What kind of home is 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ?

78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ sell for?

78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ last sold for £192,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £49,950 in March 1998, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ?

Across 2 sales between March 1998 and May 2022, 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ rose from £49,950 to £192,000, a change of £142,050. That works out to roughly +5.7% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ?

The current EPC rating for 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ?

78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (721 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LE11 5UJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ use?

The latest EPC at 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ?

78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ in?

78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ sits in Loughborough. It falls within the LE11 postcode district in Leicestershire.

What is crime like near 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ?

Police records around 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (333% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ?

The closest primary school to 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ is Robert Bakewell Primary School (70m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire (1.3km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ?

The closest bus stop to 78 Barsby Drive, LE11 5UJ is Ellaby Road, 77m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

Calculators

Featured

UK House Price Map

30 years of UK sold prices mapped by postcode district.

Postcode-level detail
Compare areas side by side

Open the map

78 Barsby Drive, Loughborough, LE11 5UJ

Extendable

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

67 m²

721 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 78 Barsby Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

78 Barsby Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Loughborough (LE11 5UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 13% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 82.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £192,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 78 Barsby Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

The data behind every report

Energy

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

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 78 Barsby Drive, Loughborough, LE11 5UJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

78 Barsby Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

44applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 78 Barsby Drive

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£217,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2022)

£192,000

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

23 May 2022Most recent
£192,000
+284.4%over 24 years
18 March 1998
£49,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE11 5UJ: £226,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in LE11 5UJ

On the street

Versus other Barsby Drive homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 78 Barsby Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,866

Street avg £1,898

Strongly above

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Above

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 78 Barsby Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

The data behind every report

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£195k

1 Bates Close

LE11 5EL

2 bed2 bath

£296k

1 Cookson Place

LE11 5RS

2 bed1 bath

£132k

1 Carlton Close

LE11 5DY

2 bed

£230k

1 Bagley Close

LE11 5XU

3 bed

£190k

1 Blake Drive

LE11 5JG

3 bed1 bath

£251k

1 Christie Drive

LE11 5YR

3 bed1 bath

£253k

1 Carington Street

LE11 5NF

3 bed1 bath

£263k

1 Barrett Drive

LE11 5YP

3 bed1 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Loughborough district page.

Full Loughborough report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Ellaby Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Robert Bakewell Primary School. 18 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE11 5UJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE11 5UJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 78 Barsby Drive, Loughborough, LE11 5UJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.