1 Ashton Close, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5WH

1 Ashton Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Oadby, Leicester, Leicester (LE2 5WH). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 sits 90.4% above the 2009 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 43.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.