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Get started8 Chaffinch Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Oakham (LE15 6BY). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 61.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (153 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold August 2022 for £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
8 Chaffinch Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
8 Chaffinch Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Rear of property
Ground floor extension to rear (south-west) elevation
Latest sale on 8 Chaffinch Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£600,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 22 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 22 years.
8 Chaffinch Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,683
Street avg £2,561
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Ladywell — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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26 August 2022Most recent
£550,000
+76.0%over 10 years23 May 2012
£312,500
+98.4%over 11 years31 July 2000
£157,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE15 6BY: £460,000 (2023–2012).
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
LE15 6RX
Closest school
0.4 km
Oakham CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB
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