1 Brownhill Crescent, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7LA
About 1 Brownhill Crescent
1 Brownhill Crescent is a three-bedroom detached house in Rothley, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 7LA). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 124 m² it sits well below the postcode median (245 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £801,000 is 43% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 34.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Brownhill Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Brownhill Crescent has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwelling.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- P/21/0791/2
- Sept 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Scotts Pine - reduce height by 2m and cut back branches from house, T2 Scotts Pine - fell.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- P/20/1724/2
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Brownhill Crescent
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
£801,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£560,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 January 2017Most recent
£560,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 7LA: £845,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in LE7 7LA
17 Brownhill Crescent, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7LA
Sold Nov 2024
£695,0005 Brownhill Crescent, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7LA
Sold Nov 2019
£845,0009 Brownhill Crescent, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7LA
Sold Mar 2019
£1,350,00014 Brownhill Crescent, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7LA
Sold Aug 2011
£755,00011 Brownhill Crescent, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7LA
Sold Jul 2011
£643,650
Everything we know about 1 Brownhill Crescent, 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 Brownhill Crescent homes
Floor Area for 1 Brownhill Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,516
Street avg £3,423
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 229 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 11.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rothley (Great Central Railway) — tram stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Richard Hill Church of England Primary School. 6 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
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB