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12 Bute Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5TX

EPC B
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Bute Way

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

12 Bute Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5TX). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2015) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 80 m² it's 29.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 131.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £275,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

12 Bute Way ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Bute Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5TX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 12 Bute Way has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£271,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£275,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 July 2022Most recent

    £275,000

    +343.5%over 22 years

  2. 29 July 1999

    £62,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 5TX: £195,000 (2022–2014).

On the street

Versus other Bute Way homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Bute Way outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,438

Street avg £1,956

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Bute Way

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£261k

1 Diamond Avenue, Countesthorpe

LE8 5XD

3 bed1 bath
£253k

1 Barnley Close, Countesthorpe

LE8 5SD

3 bed
£372k

1 Austrey Lane, Countesthorpe

LE8 5QA

3 bed3 bath
£315k

1 Fir Tree Avenue, Countesthorpe

LE8 5TH

4 bed
£228k

1 Broadfield Way, Countesthorpe

LE8 5XR

2 bed
£334k

1 Broomleys, Countesthorpe

LE8 5RW

4 bed2 bath
£336k

1 Cherry Tree Close, Countesthorpe

LE8 5PQ

4 bed1 bath
£376k

1 Albert Road, Countesthorpe

LE8 5XU

4 bed4 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

0.2 km

Scotland Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Greenfield Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 5TX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE8 5TX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE8 5TX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Bute Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5TX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.