# 3 MEDHURST CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6WF

## Property details

- Slug: `1d641d0` (address key hash: `1d641d0d3cdbd044118c7dbb372ec0302d244550`)
- Postcode: LE8 6WF
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 82 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1991-1995
- Last sold: £330,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,024/m²
- Local average: £431,202 (53 sales)
- Street crime: 74 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £330,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 03/08/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £854/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0541-3053-0208-6545-3200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £330,000 | Detached | +331.7% | £324,078 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-55f3-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 1995-06-30 | £76,450 | Detached | — | £402,691 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/b6fa2748-9691-43cd-a661-0a40a4a5f4e8) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 3 MEDHURST CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6WF | £330,000 | 30/01/2026 | Detached |
| 3 MEDHURST CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6WF | £76,450 | 30/06/1995 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [164322770](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c8a99d9)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £330,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-08 | £340,000 |
| sold | 1995-01-01 | £76,450 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 BODICOAT CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6ZN | £445,000 | 23/10/2025 | Detached |
| 3 CHARLES WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6WA | £470,000 | 14/12/2023 | Detached |
| 29 COALES AVENUE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6WB | £322,500 | 29/09/2023 | Detached |
| 21 FRANKLIN WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6QY | £420,000 | 30/08/2023 | Detached |
| 18 ELLIOT CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6QX | £470,000 | 04/10/2022 | Detached |
| 8 UPEX CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6QU | £400,000 | 19/07/2022 | Detached |
| 16 HUBBARD CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6XT | £270,000 | 16/05/2022 | Detached |
| 9 MEDHURST CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6WF | £376,000 | 29/04/2022 | Detached |
| 9 MAWBY CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6XA | £335,000 | 31/03/2022 | Detached |
| 5 WAKELING CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6QT | £525,000 | 23/02/2022 | Detached |
| 28 FRANKLIN WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6QY | £485,000 | 30/09/2021 | Detached |
| 16 HUBBARD CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6XT | £220,000 | 26/08/2021 | Detached |
| 3 BARLEY CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6PF | £505,505 | 19/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £403,385 (13 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 5.2%
- **10y growth:** 28.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Blaby; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 51.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Blaby). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £884/mo
- **Realistic:** £982/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,080/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Leicester (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Bluebell, LE8 | £700/mo | 1 | 0.99 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Morgan Close, LE8 | £800/mo | 1 | 1.26 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Morgan Close, LE8 | £800/mo | 1 | 1.26 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £767/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.24% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £100,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £80,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £800/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 34.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-605/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -7.6%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 37 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **74** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Badgerbrook Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Requires improvement — 7 Mar 2024 |
| Countesthorpe Academy | Secondary | 0.5 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Requires improvement — 21 Sep 2022 |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 12 Nov 2023 |
| Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 23 Jan 2018 |