13 Ethel Road, Leicester, LE5 5NB
About 13 Ethel Road
13 Ethel Road is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 5NB). 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 (January 2016) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 sits 56.3% above the 2019 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 73.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: March 2019 at £160,000.
Energy performance
13 Ethel Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Planning history
13 Ethel Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 13 Ethel Road, Leicester, LE5 5NB
- Feb 2021ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of proposed single storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse of dimensions: 6.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse; maximum height 2.65 metres; height of the eaves 2.5 metres (Class C3)
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20210031
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Sales history & valuation
13 Ethel Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 16 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
15 March 2019Most recent
£160,000
+33.3%over 8 years28 July 2010
£120,000
+8.1%over 7 years8 May 2003
£111,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 5NB: £280,000 (2024–2016).
Versus other Ethel Road homes
13 Ethel Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,818
Street avg £1,837
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.1 km
Chesterfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Mayflower Primary School. 48 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







