What kind of home is 1 The Common, LE5 6EA?

1 The Common, LE5 6EA is a 3-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 1 The Common, LE5 6EA?

1 The Common, LE5 6EA last sold for £575,000 in July 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £510,000 in June 2021, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 The Common, LE5 6EA?

Across 2 sales between June 2021 and July 2023, 1 The Common, LE5 6EA rose from £510,000 to £575,000, a change of £65,000. That works out to roughly +6% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 The Common, LE5 6EA have?

The current EPC rating for 1 The Common, LE5 6EA is E with a score of 43 out of 100, lodged in November 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 The Common, LE5 6EA?

1 The Common, LE5 6EA has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (1,453 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 57% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE5 6EA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 The Common, LE5 6EA use?

The latest EPC at 1 The Common, LE5 6EA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 1 The Common, LE5 6EA?

1 The Common, LE5 6EA has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in October 2011 under ref. 20111372. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 1 The Common, LE5 6EA?

1 The Common, LE5 6EA is in council tax band D.

Which area is 1 The Common, LE5 6EA in?

1 The Common, LE5 6EA sits in Evington, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE5 postcode district.

What is crime like near 1 The Common, LE5 6EA?

Police records around 1 The Common, LE5 6EA show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (125% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 The Common, LE5 6EA?

The closest primary school to 1 The Common, LE5 6EA is Linden Primary School (307m), one of 32 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Judgemeadow Community College (798m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 The Common, LE5 6EA?

The closest bus stop to 1 The Common, LE5 6EA is Hawthorne Drive, 77m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 The Common, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6EA

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

135 m²

1453 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 43

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 1 The Common

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

1 The Common is a three-bedroom detached house in Evington, Leicester, Leicester (LE5 6EA). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2021–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 84.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £575,000 in July 2023.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageSingle

Building

TenureFreehold
Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

1 The Common'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 26 Nov 2024

EPC Rating

E43

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

8.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 The Common, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 The Common has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 1 The Common, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6EA

1decisions1extensions3documents

Oct 2011
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR OF BUNGALOW (CLASS C3) (AMENDED PLANS)
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
20111372
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 1 The Common was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£532,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£575,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

11 July 2023Most recent
£575,000
+12.7%over 2 years
24 June 2021
£510,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 6EA: £214,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in LE5 6EA

On the street

Versus other The Common homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 The Common outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,259

Street avg £3,167

Strongly above

Floor Area

135 m²

Street avg 136 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Below

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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

Hawthorne Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Linden Primary School. 40 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE5 6EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE5 6EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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