5 St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE
About 5 St Catharines Way
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble, Detached
Energy performance
5 St Catharines Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullIn 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
- Nov 2004
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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 St Catharines Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£548,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 14 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 2021Most recent
£480,000
+50.0%over 13 years23 October 2007
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9HE: £400,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in LE7 9HE
10a, St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE
Sold Apr 2024
£260,0003 St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE
Sold Sept 2022
£400,50013 St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE
Sold Mar 2022
£284,00029 St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE
Sold Jun 2021
£400,0008b, St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE
Sold Oct 2020
£420,000
Everything we know about 5 St Catharines Way, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other St Catharines Way homes
5 St Catharines Way is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,077
Street avg £2,458
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.0 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB