7 Barley Way, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7RL
About 7 Barley Way
7 Barley Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Rothley, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 7RL). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2021) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.
At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £891,000 is 12.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 58.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £795,000 in January 2022. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
7 Barley Way ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
7 Barley Way has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of first floor extension over study to front of dwelling.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- P/18/1004/2
- Sept 2015OutbuildingFullIn report
Retrospective application for the retention of a summer house.
Retrospective- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- P/15/1492/2
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 7 Barley Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£891,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 16 years.
£795,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
21 January 2022Most recent
£795,000
+144.6%over 10 years22 December 2011
£325,000
-5.8%over 5 years1 June 2006
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 7RL: £510,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in LE7 7RL
14 Barley Way, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7RL
Sold Oct 2022
£605,0009 Barley Way, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7RL
Sold Jan 2022
£525,0004 Barley Way, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7RL
Sold Apr 2021
£510,00019 Barley Way, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7RL
Sold Jul 2019
£495,0003 Barley Way, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7RL
Sold Oct 2015
£456,000
Everything we know about 7 Barley Way, 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 Barley Way homes
EPC Rating for 7 Barley Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,647
Street avg £3,415
Floor Area
218 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
0.2 km
Cemetery — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Rothley Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB