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17 Westmeath Avenue, Leicester, LE5 6SS

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 17 Westmeath Avenue

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

17 Westmeath Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 6SS). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in September 2020 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £374,000 is 20.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 95% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £310,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3

Building

  • TenureFreehold
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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2025from Sept 2020
EPC improved fromE43toC70
Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows
SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Walls
AverageGood

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
15%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseFreeholdEPC C

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Westmeath Avenue, Leicester, LE5 6SS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Westmeath Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

3 applications on record at 17 Westmeath Avenue, Leicester, LE5 6SS

3decisions2extensions23documents
  1. Apr 2021
    Extension
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Notification of proposed single storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse of dimensions: 6.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse; maximum height 4.0 metres; height of the eaves 2.8 metres (Class C3)

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    20210668
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. PorchDecision
  4. OutlineDecision

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (3 on record)
  • All 3 applications on this property in full
  • The 23 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£374,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£310,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 February 2021Most recent

    £310,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 6SS: £290,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Westmeath Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 17 Westmeath Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,605

Street avg £2,325

Strongly above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Westmeath Avenue

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

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£374k

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1 Fallowfield Road

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3 bed1 bath
£350k

1 Fulbeck Avenue

LE5 6PP

3 bed
£301k

1 Earlswood Road

LE5 6JB

3 bed
£283k

1 Durston Close

LE5 6LF

3 bed
£263k

1 Blundell Road

LE5 6AA

3 bed1 bath
£260k

1 Downing Drive

LE5 6PD

3 bed
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

0.2 km

Bayham Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy. 41 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 6SS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE5 6SS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE5 6SS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

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 17 Westmeath Avenue, Leicester, LE5 6SS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.