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About 8 Benford Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Benford Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Broughton Astley, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 6WW). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Leicester HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 is 34.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 84.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 9 EPCs). Last sale on file: £190,000 in July 2018.
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
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Apr 2024
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 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£256,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2018)
£190,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Benford Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 8 Benford Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,676
Street avg £1,842
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
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
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE9 6WW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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