8 Castleford Road, Leicester, LE3 2UE
About 8 Castleford Road
8 Castleford Road is a detached house in Leicester (LE3 2UE). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 is 20.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 60.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £270,000.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
8 Castleford Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 8 Castleford Road, Leicester, LE3 2UE
- Mar 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 06/0092/1/PX
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Castleford Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 20 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
5 July 2020Most recent
£270,000
+81.8%over 16 years28 October 2003
£148,500
+72.8%over 2 years18 December 2000
£85,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 2UE: £192,500 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in LE3 2UE
Versus other Castleford Road homes
On floor area, 8 Castleford Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,432
Street avg £1,847
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St Crispin's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB