5 Browns Way, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6YP
About 5 Browns Way
5 Browns Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Whetstone, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 6YP). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 is 10% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 62% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £370,000. 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
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
5 Browns Way's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 25 September 2024
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 5 Browns Way, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6YP
- Apr 2007ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension to form conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 07/0184/1/PY
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionJun 2014Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Browns Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 21 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2021Most recent
£370,000
+56.1%over 6 years27 February 2015
£237,000
+124.6%over 14 years9 May 2000
£105,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 6YP: £295,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in LE8 6YP
16 Browns Way, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6YP
Sold Oct 2022
£305,00017 Browns Way, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6YP
Sold Aug 2022
£295,0006 Browns Way, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6YP
Sold Sept 2021
£295,00014 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
On floor area, 5 Browns Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,136
Street avg £2,552
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
170/mo
Falling 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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