What kind of home is 12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU?

12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU sell for?

12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU last sold for £130,000 in July 2017, around 9 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU?

The current EPC rating for 12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in January 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU?

12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (560 sq ft), around 52 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE7 1HU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU use?

The latest EPC at 12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU?

12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU in?

12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU sits in Syston, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE7 postcode district in Leicestershire.

How safe is the area around 12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU?

Police records around 12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU?

The closest primary school to 12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU is St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy (448m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wreake Valley Academy (899m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU?

The closest bus stop to 12 Harcourt Close, LE7 1HU is Brook Street, 90m away. The nearest rail option is Syston Rail Station, 663m away.

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12 Harcourt Close, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HU

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedroom

Floor area

52 m²

560 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Harcourt Close

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

12 Harcourt Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1HU). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

At 52 m² it's 20.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (43 m² median across 7 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in July 2017. Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 is 39.2% above the 2017 sale price.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms1

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear

Building

Heating systemGas

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

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Harcourt Close, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Harcourt Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Current estimate

£181,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£130,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

9 July 2017Most recent
£130,000

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On the street

Versus other Harcourt Close homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 12 Harcourt Close runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

65 (D)

Street avg 69 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 41 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par

Comparables

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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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Brook Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 1HU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 1HU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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