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5 St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
156 m²
1679 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 St Catharines Way

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

5 St Catharines Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Houghton-On-The-Hill, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9HE). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £548,000 is 14.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 65.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £480,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDouble, Detached
Energy

Energy performance

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

5 St Catharines Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Nov 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Erection of a two storey side extension and installation of a pitch roof over existing front dormer window

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    21/01744/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2004
    New BuildOutline
    In report

    Erection of a dwelling

    Reference
    04/01150/OUT
    View planning record

What's in 5 St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 5 St Catharines Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£548,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£480,000

Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 April 2021Most recent

    £480,000

    +50.0%over 13 years
  2. 23 October 2007

    £320,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9HE: £400,000 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other St Catharines Way homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 St Catharines Way is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£3,077

Street avg £2,458

Strongly above

Floor Area

156 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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

North Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School. 3 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 9HE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE7 9HE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 9HE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

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 5 St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.