22 Blackthorn Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8QP
About 22 Blackthorn Road
22 Blackthorn Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Glenfield, Leicester, Leicester (LE3 8QP). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold April 2021 for £282,000. 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. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 is 24.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 18.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
22 Blackthorn Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 23 years.
£282,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
18 April 2021Most recent
£282,000
+37.6%over 13 years11 January 2008
£205,000
+41.4%over 5 years20 June 2002
£145,000
+81.3%over 4 years12 December 1997
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 8QP: £270,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LE3 8QP
7 Blackthorn Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8QP
Sold Mar 2025
£280,00023 Blackthorn Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8QP
Sold Jan 2024
£205,00027 Blackthorn Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8QP
Sold May 2023
£202,5006 Blackthorn Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8QP
Sold Aug 2022
£585,00021 Blackthorn Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8QP
Sold Dec 2021
£270,000
Versus other Blackthorn Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 22 Blackthorn Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,792
Street avg £2,755
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
Somerset Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Glenfield Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







