68 WELLAND VALE ROAD
LEICESTER, LEICESTER LE5 6PW
Property details
Tenure
FREEHOLD
Floor area
80 m²
Council tax band
D
EPC rating
D
Last sold
£333,000 Nov 2024
Price per m²
£4,375/m²
Local average
£375,500 (-6.8%)
Deprivation
Decile 7 (22,051 of 33,755)
Street crime
152 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)
Key features
- Recessed porch & reception hall
- sitting room
- breakfast kitchen
- three bedrooms
- conservatory
- shower room & separate WC
- lawned front gardens & driveway
- deep, lawned rear gardens
- no chain involved • freehold
- EPC – D
Additional details
- Parking
- Yes
- Garden
- Yes
Description
Location - The property is located just off Downing Drive within Evington village, where there is a good range of shopping facilities, excellent schooling and frequent bus services into the city centre with its professional quarters and mainline railway station.
Accommodation - The property is entered via recessed porch with a single glazed door into a reception hall housing a useful cloaks cupboard. The sitting room has a bay window to the front elevation, a gas fire with marble hearth and back, painted surround and two further windows to the side elevation. The breakfast kitchen has a range of white eye and base level units and drawers, preparation surfaces, a polycarbonate one and a quarter bowl sink with mixer tap above, a Creda double oven, four-ring electric hob with extractor unit above, a Hotpoint washing machine and a Beko fridge-freezer. A side lobby with doors to front and rear elevations houses a boiler cupboard with a Vaillant wall mounted boiler.
The master bedroom has built-in wardrobes with cupboards above, matching bedside units and a window to the front elevation. Bedroom two has a window to the side and built-in wardrobes. Bedroom three has concertina glazed doors leading to a conservatory of brick and uPVC construction with double doors to the side elevation. A shower room with electric underfloor heating and a window to the rear provides white two piece suite comprising an inset wash hand basin with cupboards under, a corner shower cubicle, a chrome heated towel rail and houses the built-in airing cupboard with immersion heater. A separate WC provides a low flush WC.
Outside - To the front of the property are lawned and planted gardens behind a low level brick wall and a tarmac driveway providing ample car standing space. To the rear of the property are deep gardens, predominantly laid to lawn with paved patio areas and planted borders.
Tenure & Council Tax - Tenure: Freehold
Local Authority: City Council
Tax Band: D
Other Information - Conservation Area: No
Services: Offered to the market with all mains services and gas-fired central heating.
Broadband delivered to the property: None
Wayleaves, Rights of Way & Covenants: None known
Flooding issues in the last 5 years: None known
Accessibility issues: None known
Planning issues: None known
Listed by
Leicester
James Sellicks Estate Agents
Reference: 148887983
EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost
Current rating: D
Potential rating: C
Inspection date: 28/05/2024
Expiry date: 27/05/2034
Current heating cost: £1,223/year
Potential heating cost: £1,033/year
Est. upgrade cost to C: £11,263
Recommendations
- Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
- Increase hot water cylinder insulation (£15 - £30)
- Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£40)
- Hot water cylinder thermostat (£200 - £400)
- Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
- Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
- Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)
Flood risk
Zone: 2
Risk: In flood risk area
Environment Agency Flood Risk Areas (APSFR)
Floorplans
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EPC Graphs
EE Rating
Price history
| Event | Date | Price | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | 15/11/2024 (1 year ago) | £333,000 | — |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.
Sold Comparables
Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.
| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 ALCESTER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE5 6LB | £233,000 | 30/10/2025 | Detached |
| 17 WOODNEWTON DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE5 6NL | £420,000 | 15/12/2023 | Detached |
| 587 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 6QA | £450,000 | 23/10/2023 | Detached |
| Same street 18 WELLAND VALE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 6PW | £413,000 | 11/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 1 KINGSBURY AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE5 6ND | £315,000 | 17/08/2023 | Detached |
| 11 WOODNEWTON DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE5 6NL | £412,000 | 14/07/2023 | Detached |
| 18 SPENCEFIELD LANE, LEICESTER, LE5 6PS | £300,000 | 03/11/2022 | Detached |
| Same street 26 WELLAND VALE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 6PW | £400,000 | 27/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 CHORLEY WOOD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 6LE | £400,000 | 07/09/2022 | Detached |
| 5 ROGERSTONE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 6NE | £242,000 | 30/07/2022 | Detached |
| 21 CHORLEY WOOD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 6LE | £410,000 | 07/07/2022 | Detached |
| 14 BATHURST ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 6LD | £385,000 | 28/06/2022 | Detached |
| Same street 8 WELLAND VALE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 6PW | £385,000 | 21/04/2022 | Detached |
| 14 BATHURST ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 6LD | £400,000 | 17/03/2022 | Detached |
| 21 CHORLEY WOOD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 6LE | £385,000 | 27/01/2022 | Detached |
| 44 SEDGEBROOK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 6NF | £460,000 | 24/01/2022 | Detached |
| 7 FRINTON AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE5 6PN | £425,000 | 13/12/2021 | Detached |
| 2 DAWLISH CLOSE, LEICESTER, LE5 6PE | £305,000 | 15/10/2021 | Detached |
| 607 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 6QA | £390,000 | 30/09/2021 | Detached |
| 8 CHORLEY WOOD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 6LE | £330,150 | 30/07/2021 | Detached |
Street average: £399,333 (3 sales)
Area average: £368,362 (17 sales)
Capital growth trend
Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).
House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Leicester. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.
Rental Range
Estimated market rent for Leicester. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.
Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Leicester.
LHA (30th percentile) floor for Leicester: £773/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)
Location
Nearby
Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).
| Type | Name | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shop | Anhinay Express | 0.1 miles |
| Shop | Salon 57 | 0.1 miles |
| Bus stop | Downing Drive | 0.2 miles |
| Hospital | Leicester Nuffield Hospital | 1.1 miles |
| University | University of Leicester - The Village | 1.8 miles |
| University | University of Leicester | 2.2 miles |
| Train station | Leicester | 2.7 miles |
| Train station | Unknown | 3.5 miles |
| Hospital | South Entrance | 5.3 miles |
Street-level crime
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 73 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Total incidents | 152 |
Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).
Schools nearby
Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.
| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| The City of Leicester College | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 23 Jan 2020 |
| St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 6 Feb 2018 |
| Krishna Avanti Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 31 May 2013 |
| Oaklands School | Other | 0.5 miles | Good — 25 Feb 2014 |
| Whitehall Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 19 Jun 2024 |
Rental Comparables
Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.
| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Englefield Road, LE5 | £1,225/mo | 3 | 0.12 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Fulbeck Avenue, LE5 | £1,050/mo | 3 | 0.14 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Earlswood Road, LE5 | £1,350/mo | 3 | 0.17 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Hanbury Road Short Term Rental, LE5 | £3,750/mo | 3 | 0.21 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Bungalow, Holmleigh Gardens, LE7 | £1,400/mo | 3 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Detached House, Newhaven Road, LE5 | £1,400/mo | 3 | 0.49 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Bungalow, Telford Way, LE5 | £1,100/mo | 3 | 0.52 miles | OpenRent |
Average rent: £1,611/mo (7 listings)
Rent-driven metrics
Based on OpenRent comparables.
- Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
- Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
- Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
- Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
- Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
- Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
- ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).