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16 Bridgewater Drive, Great Glen, Leicester, LE8 9DX

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
144 m²
1550 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Bridgewater Drive

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

16 Bridgewater Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Glen, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 9DX). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 144 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 32% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £510,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

16 Bridgewater Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jul 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Bridgewater Drive, Great Glen, Leicester, LE8 9DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Bridgewater Drive has no planning applications on record.

1

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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£555,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£510,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 September 2021Most recent

    £510,000

    +56.9%over 8 years

  2. 19 May 2013

    £325,000

    +103.1%over 13 years

  3. 29 September 1999

    £160,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 9DX: £535,000 (2024–2023).

On the street

Versus other Bridgewater Drive homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 16 Bridgewater Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,542

Street avg £2,995

Above

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Bridgewater Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£440k

1 Buckthorn Way, Great Glen

LE8 9AL

4 bed2 bath
£529k

1 Aspen Close, Great Glen

LE8 9AN

5 bed3 bath
£454k

1 Halford Close, Great Glen

LE8 9FW

5 bed2 bath
£741k

1 Baileys Lane, Burton Overy

LE8 9DD

5 bed3 bath
£387k

1 Fordview Close, Great Glen

LE8 9FG

3 bed1 bath
£340k

1 Crown Close, Great Glen

LE8 9HE

3 bed3 bath
£324k

1 Ashby Rise, Great Glen

LE8 9GB

3 bed1 bath
£289k

1 Grange Close, Great Glen

LE8 9GD

3 bed
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

0.4 km

Bindley Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE8 9DX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Bridgewater Drive, Great Glen, Leicester, LE8 9DX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.