11 Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SH

11 Gwendoline Drive is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5SH). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It hasn't traded since September 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £372,000 sits 235.1% above the 2001 sale of £111,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 56.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.