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The Rectory, Wigston Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4FU

5 planning records

Estimated value

£420,000

  • Against LE8 4FU's recent median (£345,000)+22%

Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
177 m²
1905 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£420,000

  • Against LE8 4FU's recent median (£345,000)+22%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Rectory is modelled from its 177 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LE8 4FU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    177 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2025

  • Sales of this home

    No sale recorded since 1995

  • Recent sales in LE8 4FU

    5 sales, median £345,000 (2025–2017)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: June 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 5 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Rectory has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 4FU: £345,000 (2025–2017).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Rectory, Wigston Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4FU. 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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Overview

About The Rectory

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

The Rectory is a detached house in Blaby, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 4FU). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 70).

At 177 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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.
Current Certificate
Jul 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 2 July 2035

8 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

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

The Rectory has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

5 applications on record at The Rectory, Wigston Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4FU

4decisions2extensions9documents3nearby
  1. Mar 2004
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Felling of 1xCherry, 1xPlum and 1xPear trees and raising of Yew trees and Holly tree

    Reference
    04/0151/1/TY
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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  • The 9 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Wigston Road homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Rectory outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

70 (C)

Street avg 59 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

177 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above
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

0.3 km

Forge Corner — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary SchoolPrimary633m
  • Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary818m
  • St Peter's Church of England Primary School WhetstonePrimary1.3km
  • Glen Hills Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km

Nearest stops

  • Forge CornerBus stop282m
  • AldiBus stop294m
  • Northfield RoadBus stop332m
  • Holly GroveBus stop350m

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.

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
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Rectory is modelled from its 177 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LE8 4FU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for The Rectory, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 Rectory was lodged in July 2025 at band C and is valid until July 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 5 applications are matched to The Rectory. 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 19 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LE8 4FU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
The Rectory is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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