The Old Barn, St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE
About The Old Barn
The Old Barn is a three-bedroom detached house in Houghton-On-The-Hill, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9HE). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in June 2004. Across 2000–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £580,000 sits 58.9% above the 2004 sale of £365,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 54.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 124 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 23 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageSingle
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Old Barn has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The Old Barn valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£580,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.9% per year over 4 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 14.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
30 June 2004Most recent
£365,000
+68.2%over 3 years28 September 2000
£217,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9HE: £400,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in LE7 9HE
10a, St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE
Sold Apr 2024
£260,0003 St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE
Sold Sept 2022
£400,50013 St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE
Sold Mar 2022
£284,00029 St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE
Sold Jun 2021
£400,0005 St Catharines Way, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HE
Sold Apr 2021
£480,000
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Versus other St Catharines Way homes
Years Held for The Old Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,944
Street avg £2,466
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.0 km
North Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB