What type of property is 7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD?

7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD?

7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD last sold for £217,500 in July 2011, around 15 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD have?

The current EPC rating for 7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in March 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD?

7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (1,150 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE8 5SD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD heated?

The latest EPC at 7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD?

7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD is in council tax band D.

Where is 7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD located?

7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD sits in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE8 postcode district in Leicestershire.

How safe is the area around 7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD?

Police records around 7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD show an average of 170 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (13% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD?

The closest primary school to 7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD is Greenfield Primary School (293m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Countesthorpe Academy (1.0km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD?

The closest bus stop to 7 Barnley Close, LE8 5SD is Bassett Avenue, 173m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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7 Barnley Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SD

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

107 m²

1150 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 7 Barnley Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

7 Barnley Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5SD). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1150 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £357,000 sits 64.1% above the 2011 sale of £217,500.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

7 Barnley Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2021

Current Certificate

Mar 2011

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 11 March 2021

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Barnley Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Barnley 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

7 Barnley Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£357,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2011)

£217,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

21 July 2011Most recent
£217,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 5SD: £272,500 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in LE8 5SD

On the street

Versus other Barnley Close homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 7 Barnley Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,035

Street avg £2,551

Strongly below

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 101 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.

Full Leicester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

170/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Bassett Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE8 5SD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE8 5SD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 7 Barnley Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.