What type of property is 20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB?

20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB?

20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB last sold for £261,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB?

The current EPC rating for 20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in January 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB?

20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LE3 8SB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB?

20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB is in council tax band D.

Where is 20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB located?

20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB sits in Glenfield, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE3 postcode district in Leicestershire.

How safe is the area around 20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB?

Police records around 20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB 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 20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB?

The closest primary school to 20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB is Glenfield Primary School (459m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Herewoode Academy (1.5km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB?

The closest bus stop to 20 Barley Close, LE3 8SB is One Stop, 192m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Barley Close, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8SB

Extendable

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Barley Close

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

20 Barley Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Glenfield, Leicester, Leicester (LE3 8SB). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 is 25.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 57% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 23 EPCs). Sold March 2021 for £261,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Central heatingYes
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.

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

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Barley Close, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8SB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Barley Close 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£327,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£261,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

15 March 2021Most recent
£261,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 8SB: £335,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in LE3 8SB

On the street

Versus other Barley Close homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20 Barley Close is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£3,107

Street avg £2,466

Above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£342k

1 Chestnut Road, Glenfield

LE3 8DD

3 bed1 bath

£300k

1 Ashleigh Court, Ashleigh Road, Glenfield

LE3 8GZ

3 bed1 bath

£296k

1 Bramble Close, Glenfield

LE3 8JN

3 bed

£417k

1 Clovelly Road, Glenfield

LE3 8AD

3 bed1 bath

£210k

1 Cranstone Crescent, Glenfield

LE3 8LA

3 bed1 bath

£281k

1 Branting Hill Grove, Glenfield

LE3 8GE

2 bed

£280k

1 Branting Hill Avenue, Glenfield

LE3 8GD

2 bed

£275k

1 Ashleigh Road, Glenfield

LE3 8DA

4 bed

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

0.2 km

One Stop — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Glenfield Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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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 8SB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE3 8SB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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