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42 Station Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7HD

3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 42 Station Road

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

42 Station Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cropston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 7HD). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (149 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 is 24.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 18.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2018 for £230,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Station Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Station Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£287,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£230,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 October 2018Most recent

    £230,000

    +152.7%over 17 years

  2. 24 May 2001

    £91,000

    +42.2%over 4 years

  3. 20 December 1996

    £64,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 7HD: £460,000 (2022–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Station Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 42 Station Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,644

Street avg £2,376

Above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 166 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 7.6 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£272k

1 Badgers Bank, Rothley

LE7 7PH

2 bed1 bath
£227k

1 Burrow Drive, Rothley

LE7 7RZ

2 bed2 bath
£187k

1 Broughton Close, Anstey

LE7 7EU

2 bed1 bath
£464k

1 Breech Hedge, Rothley

LE7 7RN

2 bed1 bath
£347k

1 Bates Hollow, Rothley

LE7 7RT

3 bed2 bath
£363k

1 Birkdale Road, Anstey

LE7 7DF

3 bed1 bath
£801k

1 Brownhill Crescent, Rothley

LE7 7LA

3 bed1 bath
£412k

1 Alvis Dale, Rothley

LE7 7QH

4 bed2 bath
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

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

1.2 km

Richard Hill Church of England Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 LE7 7HD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE7 7HD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 7HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

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 42 Station Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7HD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.