18 Wadkins Way, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9NA
About 18 Wadkins Way
18 Wadkins Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9NA). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Held since May 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 sits 238.7% above the 1999 sale of £124,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 26.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (201 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Wadkins Way has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
18 Wadkins Way's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£124,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 May 1999Most recent
£124,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9NA: £340,000 (2018–2009).
Nearby sales in LE7 9NA
16 Wadkins Way, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9NA
Sold Dec 2018
£505,00011 Wadkins Way, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9NA
Sold Nov 2015
£340,0001 Wadkins Way, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9NA
Sold Jun 2015
£365,0009 Wadkins Way, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9NA
Sold Jan 2012
£280,0005 Wadkins Way, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9NA
Sold May 2009
£229,000
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Versus other Wadkins Way homes
Floor Area for 18 Wadkins Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,278
Street avg £1,716
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 197 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
0.3 km
Main Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB