42 Carmen Grove, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BA
About 42 Carmen Grove
42 Carmen Grove is a three-bedroom detached house in Groby, Leicester, Leicester (LE6 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £300,000 in November 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 24.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2000ConversionFullIn report
CONVERSION OF EXISTING DWELLING TO DORMER BUNGALOW
- Reference
- 00/00346/FUL
What's in 42 Carmen Grove, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 42 Carmen Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 24 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2023Most recent
£300,000
+71.4%over 16 years8 August 2007
£175,000
+32.1%over 3 years6 February 2004
£132,500
+165.0%over 3 years25 February 2000
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE6 0BA: £227,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in LE6 0BA
4 Carmen Grove, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BA
Sold Aug 2024
£227,00036 Carmen Grove, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BA
Sold Jul 2023
£178,0007 Carmen Grove, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BA
Sold Jan 2023
£250,00038 Carmen Grove, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BA
Sold Mar 2022
£225,00013 Carmen Grove, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BA
Sold Feb 2022
£247,500
Versus other Carmen Grove homes
On floor area, 42 Carmen Grove stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,261
Street avg £3,425
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Brook Drive, Ratby
LE6 0AQ
1 Castle Rise, Groby
LE6 0YQ
1 Ash Court, Groby
LE6 0EH
1 Bumblebee Close, Ratby
LE6 0PB
1 Castell Drive, Groby
LE6 0DE
1 Cedar Court, Groby
LE6 0ET
1 Bailey View, Groby
LE6 0FF
1 Astill Close, Ratby
LE6 0SA
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hilary Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB








