53 Avonside Drive, Leicester, LE5 4LA
About 53 Avonside Drive
53 Avonside Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 4LA). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 53 m² this is the 8th smallest of 82 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 82 units on file. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £141,000 is 14.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 159% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £123,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
53 Avonside Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
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Planning history
53 Avonside Drive 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£141,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£123,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 December 2022Most recent
£123,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 4LA: £185,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in LE5 4LA
Versus other Avonside Drive homes
Price per m² for 53 Avonside Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,321
Street avg £752
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.0 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
Devon Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy. 50 schools nearby.
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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
51.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB