1 Crown Hills Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4HD
About 1 Crown Hills Avenue
1 Crown Hills Avenue is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 4HD). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since May 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 sits 140% above the 2006 sale of £120,000. At 89 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 13 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Crown Hills Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Crown Hills Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£120,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 May 2006Most recent
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 4HD: £280,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in LE5 4HD
21 Crown Hills Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4HD
Sold Aug 2021
£280,00024 Crown Hills Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4HD
Sold Feb 2021
£310,00012 Crown Hills Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4HD
Sold Aug 2018
£250,00015 Crown Hills Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4HD
Sold Nov 2015
£195,00022 Crown Hills Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4HD
Sold Nov 2010
£112,000
Versus other Crown Hills Avenue homes
On habitable rooms, 1 Crown Hills Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,348
Street avg £1,460
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
Benson Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Coleman Primary School. 51 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







