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EPC B
About 8 Leicester Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Leicester Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Desford, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 9JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2015) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. 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: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 97.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 125 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 38 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £410,000. 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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Leicester Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jan 2025
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£424,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2022)
£410,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Leicester Lane homes
Four headline reads against 38 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Leicester Lane outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,280
Street avg £2,237
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 202 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 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
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
1.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE9 9JJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 29 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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