2 Vale Lodge, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD
About 2 Vale Lodge
2 Vale Lodge is a semi-detached house in Skeffington, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9YD). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 106), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since September 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (234 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 is 27.3% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 61.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
2 Vale Lodge has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 13 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
18 September 2008Most recent
£370,000
+94.7%over 6 years8 July 2002
£190,000
+61.0%over 6 years19 October 1995
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9YD: £750,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in LE7 9YD
Skeffington Hall, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD
Sold Dec 2023
£2,000,000The Grange, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD
Sold Jul 2023
£2,300,000Bringhurst, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD
Sold Dec 2021
£750,000Wood Close, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD
Sold May 2021
£590,000Cedars Lodge, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD
Sold Sept 2020
£632,500
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Versus other Rolleston Road homes
2 Vale Lodge is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£4,205
Street avg £2,981
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 298 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 16.2 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
0.5 km
Main Street — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Billesdon Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB