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EPC B
About 5 Buckthorn Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Buckthorn Drive is a five-bedroom property in Barrow Upon Soar, Loughborough, Loughborough (LE12 8WG). It has a recorded floor area of 230 m² (around 2476 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2016) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £660,000 is 10.9% above the 2024 sale price. At 230 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (199 m² median across 9 EPCs). Sold May 2024 for £595,000.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
A
B
B86
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Buckthorn Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£660,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2024)
£595,000
Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Buckthorn Drive homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Buckthorn Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,587
Street avg £2,641
Floor Area
230 m²
Street avg 194 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
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
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE12 8WG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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