8 Chapel Close, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HT
About 8 Chapel Close
8 Chapel Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Houghton-On-The-Hill, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9HT). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold May 2019 for £260,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 is 21.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 32.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
8 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
8 Chapel Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
8 Chapel Close's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£316,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 15 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
30 May 2019Most recent
£260,000
+18.2%over 3 years30 March 2016
£220,000
-7.6%over 8 years12 April 2007
£238,000
+5.8%over 2 years29 September 2004
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9HT: £362,500 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in LE7 9HT
14 Chapel Close, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HT
Sold Dec 2021
£597,5002 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
£222,0009 Chapel Close, Houghton On The Hill, Leicester, LE7 9HT
Sold Jan 2013
£229,000
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Versus other Chapel Close homes
8 Chapel Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,796
Street avg £2,250
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.2 km
North Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB