18 Gillam Butts, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PX
About 18 Gillam Butts
18 Gillam Butts is a three-bedroom detached house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5PX). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 39.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £265,000 in November 2024.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
18 Gillam Butts's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
18 Gillam Butts has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at 18 Gillam Butts, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PX
- Jan 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension.
- Reference
- 02/1181/1/PX
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryMay 2003Decision
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Sales history & valuation
18 Gillam Butts valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 November 2024Most recent
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 5PX: £280,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in LE8 5PX
28 Gillam Butts, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PX
Sold Sept 2025
£339,0001 Gillam Butts, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PX
Sold Dec 2024
£290,00015 Gillam Butts, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PX
Sold Sept 2024
£235,00011 Gillam Butts, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PX
Sold Jun 2023
£220,0006 Gillam Butts, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PX
Sold Jun 2023
£280,000
Versus other Gillam Butts homes
EPC Rating for 18 Gillam Butts lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,232
Street avg £2,588
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Bassett Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Greenfield Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







