Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£345,000
Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£345,000
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The estimate for 1 Bute Way is modelled from its 146 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LE8 5TX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
146 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2009
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2014
Recent sales in LE8 5TX
5 sales, median £275,000 (2026–2016)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
1 Bute Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
3 January 2014Most recent
£195,000
+32.7%over 11 years9 May 2002
£146,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 5TX: £275,000 (2026–2016).
3 Bute Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5TX
Sold Feb 2026
9 Bute Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5TX
Sold Nov 2022
12 Bute Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5TX
Sold Jul 2022
10 Bute Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5TX
Sold Oct 2020
7 Bute Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5TX
Sold Oct 2016
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1 Bute Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5TX). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1576 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 sits 76.9% above the 2014 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in January 2014.
1 Bute Way's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Feb 2019
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 February 2019
1 Bute Way has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
1 Bute Way is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,332
Street avg £2,407
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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
Scotland Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Greenfield Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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