18 Pits Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 2XL
About 18 Pits Avenue
18 Pits Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Braunstone, Leicester, Leicester (LE3 2XL). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
A recent sale: £290,000 in January 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 100 m² it's 27.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 28 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 37.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
- Solar panelsYes
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (32 kWp) installed
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Planning history
18 Pits Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 18 Pits Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 2XL
- May 2005ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension to form conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 05/0299/1/PY
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Sales history & valuation
18 Pits Avenue saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 8 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
30 January 2025Most recent
£290,000
+16.0%over 3 years28 June 2021
£250,000
+28.2%over 3 years29 June 2017
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 2XL: £247,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in LE3 2XL
1 Pits Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 2XL
Sold May 2025
£285,0004 Pits Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 2XL
Sold Nov 2021
£210,50021 Pits Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 2XL
Sold Nov 2021
£320,0002 Pits Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 2XL
Sold Nov 2020
£247,00034 Pits Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 2XL
Sold May 2020
£186,000
Versus other Pits Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 18 Pits Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,900
Street avg £2,367
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.1 km
Watergate Lane — 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
55.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.5dB






