23 Ethel Road, Leicester, LE5 5NB
About 23 Ethel Road
23 Ethel Road is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 5NB). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
23 Ethel Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 23 Ethel Road, Leicester, LE5 5NB
- Jul 2025ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Installation of rooflight; alterations and construction of single storey extension at rear of house (Class C3)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 20250324
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Sales history & valuation
23 Ethel Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£327,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 5NB: £280,000 (2024–2019).
Versus other Ethel Road homes
23 Ethel Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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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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
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







