16 Browns Way, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6YP
About 16 Browns Way
16 Browns Way is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Whetstone, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 6YP). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. 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 (March 2022) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
Sold October 2022 for £305,000. 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 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 52.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 16 Browns Way.
1 application on record at 16 Browns Way, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6YP
- Feb 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/0011/1/HPX
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Sales history & valuation
16 Browns Way has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£323,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 20 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2022Most recent
£305,000
+27.6%over 5 years21 August 2017
£239,000
+61.5%over 12 years31 July 2005
£148,000
+48.1%over 2 years18 August 2002
£99,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 6YP: £295,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in LE8 6YP
17 Browns Way, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6YP
Sold Aug 2022
£295,0006 Browns Way, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6YP
Sold Sept 2021
£295,0005 Browns Way, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6YP
Sold Sept 2021
£370,00014 Browns Way, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6YP
Sold Jun 2018
£197,00013 Browns Way, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6YP
Sold Jul 2017
£222,000
Versus other Browns Way homes
Years Held for 16 Browns Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,961
Street avg £2,572
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Springwell Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Badgerbrook Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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56.4dB

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