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About 16 Forest Rise
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Forest Rise is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Desford, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 9DX). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced Leicester HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 is 26.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 39% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it's 28.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 29 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £183,000.
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
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private garden
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
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2019)
£183,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Forest Rise homes
Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Forest Rise is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,859
Street avg £2,484
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE9 9DX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 22 points of interest in total.
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