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8 Ashby Road, Gaddesby, Leicester, LE7 4WF

Extendable
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
264 m²
2842 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Ashby Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Ashby Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Gaddesby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 4WF). It has a recorded floor area of 264 m² (around 2842 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 264 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £806,000 is 15.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 15.9% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £700,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • LandYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Ashby Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Ashby Road, Gaddesby, Leicester, LE7 4WF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Ashby Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Ashby Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£806,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£700,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 April 2021Most recent

    £700,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 4WF: £325,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Ashby Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 8 Ashby Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,652

Street avg £3,537

Below

Floor Area

264 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

11 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below
Area

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.

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

0.3 km

Main Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Gaddesby Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 4WF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE7 4WF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 4WF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Ashby Road, Gaddesby, Leicester, LE7 4WF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.