29 Forest Gate, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7FJ
About 29 Forest Gate
29 Forest Gate is a detached house in Anstey, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 7FJ). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
At 111 m² it's 29.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 32 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 is 14.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 96.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £320,000. 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
Energy performance
29 Forest Gate's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
29 Forest Gate has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 29 Forest Gate was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£365,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 March 2022Most recent
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 7FJ: £219,950 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in LE7 7FJ
65 Forest Gate, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7FJ
Sold Aug 2025
£185,00025 Forest Gate, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7FJ
Sold Jun 2025
£219,95085 Forest Gate, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7FJ
Sold May 2025
£250,00089 Forest Gate, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7FJ
Sold Mar 2025
£200,0007 Forest Gate, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7FJ
Sold Dec 2024
£280,000
Everything we know about 29 Forest Gate, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Forest Gate homes
On co₂ emissions, 29 Forest Gate runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,883
Street avg £2,124
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Ellis Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
The Martin High School Anstey. 13 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
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB