8 Vicarage Gardens, Humberstone, Leicester, LE5 1EJ
About 8 Vicarage Gardens
8 Vicarage Gardens is a five-bedroom property in Humberstone, Leicester, Leicester (LE5 1EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft). The latest certificate (November 2015) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £615,000 is 12.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 32.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £545,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
EPC Expired
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EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 8 Vicarage Gardens, Humberstone, Leicester, LE5 1EJ
- Feb 2020OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Retrospective application for construction of outbuilding at rear of house (Class C3)
Retrospective- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 20192414
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Vicarage Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£615,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 5 years.
£545,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
10 June 2021Most recent
£545,000
+37.1%over 5 years18 May 2016
£397,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 1EJ: £280,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in LE5 1EJ
6 Vicarage Gardens, Humberstone, Leicester, LE5 1EJ
Sold Jan 2021
£362,00011 Vicarage Gardens, Humberstone, Leicester, LE5 1EJ
Sold Feb 2018
£220,0005 Vicarage Gardens, Humberstone, Leicester, LE5 1EJ
Sold Feb 2016
£285,0001 Vicarage Gardens, Humberstone, Leicester, LE5 1EJ
Sold Feb 2016
£287,0007 Vicarage Gardens, Humberstone, Leicester, LE5 1EJ
Sold Jan 2016
£275,000
Versus other Vicarage Gardens homes
On years held, 8 Vicarage Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,206
Street avg £2,516
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 10 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Barbara Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Humberstone Junior School. 48 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







