5 Chapel Close, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HT
About 5 Chapel Close
5 Chapel Close is a detached house in Houghton-On-The-Hill, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9HT). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1498 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in November 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 sits 61.6% above the 2009 sale of £305,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
5 Chapel Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 September 2019
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Planning history
5 Chapel Close has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Chapel Close, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HT
- Apr 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of first floor side and single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00263/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£305,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 November 2009Most recent
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9HT: £362,500 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in LE7 9HT
14 Chapel Close, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HT
Sold Dec 2021
£597,5008 Chapel Close, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HT
Sold May 2019
£260,0002 Chapel Close, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HT
Sold Aug 2017
£362,50018 Chapel Close, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HT
Sold Mar 2016
£385,00010 Chapel Close, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HT
Sold Aug 2013
£222,000
Versus other Chapel Close homes
5 Chapel Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,192
Street avg £2,317
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
191/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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







