21 Brookside, Barkby, Leicester, LE7 3QD
About 21 Brookside
21 Brookside is a five-bedroom detached house in Barkby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 3QD). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 180 m² it's 29% larger than the typical home in the postcode (140 m² median across 20 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 is 35.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 57.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017).
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
21 Brookside's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 Brookside has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Willow Fell to ground level. T2 Holly Fell 2x suppressed stems on south side. T3 Yew Reduce the lowest branch on the north side of the stem from 5m to 1m.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- P/24/1955/2
- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 (Robinia) - Reduce various branches by 2m - 3m (20%) to clear away from house, phone wire and neighbour's garage.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- P/23/1732/2
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 21 Brookside
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
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Sales history & valuation
21 Brookside valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£584,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 16 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
23 March 2017Most recent
£430,000
+79.2%over 16 years29 December 2000
£240,001
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 3QD: £300,000 (2017–2006).
Nearby sales in LE7 3QD
73 Brookside, Barkby, Leicester, LE7 3QD
Sold Jul 2017
£125,00033 Brookside, Barkby, Leicester, LE7 3QD
Sold Sept 2014
£370,00024 Brookside, Barkby, Leicester, LE7 3QD
Sold Jan 2010
£500,00041 Brookside, Barkby, Leicester, LE7 3QD
Sold Sept 2009
£261,00018 Brookside, Barkby, Leicester, LE7 3QD
Sold Aug 2006
£300,000
Everything we know about 21 Brookside, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Brookside homes
On price per m², 21 Brookside stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,389
Street avg £1,642
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Pochin School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Pochin School. 12 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
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB