What type of property is 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE?

8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE?

8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE last sold for £630,000 in July 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £290,000 in June 2020, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE?

Across 2 sales between June 2020 and July 2025, 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE rose from £290,000 to £630,000, a change of £340,000. That works out to roughly +16.4% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in March 2025. It has improved from a E recorded in May 2019 (2 bands). Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE?

8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (1,593 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE2 5UE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE have?

8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE has council approval for part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension granted in September 2020 under ref. 20/00294/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE?

8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE is in council tax band D.

Where is 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE located?

8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE sits in Oadby, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE2 postcode district in Leicestershire.

What is crime like near 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE?

Police records around 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE show an average of 910 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (14% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE?

The closest primary school to 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE is Brocks Hill Primary School (493m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Gartree High School (474m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE?

The closest bus stop to 8 Briar Walk, LE2 5UE is High Leys Drive, 55m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Briar Walk, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5UE

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

148 m²

1593 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 8 Briar Walk

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

8 Briar Walk is a five-bedroom detached house in Oadby, Leicester, Leicester (LE2 5UE). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in May 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good.

Most recent transfer was July 2025 at £630,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 148 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2020–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 174.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Mar 2025

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 31 March 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2025from May 2019

EPC improved fromE48toC72

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Low Energy Lighting

12%89%

More low energy lighting installed

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Mid 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Briar Walk, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5UE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 8 Briar Walk, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5UE

1decisions1extensions4documents1nearby

Sept 2020
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and single storey rear extension and internal alterations.
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
20/00294/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 8 Briar Walk was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£671,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.4% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£630,000

Growth on file: 16.4% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

31 July 2025Most recent
£630,000
+117.2%over 5 years
22 June 2020
£290,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 5UE: £290,000 (2023–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Briar Walk homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Briar Walk runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,257

Street avg £2,386

Strongly above

Floor Area

148 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly above

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

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Leicester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

910/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

High Leys Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Gartree High School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE2 5UE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE2 5UE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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