1 Back Lane, Gaulby, Leicester, LE7 9LP
About 1 Back Lane
1 Back Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Gaulby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9LP). It has a recorded floor area of 322 m² (around 3466 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 322 m² the property is well over the postcode median (181 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2022. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,146,000 is 49.8% above the 2003 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 37.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
1 Back Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees (fell)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01844/TCA
What's in 1 Back Lane, Gaulby, Leicester, LE7 9LP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Back Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,146,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£765,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 November 2003Most recent
£765,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9LP: £740,000 (2019–2014).
Nearby sales in LE7 9LP
5 Back Lane, Gaulby, Leicester, LE7 9LP
Sold Dec 2019
£740,0002 Back Lane, Gaulby, Leicester, LE7 9LP
Sold Sept 2019
£1,025,0003 Back Lane, Gaulby, Leicester, LE7 9LP
Sold Sept 2018
£950,0007 Back Lane, Gaulby, Leicester, LE7 9LP
Sold Jul 2015
£515,0009 Back Lane, Gaulby, Leicester, LE7 9LP
Sold Jul 2014
£423,000
Everything we know about 1 Back Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Back Lane homes
1 Back Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,376
Street avg £2,645
Floor Area
322 m²
Street avg 195 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 10.3 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
0.2 km
Front Street — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB