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About 8a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8a is a one-bedroom detached house in Huncote, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 3BL). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 511 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (38 versus a best of 83).
At 48 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sale prices here have lagged Leicester HPI: -0.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 is 41.3% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £80,000.
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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Dec 2019
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8a's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£113,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.5% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2020)
£80,000
Growth on file: -0.5% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Compton Drive homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 8a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 54 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE9 3BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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