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Get started8 Birch Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Earl Shilton, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 7HD). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Sale prices here have outpaced Leicester HPI: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £513,000 is 11.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 27.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £460,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£513,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 7 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 7 years.
8 Birch Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,108
Street avg £2,749
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Coronation Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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21 June 2021Most recent
£460,000
+84.0%over 7 years29 May 2014
£249,999
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE9 7HD: £330,000 (2023–2017).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
LE9 7AB
Closest school
0.8 km
Newlands Community Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB
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