3 Ethel Road, Leicester, LE5 5NB
About 3 Ethel Road
3 Ethel Road is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 5NB). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 sits 101.6% above the 2003 sale of £128,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 25.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 85 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 14 EPCs).
Energy performance
3 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Ethel 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
3 Ethel Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£128,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 October 2003Most recent
£128,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 5NB: £280,000 (2024–2019).
Versus other Ethel Road homes
On epc rating, 3 Ethel Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,506
Street avg £1,871
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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.
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
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







