1 Church Hill, Scraptoft, Leicester, LE7 9ST
About 1 Church Hill
1 Church Hill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Scraptoft, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9ST). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 sits 97.4% above the 2013 sale of £155,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (December 2013).
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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
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Church Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Church Hill has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00859/FUL
What's in 1 Church Hill, Scraptoft, Leicester, LE7 9ST's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Church Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£155,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 December 2013Most recent
£155,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in LE7 9ST: £152,500 (2012–2002).
Everything we know about 1 Church Hill, 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 Church Hill homes
EPC Rating for 1 Church Hill lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Stocks Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Scraptoft Valley Primary School. 21 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
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB