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About Four Acres
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Four Acres is a six-bedroom detached house in Desford, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 9JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
It hasn't traded since October 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £598,000 sits 143.1% above the 1998 sale of £246,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 25.8% below the postcode norm. At 186 m² it's 28.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 38 EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Four Acres's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Four Acres has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£598,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£246,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
Years Held for Four Acres runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,323
Street avg £2,302
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 201 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 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
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.
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Common questions
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