Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Bracken Dale, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3XS
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 8 Bracken Dale
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Bracken Dale is a semi-detached house in East Goscote, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 3XS). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 sits 81.7% above the 2005 sale of £142,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 26.4% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Bracken Dale sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Oct 2023
Current Certificate
Oct 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 October 2023
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Bracken Dale, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3XS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Bracken Dale has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Bracken Dale has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.7% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2005)
£142,000
Growth on file: 12.7% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
11 November 2005Most recent
£142,000
+142.7%over 7 years4 June 1998
£58,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 3XS: £275,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in LE7 3XS
18 Bracken Dale, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3XS
Sold Sept 2025
£280,0009 Bracken Dale, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3XS
Sold May 2025
£270,00030 Bracken Dale, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3XS
Sold Nov 2023
£230,00017 Bracken Dale, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3XS
Sold Oct 2022
£361,50019 Bracken Dale, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3XS
Sold Aug 2021
£357,000
Versus other Bracken Dale homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 8 Bracken Dale lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,775
Street avg £2,869
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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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.
Crime
191/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Countrymans Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Broomfield Community Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 3XS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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