What type of property is 8 The Common, LE5 6EA?

8 The Common, LE5 6EA is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 The Common, LE5 6EA?

8 The Common, LE5 6EA last sold for £214,000 in August 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £45,000 in November 1998, so prices have been rising over 22 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 The Common, LE5 6EA?

Across 2 sales between November 1998 and August 2020, 8 The Common, LE5 6EA rose from £45,000 to £214,000, a change of £169,000. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 The Common, LE5 6EA?

The current EPC rating for 8 The Common, LE5 6EA is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in July 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 The Common, LE5 6EA?

8 The Common, LE5 6EA has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LE5 6EA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 The Common, LE5 6EA heated?

The latest EPC at 8 The Common, LE5 6EA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 The Common, LE5 6EA?

8 The Common, LE5 6EA is in council tax band C.

Where is 8 The Common, LE5 6EA located?

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

Is 8 The Common, LE5 6EA in a safe area?

Police records around 8 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.

Which schools serve 8 The Common, LE5 6EA?

The closest primary school to 8 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 8 The Common, LE5 6EA?

The closest bus stop to 8 The Common, LE5 6EA is Hawthorne Drive, 77m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 The Common, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6EA

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band C

Overview

About 8 The Common

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

8 The Common is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Evington, Leicester, Leicester (LE5 6EA). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 is 34.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 16.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2020 for £214,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

—

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 The Common, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 The Common 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.

8 The Common has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£287,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£214,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

9 August 2020Most recent
£214,000
+375.6%over 21 years
25 November 1998
£45,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 6EA: £450,000 (2024–2019).

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.

On epc rating, 8 The Common stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,014

Street avg £3,322

Above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 142 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£272k

1 Bathurst Road

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2 bed

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3 bed

£301k

1 Earlswood Road

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3 bed

£263k

1 Blundell Road

LE5 6AA

3 bed1 bath

£260k

1 Downing Drive

LE5 6PD

3 bed

£250k

1 Aldgate Avenue

LE5 6DA

3 bed

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1 Fulbeck Avenue

LE5 6PP

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£357k

1 Fallowfield Road

LE5 6LQ

3 bed1 bath

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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FAQ

Common questions

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