Gaunts, Catthorpe Road, Shawell, Lutterworth, LE17 6AQ
About Gaunts
Gaunts is a detached house in Shawell, Lutterworth, Lutterworth (LE17 6AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on lpg.
Held since June 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £621,000 sits 288.2% above the 1997 sale of £159,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 68.7% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Gaunts has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Aug 2024
- Apr 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Work to trees (fell)
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00410/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Gaunts
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.
- Larger development activity nearby
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
Gaunts's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£621,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£159,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 June 1997Most recent
£159,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE17 6AQ: £390,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in LE17 6AQ
3 Catthorpe Road, Shawell, Lutterworth, LE17 6AQ
Sold Oct 2024
£260,000Cottage Farm, Catthorpe Road, Shawell, Lutterworth, LE17 6AQ
Sold Feb 2021
£500,000Wilmead, Catthorpe Road, Shawell, Lutterworth, LE17 6AQ
Sold Jun 2020
£390,000The Graylings, Catthorpe Road, Shawell, Lutterworth, LE17 6AQ
Sold Sept 2019
£525,000The Forge, Catthorpe Road, Shawell, Lutterworth, LE17 6AQ
Sold Oct 2018
£275,000
Versus other Catthorpe Road homes
Gaunts is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£824
Street avg £2,874
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Bromell Grove, Husbands Bosworth
LE17 6RD
1 Furrow Lane, North Kilworth
LE17 6FJ
1 Church Walk, Swinford
LE17 6AY
1 Catthorpe Road, Shawell
LE17 6AQ
1 Foxglove Drive, Swinford
LE17 6EN
1 Beech Cottages, Main Street, Theddingworth
LE17 6QZ
1 Braye Cottages, Stanford Road, Swinford
LE17 6BJ
1 Elizabeth Cottages, Lutterworth Road, Shawell
LE17 6AE
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Swinford Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB







