38, Smith Dorrien Road
38, Smith Dorrien Road
Description & Estimates
38, Smith Dorrien Road, Leicester is described in the public record as an early-century house with 839 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 203 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 38, Smith Dorrien Road, Leicester is £235,283 and its rental estimate is £1,157 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Smith Dorrien Road, Leicester, LE5 falls within the LE5 postal district.
Our Data Sources
38, Smith Dorrien Road, Leicester has no recent1 records in the the Land Registry and a single entry in the EPC database dated February 2014.
We combine this information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 38, Smith Dorrien Road, Leicester, we estimate a market value of £247,047 and a rental value of £1,215 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £218,813 and £1,076 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 38, Smith Dorrien Road, Leicester has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £2,917 (1.2%) and its estimated rental value grow by £45 per month (3.9%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.9%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 38, Smith Dorrien Road, Leicester as measuring 203 m2.
That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where 2 of the 3 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
38, Smith Dorrien Road, Leicester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 20 Feb 2014.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 38, Smith Dorrien Road, Leicester completed on 25th June 1999 at £50,950 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
- Sold Jun 1999£50,950
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 38, Smith Dorrien Road, Leicester have sold within a radius of 450 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 11th July 2025, was 41, Haynes Road, Leicester, LE5 4AR, a freehold house which sold for £273,500.
Read more about house prices in LE5.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 39 addresses on Smith Dorrien Road, Leicester, LE5, 38, Smith Dorrien Road, Leicester comes out as the 38th largest and the 39th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £36k less expensive than the average property across the LE5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mSt Barnabas CofE Primary School
- 700mMerrydale Infant School
- 700mMerrydale Junior School
- 1.2kmCrown Hills Community College
- 1.3kmMadani Girls' School
- 1.3kmMadani Boys School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 38, Smith Dorrien Road, Leicester, the nearest station is Leicester, 2.3 kilometres away.
- 2.3kmLeicester
- 6.2kmSyston
- 6.9kmSouth Wigston
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated low, based on Environment Agency data.
