8 Brownhill Crescent, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7LA
About 8 Brownhill Crescent
8 Brownhill Crescent is a four-bedroom detached house in Rothley, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 7LA). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1941 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since February 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 180 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (245 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £856,000 is 31.7% above the 2011 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
8 Brownhill Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
A tree works application was refused at 8 Brownhill Crescent in 2024.
- Jul 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
TO BE CONFIRMED Work to 12 trees on the boundary of the property as per the attached plan. Includes removal of 3 self seeded sycamore trees, 4 small cherry trees, a self seeded hawthorn, 2 mature conifers and a small peach tree. Also a larger cherry tree will have secondary trunk removed where it overhangs the road. Details are on the attached plan.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- P/23/1005/2
- Nov 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Pear, Apple & Plum - fell; Peach - height reduction.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- P/20/1713/2
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£856,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 9 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
24 February 2011Most recent
£650,000
+103.1%over 8 years4 April 2002
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 7LA: £845,000 (2024–2017).
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
£1,350,0001 Brownhill Crescent, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7LA
Sold Jan 2017
£560,00014 Brownhill Crescent, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7LA
Sold Aug 2011
£755,000
Everything we know about 8 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
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other Brownhill Crescent homes
8 Brownhill Crescent outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,605
Street avg £3,553
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 221 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 11.1 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