Kings Orchard, Scotland Lane, Burton Overy, Leicester, LE8 9DR
About Kings Orchard
Kings Orchard is a five-bedroom detached house in Burton Overy, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 9DR). It has a recorded floor area of 310 m² (around 3337 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 310 m² the property is well over the postcode median (161 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 75.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £1,190,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Kings Orchard's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Kings Orchard has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
5 applications on record at Kings Orchard, Scotland Lane, Burton Overy, Leicester, LE8 9DR
- Sept 2014ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of replacement pitched roof summer room and a pitched roof over existing flat roof garage
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00950/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJan 2025Decision
- Tree WorksJul 2024Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (5 on record)
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Kings Orchard was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 22 years.
£1,190,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£1,190,000
+376.0%over 21 years9 September 1999
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 9DR: £475,000 (2021–2020).
Nearby sales in LE8 9DR
Grimscote, Scotland Lane, Burton Overy, Leicester, LE8 9DR
Sold Mar 2021
£660,000Farndon Lodge, Scotland Lane, Burton Overy, Leicester, LE8 9DR
Sold Nov 2020
£450,000The Laggan, Scotland Lane, Burton Overy, Leicester, LE8 9DR
Sold Jul 2020
£515,000Scotland House, Scotland Lane, Burton Overy, Leicester, LE8 9DR
Sold Apr 2020
£475,000Amberstone, Scotland Lane, Burton Overy, Leicester, LE8 9DR
Sold Mar 2020
£364,000
Versus other Scotland Lane homes
Years Held for Kings Orchard lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,839
Street avg £2,422
Floor Area
310 m²
Street avg 183 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
2.0 km
Mayns Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







