7 Highway Road, Leicester, LE5 5RD
About 7 Highway Road
7 Highway Road is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 5RD). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
7 Highway 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jul 2026
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Planning history
7 Highway Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 7 Highway Road, Leicester, LE5 5RD
- Dec 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey extension at rear of house (Class C3)
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 20191951
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Sales history & valuation
7 Highway Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£455,000
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 5RD: £400,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LE5 5RD
Versus other Highway Road homes
7 Highway Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 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
Highway Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Evington Valley Primary School. 45 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB