42 Woodbank Road, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BN
About 42 Woodbank Road
42 Woodbank Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Groby, Leicester, Leicester (LE6 0BN). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
It hasn't traded since February 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 sits 100.6% above the 2004 sale of £174,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 41.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2012ExtensionFullIn report
EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO DWELLING.
- Agent
- Field Building Design Partnership
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00406/HOU
- Oct 2006ExtensionFullIn report
EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO DWELLING
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00959/FUL
What's in 42 Woodbank Road, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BN's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.5% per year over 3 years.
£174,500
Growth on file: 31.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
6 February 2004Most recent
£174,500
+128.1%over 3 years2 February 2001
£76,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE6 0BN: £275,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LE6 0BN
16 Woodbank Road, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BN
Sold Oct 2025
£275,00038 Woodbank Road, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BN
Sold Dec 2024
£277,00032 Woodbank Road, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BN
Sold Apr 2022
£307,50030 Woodbank Road, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BN
Sold Jan 2022
£259,00046 Woodbank Road, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BN
Sold Sept 2021
£232,000
Versus other Woodbank Road homes
Price per m² for 42 Woodbank Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,572
Street avg £3,460
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Hilary Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB








