Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Old Hen House, Debdale Lane, Smeeton Westerby, Leicester, LE8 0QD
EPC A
Last sold (2020)
£450,000
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- LE8 0QD recent median£250,000
Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Floor area
651 m²
7007 sq ft
Energy rating
A
Score 103
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What an estimate needs
Floor area
651 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2024
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in LE8 0QD
3 sales, median £250,000 (2025–2007)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: January 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
9 July 2020Most recent
£450,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in LE8 0QD: £250,000 (2025–2007).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Old Hen House, Debdale Lane, Smeeton Westerby, Leicester, LE8 0QD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About The Old Hen House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old Hen House is a detached house in Smeeton Westerby, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 0QD). It has a recorded floor area of 651 m² (around 7007 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2024. The latest certificate (June 2024) returns an A (score 103), the top energy band on the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 651 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 78.7% below the postcode norm. Sold July 2020 for £450,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Old Hen House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate
Jun 2024EPC Rating
A
A103
B
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
-1.7 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 June 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Old Hen House, Debdale Lane, Smeeton Westerby, Leicester, LE8 0QD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
The Old Hen House has no planning applications on record.
1
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
170/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Beaker Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Kibworth Mead Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Kibworth Mead AcademySecondary646m
- Kibworth Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
Nearest stops
- Beaker CloseBus stop263m
- High StreetBus stop973m
- Kimberly StreetBus stop1.0km
- The SquareBus stop1.0km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences807 reports40%
- Anti-social Behaviour295 reports14%
- Public Order185 reports9%
- Criminal Damage & Arson166 reports8%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE8 0QD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
21st centuryDetached HouseEPC ARecent new buildDetached over 300m²
Because the property is a large detached home over 300m², we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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- How the estimate is made
- An automated estimate isn't available for The Old Hen House at the moment, although an EPC is on record. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in LE8 0QD.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for The Old Hen House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Old Hen House was lodged in June 2024 at band A and is valid until June 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to The Old Hen House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 22 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LE8 0QD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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