47 Drinkstone Road, Leicester, LE5 5DJ
About 47 Drinkstone Road
47 Drinkstone Road is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 sits 547.2% above the 1997 sale of £36,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£38/sq ft) was about 69.1% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
47 Drinkstone Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Nov 2025
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Planning history
47 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
47 Drinkstone Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£36,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 1997Most recent
£36,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 5DJ: £180,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in LE5 5DJ
Versus other Drinkstone Road homes
On price per m², 47 Drinkstone Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£409
Street avg £1,307
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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.
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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
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB