7 Carpenters Close, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RS

7 Carpenters Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Glenfield, Leicester, Leicester (LE3 8RS). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since December 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1995–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 sits 120% above the 2009 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 36.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 143 m² it's 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 6 EPCs).