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8 Barling Road, Leicester, LE5 0AJ

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Barling Road

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

8 Barling Road is a detached house in Leicester (LE5 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

Held since June 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 sits 165% above the 2002 sale of £123,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 28.3% below the postcode norm. At 93 m² it's 25.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 15 EPCs).

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Barling Road, Leicester, LE5 0AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Barling Road has no planning applications on record.

3

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.

8 Barling Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£326,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.4% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2002)

£123,000

Growth on file: 13.4% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 June 2002Most recent

    £123,000

    +64.0%over 3 years

  2. 29 June 1998

    £74,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 0AJ: £180,000 (2021–2017).

On the street

Versus other Barling Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8 Barling Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,323

Street avg £2,242

Strongly below

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Barling Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£322k

1 Gardenia Road

LE5 0QR

£321k

1 Humberstone Drive

LE5 0RE

3 bed1 bath
£337k

1 Hayling Crescent

LE5 0RH

2 bed1 bath
£298k

1 Heybridge Road

LE5 0AP

£395k

1 Barling Road

LE5 0AJ

4 bed
£400k

1 Elmdon Drive

LE5 0BN

£265k

1 Dahlia Road

LE5 0PY

£431k

1 Highwood Drive

LE5 0BW

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

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Little Dunmow Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Falcons Primary School. 53 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 LE5 0AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE5 0AJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE5 0AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Barling Road, Leicester, LE5 0AJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.