What kind of home is 4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH?

4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH sell for?

4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH last sold for £143,000 in September 2010, around 16 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH?

The current EPC rating for 4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in June 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH?

4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (556 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 43% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LE8 5TH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH use?

The latest EPC at 4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH?

4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH is in council tax band C.

Which area is 4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH in?

4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH sits in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE8 postcode district in Leicestershire.

How safe is the area around 4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH?

Police records around 4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH?

The closest primary school to 4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH is Greenfield Primary School (293m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Countesthorpe Academy (1.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH?

The closest bus stop to 4 Fir Tree Avenue, LE8 5TH is Hallcroft Avenue, 460m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Fir Tree Avenue, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5TH

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

52 m²

556 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Fir Tree Avenue

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

4 Fir Tree Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5TH). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 556 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in September 2010. Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 sits 66.4% above the 2010 sale of £143,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 74.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).

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

Bedrooms2

Outside

GarageYes

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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.

4 Fir Tree Avenue'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 28 Jun 2020

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Fir Tree Avenue, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5TH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Fir Tree Avenue 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.

4 Fir Tree Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£238,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2010)

£143,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

9 September 2010Most recent
£143,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 5TH: £204,000 (2024–2011).

Nearby sales in LE8 5TH

On the street

Versus other Fir Tree Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 4 Fir Tree Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,766

Street avg £1,990

Strongly above

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£228k

1 Broadfield Way, Countesthorpe

LE8 5XR

2 bed

£253k

1 Barnley Close, Countesthorpe

LE8 5SD

3 bed

£261k

1 Diamond Avenue, Countesthorpe

LE8 5XD

3 bed1 bath

£272k

1 Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe

LE8 5QG

1 bed1 bath

£372k

1 Austrey Lane, Countesthorpe

LE8 5QA

3 bed3 bath

1 Elliotts Yard, Countesthorpe

LE8 5RG

2 bed

£315k

1 Fir Tree Avenue, Countesthorpe

LE8 5TH

4 bed

£334k

1 Broomleys, Countesthorpe

LE8 5RW

4 bed2 bath

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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Hallcroft Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Greenfield Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE8 5TH

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

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