1 Palmerston Close, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0JJ
About 1 Palmerston Close
1 Palmerston Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 0JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 52 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in May 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 is 26.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 157.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Palmerston Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Palmerston Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Palmerston Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 18 years.
£234,995
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
2 May 2016Most recent
£234,995
+46.9%over 12 years3 December 2003
£160,000
+48.1%over 1 year1 February 2002
£108,000
+77.0%over 3 years2 July 1998
£61,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 0JJ: £220,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in LE8 0JJ
5c, Palmerston Close, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0JJ
Sold Oct 2024
£278,5005 Palmerston Close, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0JJ
Sold Nov 2021
£220,0005a, Palmerston Close, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0JJ
Sold Feb 2019
£218,00014 Palmerston Close, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0JJ
Sold Jul 2017
£141,0003 Palmerston Close, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0JJ
Sold Aug 2016
£163,000
Versus other Palmerston Close homes
1 Palmerston Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,519
Street avg £2,235
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Fire Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Kibworth Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB







