3 Back Lane, Gaulby, Leicester, LE7 9LP
About 3 Back Lane
3 Back Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Gaulby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9LP). It has a recorded floor area of 260 m² (around 2799 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings.
7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused, 2 pending. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. At 260 m² the property is well over the postcode median (181 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,067,000 is 12.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 70.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2018 at £950,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
3 Back Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
- Jul 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension, as well as minor amendments and interior alterations
- Agent
- RTK Stamford Ltd.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01035/FUL
- May 2025RenovationFullIn report
Erection of a replacement entrance gate and erection of boundary walls
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00612/FUL
What's in 3 Back Lane, Gaulby, Leicester, LE7 9LP's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£1,067,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 17 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
18 September 2018Most recent
£950,000
+179.4%over 17 years24 May 2001
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9LP: £515,000 (2019–2013).
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
£1,025,0007 Back Lane, Gaulby, Leicester, LE7 9LP
Sold Jul 2015
£515,0009 Back Lane, Gaulby, Leicester, LE7 9LP
Sold Jul 2014
£423,0004 Back Lane, Gaulby, Leicester, LE7 9LP
Sold May 2006
£630,000
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Versus other Back Lane homes
Price per m² for 3 Back Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,654
Street avg £2,432
Floor Area
260 m²
Street avg 204 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 10.6 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