What kind of home is 21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL?

21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL sell for?

21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL last sold for £250,000 in May 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £200,000 in December 2015, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL?

Across 2 sales between December 2015 and May 2020, 21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL rose from £200,000 to £250,000, a change of £50,000. That works out to roughly +5.1% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL?

The current EPC rating for 21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in November 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL?

21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (1,023 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE8 9AL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL use?

The latest EPC at 21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL in?

21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL sits in Great Glen, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE8 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is 21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL in a safe area?

Police records around 21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

How well connected is 21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL?

The closest bus stop to 21 Buckthorn Way, LE8 9AL is Village Hall, 974m away. In total there are 18 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Buckthorn Way, Great Glen, Leicester, LE8 9AL

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

95 m²

1023 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 21 Buckthorn Way

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

21 Buckthorn Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Great Glen, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 9AL). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft). Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2015) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 95 m² it's 26.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 51 EPCs). Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 is 26.8% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £250,000 in May 2020.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

DrivewayYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2025

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

—

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Buckthorn Way, Great Glen, Leicester, LE8 9AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Buckthorn Way has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£317,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£250,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

17 May 2020Most recent
£250,000
+25.0%over 4 years
7 December 2015
£200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 9AL: £247,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in LE8 9AL

On the street

Versus other Buckthorn Way homes

Four headline reads against 49 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 21 Buckthorn Way stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,632

Street avg £2,869

Below

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

6 years

Street avg 7 years

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Buckthorn Way, Great Glen

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.

Full Leicester report

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

1.0 km

Village Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE8 9AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE8 9AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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