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Hycroft, Long Lane, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AL

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
12
From EPC
Floor area
242 m²
2605 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Hycroft

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

Hycroft is a detached house in Billesdon, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9AL). It has a recorded floor area of 242 m² (around 2605 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since April 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 242 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 35.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £734,000 sits 77.9% above the 2006 sale of £412,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 30.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2020. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Hycroft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hycroft, Long Lane, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2020
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Works to trees

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    20/00905/TCA
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What's in Hycroft, Long Lane, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AL'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.

Price for Hycroft has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£734,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 35.2% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2006)

£412,500

Growth on file: 35.2% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 April 2006Most recent

    £412,500

    +23.1%over 2 years
  2. 13 February 2004

    £335,000

    +11.7%over 1 year
  3. 7 November 2002

    £300,000

    +566.7%over 3 years
  4. 23 December 1998

    £45,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9AL: £500,000 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Long Lane homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Hycroft stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,705

Street avg £2,784

Strongly below

Floor Area

242 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

12 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Strongly below
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.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Church Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 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 9AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE7 9AL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 9AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Hycroft, Long Lane, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.