What type of property is 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ?

49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ?

49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ last sold for £720,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £530,000 in October 2020, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ?

Across 2 sales between October 2020 and September 2022, 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ rose from £530,000 to £720,000, a change of £190,000. That works out to roughly +17.6% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ?

The current EPC rating for 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ is F with a score of 37 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ?

49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (2,153 sq ft), around 50 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE3 8EJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ heated?

The latest EPC at 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ?

The most recent planning decision at 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ was a refusal for part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension (ref. 21/0440/FUL) in November 2021. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ?

49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ located?

49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ sits in Glenfield, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE3 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ in a safe area?

Police records around 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (247% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ?

The closest primary school to 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ is The Hall School (331m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Herewoode Academy (1.2km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ?

The closest bus stop to 49 Fairefield Crescent, LE3 8EJ is Glenfield Frith Drive, 347m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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49 Fairefield Crescent, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8EJ

Extendable1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

200 m²

2153 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 37

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 49 Fairefield Crescent

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

49 Fairefield Crescent is a four-bedroom detached house in Glenfield, Leicester, Leicester (LE3 8EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 200 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (172 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 84.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2021. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £720,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road

Building

Extension potentialPossible

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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.

49 Fairefield Crescent sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F37

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

13.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 49 Fairefield Crescent, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8EJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 49 Fairefield Crescent was refused — worth checking the council file.

1 application on record at 49 Fairefield Crescent, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8EJ

1decisions1extensions15documents3nearby

Nov 2021
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey and single storey rear extensions, single storey side extension (including partial demolition of existing house and outbuildings) and erection of a two storey detached dwelling to the side of No. 49
Documents
15 docs on file
Reference
21/0440/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 49 Fairefield Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£699,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.6% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£720,000

Growth on file: 17.6% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

19 September 2022Most recent
£720,000
+35.8%over 1 year
29 October 2020
£530,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 8EJ: £655,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in LE3 8EJ

On the street

Versus other Fairefield Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

49 Fairefield Crescent is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,600

Street avg £2,845

Above

Floor Area

200 m²

Street avg 180 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Leicester report

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

0.3 km

Glenfield Frith Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

The Hall School. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE3 8EJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE3 8EJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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