26 Delaware Road, Leicester, LE5 6LG
About 26 Delaware Road
26 Delaware Road is a detached house in Leicester (LE5 6LG). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £488,000 sits 86.3% above the 2017 sale of £262,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 36.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in November 2017.
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Energy performance
26 Delaware Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Planning history
26 Delaware Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 26 Delaware Road, Leicester, LE5 6LG
- Feb 2018ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR OF HOUSE (CLASS C3); ALTERATIONS (AMENDED PLANS RECD 20/01/18)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20172570
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Sales history & valuation
26 Delaware Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£488,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£262,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 November 2017Most recent
£262,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 6LG: £340,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in LE5 6LG
Versus other Delaware Road homes
26 Delaware Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,440
Street avg £2,367
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Woodnewton Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The City of Leicester College. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB