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17 Wigston Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4FU

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Wigston Road

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

17 Wigston Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Blaby, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 4FU). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 is 12.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 80.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £345,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • StudyYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDetached

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Wigston Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Early 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Wigston Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4FU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Wigston Road has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

3 notable applications 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£389,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£345,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 February 2022Most recent

    £345,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 4FU: £289,950 (2025–2017).

On the street

Versus other Wigston Road homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 17 Wigston Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,710

Street avg £2,858

Strongly above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Wigston Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£320k

1 Foulds Lane, Blaby

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£305k

1 Clark Gardens, Blaby

LE8 4FH

3 bed1 bath
£275k

1 Dundee Road, Blaby

LE8 4AH

3 bed
£269k

1 Cherry Road, Blaby

LE8 4AF

3 bed1 bath
£269k

1 Chester Road, Blaby

LE8 4HB

3 bed1 bath
£240k

1 Darley Road, Blaby

LE8 4DF

3 bed
£240k

1 Dovedale Avenue, Blaby

LE8 4DE

3 bed
£237k

1 Harrop Close, Blaby

LE8 4PD

3 bed1 bath
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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Forge Corner — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE8 4FU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Wigston Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4FU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.