5 Borrowcup Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5XJ
About 5 Borrowcup Close
5 Borrowcup Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £459,000 is 16.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 94.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 110 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (136 m² median across 10 EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £395,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at 5 Borrowcup Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5XJ
- Dec 2024PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory, proposed construction of single storey rear extension and erection of front timber porch.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/0919/HH
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsOct 2025Decision
- ExtensionMar 2025Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Borrowcup Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£459,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.2% per year over 1 year.
£395,000
Growth on file: -1.2% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
15 February 2021Most recent
£395,000
-1.3%over 12 months18 February 2020
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 5XJ: £320,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in LE8 5XJ
7 Borrowcup Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5XJ
Sold Jan 2022
£363,0004 Borrowcup Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5XJ
Sold Oct 2020
£320,00023 Borrowcup Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5XJ
Sold Oct 2017
£360,00031 Borrowcup Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5XJ
Sold Sept 2014
£274,0002 Borrowcup Close, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5XJ
Sold Nov 2012
£269,950
Versus other Borrowcup Close homes
Price per m² for 5 Borrowcup Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,591
Street avg £2,044
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
Winchester Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Countesthorpe Academy. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







