57 Cropthorne Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4PZ
About 57 Cropthorne Avenue
57 Cropthorne Avenue is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 4PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 66 m² this is the 53rd smallest of 58 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 58 units on file.
At 66 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 57 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: June 2020 at £95,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 is 37.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 20.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
57 Cropthorne Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
57 Cropthorne 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
Latest sale on 57 Cropthorne Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£131,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 20 years.
£95,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2020Most recent
£95,000
+58.3%over 11 years27 February 2009
£60,000
+20.1%over 6 years6 December 2002
£49,950
+99.8%over 1 year18 December 2000
£25,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 4PZ: £78,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in LE5 4PZ
77 Cropthorne Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4PZ
Sold Jan 2024
£71,00073 Cropthorne Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4PZ
Sold Nov 2017
£93,00081 Cropthorne Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4PZ
Sold Aug 2017
£93,00079 Cropthorne Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4PZ
Sold Jul 2016
£78,00031 Cropthorne Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4PZ
Sold Jun 2010
£64,000
Versus other Cropthorne Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 57 Cropthorne Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,439
Street avg £1,138
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 1.9 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
Crown Hills Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Crown Hills Community College. 50 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
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







