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About 2 Brookes Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Brookes Avenue is a detached house in Croft, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 3GJ). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2023 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on dual fuel.
Held since June 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Leicester HPI: 9.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 sits 226.9% above the 2001 sale of £124,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 61.5% below the postcode norm. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Brookes Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Brookes Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2001)
£124,500
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Brookes Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
2 Brookes Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£896
Street avg £2,385
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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.
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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE9 3GJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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