Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Evington Valley Gardens, Leicester, LE5 5LW
Estimated value
£376,000
- Since the 2011 sale (£230,000)+63%
- Against LE5 5LW's recent median (£430,000)-13%
Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
177 m²
1905 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£376,000
- Against its 2011 sale (£230,000)+63%
- Against LE5 5LW's recent median (£430,000)-13%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Evington Valley Gardens is modelled from its 177 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LE5 5LW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
177 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2025
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2011
Recent sales in LE5 5LW
5 sales, median £430,000 (2023–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Evington Valley Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
13 April 2011Most recent
£230,000
-8.0%over 2 years9 October 2008
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 5LW: £430,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in LE5 5LW
9 Evington Valley Gardens, Leicester, LE5 5LW
Sold Oct 2023
£240,00013 Evington Valley Gardens, Leicester, LE5 5LW
Sold Oct 2023
£249,95011 Evington Valley Gardens, Leicester, LE5 5LW
Sold Feb 2023
£430,0002 Evington Valley Gardens, Leicester, LE5 5LW
Sold Mar 2022
£445,00015 Evington Valley Gardens, Leicester, LE5 5LW
Sold Jun 2021
£435,000
What this page doesn't show
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- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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About 5 Evington Valley Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Evington Valley Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Held since April 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2008–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 sits 63.5% above the 2011 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 32.4% below the postcode norm. At 177 m² it's 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (143 m² median across 21 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 February 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Feb 2025from Jan 2011
Hot Water
Main SystemMain (No Stat)
Hot water system changed
Low Energy Lighting
60%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Evington Valley Gardens, Leicester, LE5 5LW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Evington Valley Gardens has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Evington Valley Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 5 Evington Valley Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,299
Street avg £2,049
Floor Area
177 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
412/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chesterfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Mayflower Primary School. 48 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Mayflower Primary SchoolPrimary97m
- Evington Valley Primary SchoolPrimary173m
- Madani Girls' SchoolSecondary182m
- Madani Boys SchoolSecondary182m
Nearest stops
- Chesterfield RoadBus stop135m
- Evington Valley RoadBus stop211m
- Mervyn RoadBus stop233m
- Kilworth DriveBus stop243m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,876 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,015 reports14%
- Criminal Damage & Arson723 reports10%
- Public Order633 reports9%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE5 5LW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Evington Valley Gardens is modelled from its 177 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LE5 5LW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 5 Evington Valley Gardens. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Evington Valley Gardens was lodged in February 2025 at band C and is valid until February 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Evington Valley Gardens. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 48 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LE5 5LW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 5 Evington Valley Gardens is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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