4DL

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Ambassador Road

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

7 Ambassador Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 is 25.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 91.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

7 Ambassador Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Ambassador Road, Leicester, LE5 4DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Ambassador Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 7 Ambassador Road, Leicester, LE5 4DL

1decisions1extensions3documents3nearby
  1. Nov 2022
    Extension
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Notification of proposed single storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse of dimensions: 4.5 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house; maximum height 4 metres; height of the eaves 3 metres (Class C3)

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    20221886
    Full record in report

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  • The 3 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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 7 Ambassador Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£376,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£300,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 August 2022Most recent

    £300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 4DL: £175,000 (2018–2016).

On the street

Versus other Ambassador Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

7 Ambassador Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,333

Street avg £1,637

Strongly above

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 96 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

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The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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

Ambassador Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy. 51 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 4DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE5 4DL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE5 4DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 7 Ambassador Road, Leicester, LE5 4DL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.