7 Bladen Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SB
About 7 Bladen Close
7 Bladen Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5SB). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Last changed hands 8 years ago, in May 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 is 39.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 85.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 17.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 6 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
7 Bladen Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 7 Bladen Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SB
- Feb 2018ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 4 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.2 metres and for which the height to eaves would be 2.4 metres
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/0031/HHPD
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 18 years.
£207,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
17 May 2018Most recent
£207,000
+36.2%over 11 years24 November 2006
£152,000
+110.9%over 4 years8 March 2002
£72,075
-5.8%over 1 year17 September 2000
£76,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 5SB: £150,000 (2023–2005).
Nearby sales in LE8 5SB
5 Bladen Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SB
Sold Oct 2023
£306,0049 Bladen Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SB
Sold Jul 2013
£144,0002 Bladen Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SB
Sold Feb 2005
£150,00011 Bladen Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SB
Sold Dec 2001
£120,0003 Bladen Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SB
Sold Oct 1995
£49,000
Versus other Bladen Close homes
On habitable rooms, 7 Bladen Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,556
Street avg £1,673
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







