6 Vicarage Lane, Barkby, Leicester, LE7 3QN
About 6 Vicarage Lane
6 Vicarage Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Barkby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 3QN). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 468 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Sold August 2019 for £285,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 is 21.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£609/sq ft) was about 349% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
6 Vicarage Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Vicarage Lane has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Dec 2009RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of exsting door with unpainted oak 4 panelled door with top two panels glazed with uncoloured glass. (Listed building consent)
- Council
- South
Listed- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P/09/1996/2
- Sept 2009RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of panelled softwood door with Oak barn door (Listed Building Consent).
- Council
- South
Listed- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- P/09/1539/2
What's in 6 Vicarage Lane, Barkby, Leicester, LE7 3QN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 22 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
22 August 2019Most recent
£285,000
+22.3%over 9 years18 July 2010
£233,000
-2.7%over 5 years18 November 2004
£239,500
+114.8%over 6 years4 December 1997
£111,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 3QN: £135,000 (2019–2001).
Everything we know about 6 Vicarage Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Vicarage Lane homes
6 Vicarage Lane is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 65 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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. 11 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