81 Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5QG
About 81 Bassett Avenue
81 Bassett Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5QG). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £270,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 96.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 81 Bassett Avenue.
1 application on record at 81 Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5QG
- May 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Single storey and two storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 10/0172/1/PX
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Sales history & valuation
81 Bassett Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 23 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
3 January 2025Most recent
£270,000
+63.7%over 8 years27 September 2016
£164,950
+22.2%over 3 years28 April 2013
£135,000
+0.7%over 1 year18 November 2011
£134,000
+123.5%over 10 years8 July 2001
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 5QG: £250,000 (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
£275,00073 Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5QG
Sold Dec 2023
£187,00033 Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5QG
Sold Dec 2023
£240,300
Versus other Bassett Avenue homes
81 Bassett Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,872
Street avg £1,806
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







