38 Latimer Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7GN
About 38 Latimer Road
38 Latimer Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Cropston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 7GN). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1771 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 sits 60.3% above the 2010 sale of £287,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
38 Latimer Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
38 Latimer Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey extension to rear and flat roof to pitch to side of dwelling.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P/12/2203/2
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£461,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 16 years.
£287,500
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
29 July 2010Most recent
£287,500
+173.8%over 15 years20 January 1995
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 7GN: £419,500 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in LE7 7GN
56 Latimer Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7GN
Sold Oct 2024
£438,00052 Latimer Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7GN
Sold Jul 2021
£380,00034 Latimer Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7GN
Sold Mar 2021
£503,00074 Latimer Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7GN
Sold Feb 2021
£419,50072 Latimer Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7GN
Sold Oct 2019
£366,000
Everything we know about 38 Latimer 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 Latimer Road homes
On price per m², 38 Latimer Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,747
Street avg £2,851
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.2 km
Sandham Bridge Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Richard Hill Church of England Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB