5 Ambleside Close is a freehold terraced house on Ambleside Close in LE2. It last sold for £89,950 in 2011, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 15 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.
Low crimeFlood risk very low14 of 16 schools Good+Quiet by DEFRA mappingCouncil tax A
52.58957, -1.15469 · LE2 9LA
PART 01The home at a glanceWhat it is, and the one-number read across every dataset.
What this home is
The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.
Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.
Everything on 5 Ambleside Close, unlocked
The valuation with its comparables, every application and document trail, tenure & title, the ten score workings — the full dossier for this one address.
Every school nearby with exam performance (KS2 progress, Progress 8) benchmarked against the borough and England, admission odds by preference, capacity, and catchment likelihood for this address.
Food hygiene nearby averages 4.8/5 across 38 rated places.
Nearest rated places (8) ↓
4/5 Scarlet Pimpernel300 mPub/bar/nightclub
5/5 Sturdee Community Hospital359 mCaring Premises
5/5 Ivolve Aylestone401 mRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen
5/5 VISTA414 mCaring Premises
5/5 Willow Bank School414 mSchool/college/university
5/5 Simmins Care Ltd414 mSchool/college/university
5/5 Carvers Cobs489 mTakeaway/sandwich shop
4/5 Grange Store497 mRetailers - other
£5 report
Every amenity, counted and priced
The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.
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Every amenity category, counted with nearest distances
Parks & green spaces with sizes
Connectivity measures in full
You're seeing the shape of it — the report has the substance.
VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.
The neighbourhood
Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Leicester 036B neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.
IMD decile 1/10 — among the more deprived areas in England; household income about 33% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.
1/10Among the more deprived areas in England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived
In plain terms: living environment score well, but a weaker crime.
Breakdown by domain
Income1/10
Employment1/10
Education & skills1/10
Health1/10
Crime1/10
Housing & access3/10
Living environment7/10
Household income (after housing costs)
This neighbourhood£37.1k
Leicester£45.1k
East Midlands£50.2k
England & Wales£55.4k
33% below the national average.
Shared & rented housing: Low
Mostly owner-occupied housing; few shared houses.
Housing tenure
Social rented58%
Owned32%
Private rented9.0%
Lives rent free1.3%
Shared ownership0.3%
Age profile
Aged 5 to 9 years3.8%
Aged 60 to 64 years3.8%
Aged 10 to 14 years3.5%
Aged 35 to 39 years3.5%
Aged 55 to 59 years3.4%
Occupation
Elementary occupations21%
Caring, leisure and other service occupations18%
Process, plant and machine operatives14%
Skilled trades occupations13%
Sales and customer service occupations10%
Qualifications
No qualifications39%
Level 4 qualifications and above14%
Level 3 qualifications13%
Level 2 qualifications13%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
The dark tick on each bar marks the England & Wales average.
ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.
PART 05Safety & environmentCrime and road safety, flood and ground risk, noise and air.
Crime & safety
Reported street-level crime within about 400 m of LE2 9LA.
Low crime
149 crimes over 24 months — about 6 a month, most often violent crime (46%). Trend rising (+10% year on year).
Lower crime than about 5% of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhood ranking from the Indices of Deprivation crime domain — relative risk of personal and property crime.
The EA planning flood zone, historic flooding and landfill within 1 km, BGS GeoSure six-theme ground-stability screening, non-coal mining hazard and coastal erosion — and what each finding means for insurance and conveyancing.
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EA Flood Map for Planning zone (rivers & sea, zones 2–3)
Environment Agency flood mapping and storm-overflow monitoring, UKHSA radon atlas, Coal Authority reporting areas and the Renewable Energy Planning Database — location screening, not a site investigation.
Noise, air & designations
DEFRA strategic mapping and planning designations at 5 Ambleside Close's location.
A quiet pocket by DEFRA mapping · NO₂ ~11 µg/m³
Road noise
DEFRA
Daytime52 dB Lden
✓ within the 53 dB guideline — low noise
35guideline 5385 dB
Night
Not mapped at this plot (guideline 45 dB Lnight)
Rail noise
NOT MAPPED
DEFRA maps no significant rail noise at this plot or immediately bordering it.
Aircraft noise
NOT MAPPED
DEFRA maps no significant aircraft noise at this plot or immediately bordering it.
Nearest airport: East Midlands, 29.3 km away — occasional high-altitude overflight possible.
What does a decibel sound like?
40
Quiet library
50
Quiet home
60
Conversation
70
Busy main road
80
Heavy traffic
Decibels are logarithmic: every +10 dB sounds roughly twice as loud, so 65 dB is markedly noisier than 55 — not “a little” more.
NO₂11 µg/m³Moderate
PM2.58 µg/m³Moderate
PM1012 µg/m³Good
How each pollutant compares — WHO guideline, UK limit & national average
NO₂
11 µg/m³Moderate
11 µg/m³
WHO 10UK limit 40
National average 3 µg/m³
PM2.5
8 µg/m³Moderate
8 µg/m³
WHO 5UK limit 20
National average 5 µg/m³
PM10
12 µg/m³Good
12 µg/m³
WHO 15UK limit 40
National average 8 µg/m³
Cleaner than 6% of the country
Planning designations at this address
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Listed building — No
Not statutorily listed, so the usual alteration rules apply.
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Conservation area — No
Not in a conservation area.
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Article 4 direction — No
No Article 4 direction — normal permitted-development rights apply.
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Tree preservation order — No
No tree preservation order recorded on the plot.
DEFRA strategic noise mapping (dB Lden day / Lnight night) and modelled background air quality; designations from local plan open data.
PART 06Next stepsThe viewing checklist and where to go deeper.
From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.
When did 5 Ambleside Close last sell, and for how much?
5 Ambleside Close last sold for £89,950 on 14 Jul 2011, according to HM Land Registry.
How many times has 5 Ambleside Close been sold?
HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 5 Ambleside Close. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.
What council tax band is 5 Ambleside Close?
5 Ambleside Close is in council tax band A, costing about £1,686 a year (Leicester City UA).
What is 5 Ambleside Close worth today?
Carrying its 2011 sale price forward with LE2's market movement suggests roughly £124,000–£202,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.
What is crime like near 5 Ambleside Close?
Police recorded 149 crimes within about 400 m over 24 months — roughly 6 a month, most often violent crime. The trend is rising. (Source: Police.uk)
What schools are near 5 Ambleside Close?
16 schools are within range, 14 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest is Eyres Monsell Primary School (476 m). (Source: DfE/Ofsted)
Is 5 Ambleside Close at risk of flooding?
No flood warnings are in force. Surface-water (heavy rainfall) risk at this location is very low. (Source: Environment Agency)
How fast is broadband at 5 Ambleside Close?
Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)
Other homes at LE2 9LA
Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Ambleside Close.
HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.
Buying or selling 5 Ambleside Close?
The full £5 report opens every locked panel in this dossier — a precise comparables-based valuation, the itemised EPC, planning activity, school results and admissions odds, forward-looking flood risk, a negotiation read and a viewing checklist, for this exact home.