43 Drinkstone Road, Leicester, LE5 5DJ
About 43 Drinkstone Road
43 Drinkstone Road is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
It hasn't traded since November 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 sits 513.3% above the 1997 sale of £40,600. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 61.7% below the postcode norm. At 80 m² it's 22.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 21 EPCs).
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Planning history
43 Drinkstone Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
43 Drinkstone Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£40,600
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 November 1997Most recent
£40,600
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 5DJ: £180,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in LE5 5DJ
Versus other Drinkstone Road homes
Floor Area for 43 Drinkstone Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£508
Street avg £1,298
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.1 km
St Saviours Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Coleman Primary School. 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
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







