Brookfield, Church Lane, East Norton, Leicester, LE7 9XA
About Brookfield
Brookfield is a four-bedroom detached house in East Norton, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9XA). It has a recorded floor area of 279 m² (around 3003 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a basement. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on oil.
10 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £815,000 is 12.4% above the 2016 sale price.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageDouble, Detached
Building
- Listed buildingYes
Energy performance
Brookfield's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Brookfield has 5 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2024MixedHeritageIn report
Creation of outdoor swimming pool, associated patio terrace and erection of plant room. Replacement of existing back door and window with new bifold doors
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00160/LBC
- May 2024MixedFullIn report
Erection of outdoor swimming pool, associated patio terrace and erection of plant room. Replacement of existing back door and window with new bifold doors
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00159/FUL
What's in Brookfield, Church Lane, East Norton, Leicester, LE7 9XA's planning history?
8 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Brookfield has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£815,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 17 years.
£725,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2016Most recent
£725,000
+153.5%over 17 years1 December 1998
£286,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in LE7 9XA: £1,200,000 (2022–1997).
Everything we know about Brookfield, 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 Lane homes
Habitable Rooms for Brookfield lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
279 m²
Street avg 281 m²
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 18.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 10 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
Church Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Tugby 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
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB