15 Watergate, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3QR
About 15 Watergate
15 Watergate is a detached house in East Goscote, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 3QR). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in October 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 sits 394.2% above the 1998 sale of £94,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 71.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 15 Watergate
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
Energy performance
15 Watergate's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
15 Watergate has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2007PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of porch to front of dwelling.
- Council
- South
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P/07/3143/2
What's in 15 Watergate, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3QR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
15 Watergate's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£94,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 October 1998Most recent
£94,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 3QR: £249,000 (2023–2012).
Nearby sales in LE7 3QR
8 Watergate, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3QR
Sold Sept 2023
£330,0005 Watergate, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3QR
Sold Jul 2022
£400,0007 Watergate, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3QR
Sold Sept 2016
£249,00012 Watergate, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3QR
Sold Mar 2012
£195,0009 Watergate, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3QR
Sold Jan 2008
£249,950
Everything we know about 15 Watergate, 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 Watergate homes
Price per m² for 15 Watergate lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£573
Street avg £2,639
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Long Furrow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Broomfield Community 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
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB