6 Horston Road, Leicester, LE5 5QA
About 6 Horston Road
6 Horston Road is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 5QA). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 105 m² it's 25.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 10 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
2 applications on record at 6 Horston Road, Leicester, LE5 5QA
- Mar 2024Loft ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
Construction of rear dormer roof extension and installation of rooflight at front of house (Class C3)
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 20240069
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
6 Horston Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£321,000
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 5QA: £300,000 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in LE5 5QA
Versus other Horston Road homes
On floor area, 6 Horston Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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
Kilworth Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Evington Valley Primary School. 47 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







