12 Cropston Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7GE
About 12 Cropston Road
12 Cropston Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Cropston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 7GE). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1877 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 sits 57.8% above the 2010 sale of £370,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
12 Cropston 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey front extension at 12 Cropston Road.
- Jun 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Erection of two storey extension to front with dormer windows to front and rear of dwelling.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- P/12/0925/2
- Jun 2003Tree WorksTreesIn report
Felling of 1 Horse Chestnut Tree.
- Council
- South
- Reference
- P/03/1201/2
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 12 Cropston 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
12 Cropston Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£584,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 14 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
13 September 2010Most recent
£370,000
+115.1%over 13 years17 January 1997
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 7GE: £380,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in LE7 7GE
20 Cropston Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7GE
Sold Dec 2024
£350,00011 Cropston Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7GE
Sold Jan 2019
£600,00014 Cropston Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7GE
Sold Nov 2016
£705,00013 Cropston Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7GE
Sold Aug 2012
£360,00015 Cropston Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7GE
Sold Jun 2011
£270,000
Everything we know about 12 Cropston 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 Cropston Road homes
On price per m², 12 Cropston Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,122
Street avg £3,570
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.1 km
Bradgate Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Richard Hill Church of England Primary School. 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
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB