2 Alder Close, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3JW
About 2 Alder Close
2 Alder Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicester (LE3 3JW). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £325,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 12% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 24.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Alder Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 2 Alder Close, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3JW
- May 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
First floor front extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/0105/1/HPX
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Alder Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 24 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
15 February 2022Most recent
£325,000
+116.7%over 14 years30 July 2007
£150,000
+92.3%over 8 years12 March 1999
£78,000
+3.3%over 1 year21 November 1997
£75,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 3JW: £250,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in LE3 3JW
18 Alder Close, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3JW
Sold Sept 2025
£257,00011 Alder Close, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3JW
Sold Jun 2025
£247,00010 Alder Close, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3JW
Sold Aug 2024
£218,0007 Alder Close, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3JW
Sold Feb 2023
£250,0008 Alder Close, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3JW
Sold Jul 2022
£265,000
Versus other Alder Close homes
EPC Rating for 2 Alder Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,539
Street avg £2,868
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
Warren Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Stafford Leys Community Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







