The Firs, Mill Hill Road, Arnesby, Leicester, LE8 5WG
About The Firs
The Firs is a four-bedroom detached house in Arnesby, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5WG). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump.
At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (155 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a garage conversion and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £750,000 is 20.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 30.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
The Firs's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
7 applications on record at The Firs, Mill Hill Road, Arnesby, Leicester, LE8 5WG
- Sept 2009Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Works to trees
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01076/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJun 2023Decision
- FullJun 2022Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The Firs valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£750,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£623,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 November 2017Most recent
£623,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 5WG: £737,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in LE8 5WG
Gable End, Mill Hill Road, Arnesby, Leicester, LE8 5WG
Sold Dec 2023
£430,000Woodhay, Mill Hill Road, Arnesby, Leicester, LE8 5WG
Sold Jan 2022
£800,000Appleshaw House, Mill Hill Road, Arnesby, Leicester, LE8 5WG
Sold Aug 2021
£750,000Akira House, Mill Hill Road, Arnesby, Leicester, LE8 5WG
Sold Aug 2021
£737,000Stepping Stones, Mill Hill Road, Arnesby, Leicester, LE8 5WG
Sold Oct 2020
£670,000
Versus other Mill Hill Road homes
The Firs is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,054
Street avg £2,429
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.3 km
St Peters Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Arnesby Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







