8 Watergate, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3QR
About 8 Watergate
8 Watergate is a two-bedroom detached house in East Goscote, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 3QR). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2008. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 125.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² it's 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 7 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £330,000.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenEast-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2008Tree WorksTreesIn report
Pollarding of one Cracked Willow tree (Tree Preservation Order)
- Council
- South
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- P/08/3036/2
What's in 8 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
8 Watergate valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 September 2023Most recent
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 3QR: £225,000 (2022–2009).
Nearby sales in LE7 3QR
5 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
£249,9504 Watergate, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3QR
Sold Apr 2006
£180,000
Everything we know about 8 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 8 Watergate runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,024
Street avg £1,949
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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.
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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