Walnut Farm, Church Lane, East Norton, Leicester, LE7 9XA
About Walnut Farm
Walnut Farm is a detached house in East Norton, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9XA). It has a recorded floor area of 371 m² (around 3991 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 371 m² the property is well over the postcode median (262 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2013. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.2% per year. Last sale on file: £1,550,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Walnut Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2013RenovationHeritageIn report
Installation of replacement windows
New Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00263/LBC
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,605,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.2% per year over 2 years.
£1,550,000
Growth on file: 18.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
21 June 2022Most recent
£1,550,000
+29.2%over 1 year10 December 2020
£1,200,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in LE7 9XA: £286,000 (2016–1997).
Everything we know about Walnut Farm, 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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- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Church Lane homes
Walnut Farm is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
28 (F)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
371 m²
Street avg 250 m²
CO₂ Emissions
30.0 t/year
Street avg 14.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 9 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB