2 Fair Isle Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5WX
About 2 Fair Isle Way
2 Fair Isle Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5WX). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £375,000 in January 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 53.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
2 Fair Isle Way ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 2 Fair Isle Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5WX
- Feb 2007ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
First floor side extension, single storey front and side extensions, rear conservatory and new roofs
Extension- Reference
- 06/1116/1/PX
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Fair Isle Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 19 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
21 January 2022Most recent
£375,000
+21.0%over 3 years2 March 2018
£310,000
+69.9%over 11 years3 November 2006
£182,500
+37.7%over 4 years8 September 2002
£132,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 5WX: £150,000 (2016–2003).
Nearby sales in LE8 5WX
5 Fair Isle Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5WX
Sold Jan 2016
£198,0008 Fair Isle Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5WX
Sold Feb 2014
£150,00012 Fair Isle Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5WX
Sold Dec 2012
£170,00016 Fair Isle Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5WX
Sold Nov 2003
£150,0006 Fair Isle Way, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5WX
Sold Sept 2003
£123,950
Versus other Fair Isle Way homes
On price per m², 2 Fair Isle Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,930
Street avg £2,088
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.2 km
Scotland Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Greenfield Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







