What kind of home is 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ?

5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ sell for?

5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ last sold for £247,500 in December 2025. Before that, it sold for £206,000 in December 2019, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 2019 and December 2025, 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ rose from £206,000 to £247,500, a change of £41,500. That works out to roughly +3.1% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ?

The current EPC rating for 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in November 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ?

5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ use?

The latest EPC at 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ in?

5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ sits in Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE8 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ show an average of 170 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (13% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ?

The closest primary school to 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ is Kibworth Church of England Primary School (661m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kibworth Mead Academy (1.1km).

How well connected is 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ?

The closest bus stop to 5 Balfour Drive, LE8 0WJ is Finch Road, 229m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Balfour Drive, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0WJ

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

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Overview

About 5 Balfour Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Balfour Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 0WJ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft). The latest certificate (November 2019) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96).

Most recent transfer was December 2025 at £247,500 — fresh data. Across 2019–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 20.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Balfour Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate

Nov 2019

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.1 t/year

Occupancy

—

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 November 2029

3 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Balfour Drive, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0WJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Balfour Drive 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 5 Balfour Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£242,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£247,500

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

12 December 2025Most recent
£247,500
+20.1%over 5 years
13 December 2019
£206,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 0WJ: £230,000 (2020–2019).

Nearby sales in LE8 0WJ

On the street

Versus other Balfour Drive homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 5 Balfour Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,640

Street avg £3,122

Strongly above

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 70 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.1 t/year

Street avg 1.2 t/year

Above

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 7 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£242k

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£245k

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1 Club Cottages, White Street, Kibworth Beauchamp

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£271k

1 Balfour Drive, Kibworth Beauchamp

LE8 0WJ

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1 Crown House, Rose Yard, Kibworth Harcourt

LE8 0XW

1 bed1 bath

£365k

1 Church Close, Kibworth Beauchamp

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Area

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.

Full Leicester report

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

0.2 km

Finch Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Kibworth Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE8 0WJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE8 0WJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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