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8 Brook Lane, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AB

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Brook Lane

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

8 Brook Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Billesdon, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9AB). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 19.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 61.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 101 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 26 EPCs). Sold January 2021 for £385,000. 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

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • StudyYes
  • LoftYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Previously extendedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Brook Lane, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. May 2021
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a single storey rear extension, demolition of existing garage and erection of a replacement garage

    Extension
    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    21/00630/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2006
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Works to trees

    Reference
    06/00041/TCA
    View planning record

What's in 8 Brook Lane, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AB's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£460,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£385,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 January 2021Most recent

    £385,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9AB: £448,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Brook Lane homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Brook Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,812

Street avg £2,853

Strongly above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 158 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 8.1 t/year

On par
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

0.2 km

Church Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Billesdon Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 9AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE7 9AB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 9AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

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

Common questions

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