Whitethorns, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD
About Whitethorns
Whitethorns is a four-bedroom detached house in Skeffington, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9YD). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft.
7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (December 2015). At 190 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (229 m² median across 14 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £689,000 is 43.5% above the 2015 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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
Whitethorns'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Whitethorns has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Aug 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees (fell)
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00979/TCA
- Jul 2020AmendmentIn report
Re-siting of the entrance gates to the front boundary (proposed non-material amendment to 19/01763/FUL)
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00886/NMA
What's in Whitethorns, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£689,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£480,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 December 2015Most recent
£480,000
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
Everything we know about Whitethorns, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Rolleston Road homes
Price per m²
£2,526
Street avg £3,134
Floor Area
190 m²
Street avg 291 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 15.9 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.
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
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB