17 Avoca Close, Leicester, LE5 4RA
About 17 Avoca Close
17 Avoca Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Leicester (LE5 4RA). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 is 33.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 74.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £242,000 in March 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
17 Avoca Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 17 Avoca Close, Leicester, LE5 4RA
- Mar 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR OF HOUSE
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 20010130
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£323,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£242,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 March 2020Most recent
£242,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 4RA: £250,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Avoca Close homes
17 Avoca Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,847
Street avg £1,966
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 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
0.1 km
Goodwood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy. 44 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







