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 £431,000 is 16.5% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Sept 2024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
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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.
£431,000
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
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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