8 Martinshaw Lane, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BJ
About 8 Martinshaw Lane
8 Martinshaw Lane is a detached house in Groby, Leicester, Leicester (LE6 0BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in December 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good.
At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 is 23.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold December 2020 for £325,000.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
- Dec 2019ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Drainage) ,5 (Hard standing) attached to planning permission 19/00758/FUL
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01187/DISCON
- Sept 2019Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing bungalow, erection of two three bedroom houses (C3)
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00758/FUL
What's in 8 Martinshaw Lane, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£402,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 December 2020Most recent
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE6 0BJ: £204,000 (2021–2005).
Versus other Martinshaw Lane homes
8 Martinshaw Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,181
Street avg £2,099
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 13 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Farr Wood Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Martinshaw Primary School. 7 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
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB








