11 Bladen Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SB
About 11 Bladen Close
11 Bladen Close is a detached house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5SB). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2017) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2017 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good.
Held since December 2001 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 105 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 sits 185% above the 2001 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 30.1% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
11 Bladen Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Planning history
11 Bladen Close 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
11 Bladen Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.3% per year over 2 years.
£120,000
Growth on file: 19.3% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
19 December 2001Most recent
£120,000
+45.5%over 2 years5 November 1999
£82,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 5SB: £195,000 (2023–2006).
Nearby sales in LE8 5SB
5 Bladen Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SB
Sold Oct 2023
£306,0047 Bladen Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SB
Sold May 2018
£207,0009 Bladen Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SB
Sold Jul 2013
£144,0002 Bladen Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SB
Sold Feb 2005
£150,0003 Bladen Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SB
Sold Oct 1995
£49,000
Versus other Bladen Close homes
11 Bladen Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,143
Street avg £2,027
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 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
0.2 km
Waterloo Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Greenfield Primary School. 8 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
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







