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3 sales on record
About 5 Forest Rise
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Forest Rise is a detached house in Desford, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 9DX). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Sale prices here have outpaced Leicester HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £428,000 is 16.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 51.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold December 2021 for £368,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 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 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£428,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2021)
£368,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 21 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.
On price per m², 5 Forest Rise stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,119
Street avg £2,474
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
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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