What type of property is 18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ?

18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ sell for?

18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ last sold for £234,000 in June 2018, around 8 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ?

The current EPC rating for 18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in November 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ?

18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (1,033 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE8 4AJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ?

18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ is in council tax band C.

Where is 18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ located?

18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ sits in Blaby, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE8 postcode district in Leicestershire.

How safe is the area around 18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ?

Police records around 18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ?

The closest primary school to 18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ is Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School (526m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Countesthorpe Academy (1.3km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ?

The closest bus stop to 18 Hawthorn Drive, LE8 4AJ is Ripon Drive, 72m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Hawthorn Drive, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4AJ

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

96 m²

1033 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Hawthorn Drive

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

18 Hawthorn Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Blaby, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 37.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 20.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £234,000 in June 2018.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

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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.

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Hawthorn Drive, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Hawthorn Drive has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

18 Hawthorn Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£321,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2018)

£234,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

21 June 2018Most recent
£234,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 4AJ: £260,000 (2022–2021).

Nearby sales in LE8 4AJ

On the street

Versus other Hawthorn Drive homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Hawthorn Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,438

Street avg £2,376

On par

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Ripon Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE8 4AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE8 4AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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