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23 Highway Road, Leicester, LE5 5RD

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 23 Highway Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

23 Highway Road is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 5RD). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in February 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 94 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 15 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £312,000 is 44.4% above the 2007 sale price.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Highway Road, Leicester, LE5 5RD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Highway 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.

Current estimate

£312,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2007)

£216,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 February 2007Most recent

    £216,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 5RD: £400,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Highway Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Highway Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£2,298

Street avg £2,179

On par

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 23 Highway Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£310k

1 Baslow Road

LE5 5HE

£301k

1 Blanklyn Avenue

LE5 5FA

£324k

1 Fairfield Street

LE5 5BH

£298k

1 Crown Hills Rise

LE5 5DG

£333k

1 Colebrook Close

LE5 5NQ

£341k

1 Hollington Road

LE5 5HT

£352k

1 Evington Valley Gardens

LE5 5LW

4 bed
£276k

1 Drinkstone Road

LE5 5DJ

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.
Full Leicester report

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

0.6 km

Evington Valley Primary School. 45 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE5 5RD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE5 5RD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE5 5RD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 23 Highway Road, Leicester, LE5 5RD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.