1 Church Road, Wanlip, Leicester, LE7 4PJ
About 1 Church Road
1 Church Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wanlip, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 4PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 126.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2024 at £345,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Church Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Church Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Church Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Church Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 7 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
27 March 2024Most recent
£345,000
+53.3%over 7 years15 December 2016
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 4PJ: £390,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in LE7 4PJ
3a, Church Road, Wanlip, Leicester, LE7 4PJ
Sold Jul 2024
£390,0009 Church Road, Wanlip, Leicester, LE7 4PJ
Sold Mar 2024
£440,00013 Church Road, Wanlip, Leicester, LE7 4PJ
Sold May 2022
£243,00010 Church Road, Wanlip, Leicester, LE7 4PJ
Sold Dec 2020
£198,00019a, Church Road, Wanlip, Leicester, LE7 4PJ
Sold Oct 2020
£690,000
Everything we know about 1 Church Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Church Road homes
On epc rating, 1 Church Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,207
Street avg £2,388
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Birstall Park and Ride — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
The Cedars Academy. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.4dB