1 Bodnant Avenue, Leicester, LE5 5RB
About 1 Bodnant Avenue
1 Bodnant Avenue is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 5RB). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2010–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 is 30.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2020 at £280,000.
Energy performance
1 Bodnant Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 Bodnant Avenue 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 10 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
18 June 2020Most recent
£280,000
+27.9%over 9 years29 July 2010
£219,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 5RB: £270,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in LE5 5RB
Versus other Bodnant Avenue homes
1 Bodnant Avenue is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,059
Street avg £1,935
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
Highway Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Evington Valley Primary School. 44 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
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







