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EPC B
About 12 Gables Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Gables Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Desford, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 9JA). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft). Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2018) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
Sale prices here have outpaced Leicester HPI: 2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £483,000 is 27.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 28.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 137 m² it's 19.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 18 EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £380,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Tenure
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.0 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£483,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2021)
£380,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Gables Close homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 12 Gables Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,774
Street avg £2,054
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE9 9JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 24 points of interest in total.
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