What kind of home is 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT?

18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT?

18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT last sold for £385,000 in March 2016, around 10 years ago. Before that, it sold for £320,000 in July 2010, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT?

Across 2 sales between July 2010 and March 2016, 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT rose from £320,000 to £385,000, a change of £65,000. That works out to roughly +3.3% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT?

The current EPC rating for 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in May 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT?

18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (1,668 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE7 9HT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT use?

The latest EPC at 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT?

18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT in?

18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT sits in Houghton-on-the-hill, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE7 postcode district in Leicestershire.

How safe is the area around 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT?

Police records around 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT?

The closest primary school to 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT is Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School (387m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT?

The closest bus stop to 18 Chapel Close, LE7 9HT is North Way, 153m away. In total there are 17 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Chapel Close, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HT

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

155 m²

1668 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Chapel Close

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

18 Chapel Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Houghton-On-The-Hill, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9HT). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016. Across 2010–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £520,000 is 35.1% above the 2016 sale price.

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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

Energy

Energy performance

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

18 Chapel Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2024

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Chapel Close, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Chapel Close has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

18 Chapel Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£520,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£385,000

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

18 March 2016Most recent
£385,000
+20.3%over 5 years
8 July 2010
£320,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9HT: £260,000 (2021–2013).

Nearby sales in LE7 9HT

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Versus other Chapel Close homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Chapel Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,484

Street avg £2,285

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Floor Area

155 m²

Street avg 142 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Leicester report

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

North Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 9HT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 9HT

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