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5 Carpenters Close, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RS

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
123 m²
1324 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Carpenters Close

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

5 Carpenters Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Glenfield, Leicester, Leicester (LE3 8RS). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

Sold August 2021 for £365,000. 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 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 is 14.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 142.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Corner plotYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Carpenters Close, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 5 Carpenters Close, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RS

1decisions4documents3nearby
  1. Mar 2012
    Full
    Outcome in report

    Dormer window to front elevation

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    12/0013/1/HPX
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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 5 Carpenters Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£418,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£365,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 August 2021Most recent

    £365,000

    +53.4%over 13 years

  2. 7 May 2008

    £238,000

    +3.5%over 2 years

  3. 6 January 2006

    £229,950

    +39.4%over 2 years

  4. 3 April 2003

    £165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 8RS: £258,000 (2019–2010).

On the street

Versus other Carpenters Close homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 5 Carpenters Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,967

Street avg £2,054

Strongly above

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.
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

0.1 km

Somerset Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Glenfield Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE3 8RS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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