1 Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5QG
About 1 Bassett Avenue
1 Bassett Avenue is a one-bedroom detached house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5QG). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Held since March 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 sits 399.1% above the 2000 sale of £54,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 67.5% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Bassett Avenue has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
1 Bassett Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 5 years.
£54,500
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
3 March 2000Most recent
£54,500
+26.7%over 4 years18 May 1995
£43,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 5QG: £265,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in LE8 5QG
93 Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5QG
Sold Oct 2025
£265,00019 Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5QG
Sold Apr 2025
£250,0007 Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5QG
Sold Feb 2025
£275,00081 Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5QG
Sold Jan 2025
£270,00073 Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5QG
Sold Dec 2023
£187,000
Versus other Bassett Avenue homes
On price per m², 1 Bassett Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£478
Street avg £1,955
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
0.1 km
Bassett Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Greenfield Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







