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 (103 m² across 29 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 £365,000 is 30.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 36.4% 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 May 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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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.
£365,000
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: £295,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in LE5 5RB
Versus other Bodnant Avenue homes
1 Bodnant Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,059
Street avg £1,941
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
412/mo
Falling 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







