Semi-Detached

25 ELGIN DRIVE

MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TF

£208,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	The Hanger	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Newport Avenue	0.2 miles
Hospital	St Mary's Hospital	0.5 miles
Train station	Melton Mowbray	0.6 miles
University	Harlaxton College	11.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

51 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£208,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£4,078/m²

Local average

£230,331 (62 sales)

Street crime

180 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 06/01/2026

Expiry date: 05/01/2036

Current heating cost: £751/year

Potential heating cost: £673/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,500

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	01/04/2026	£208,000	Semi-detached	—	£201,923 to June 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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

Event	Date	Price
listed	01/05/2026	£210,000
sold	01/01/2026	£208,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
18 HADFIELD DRIVE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TQ	£205,000	20/02/2026	Semi-detached
24 NEEDHAM CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TW	£250,000	22/01/2026	Semi-detached
9 JOHNSON CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TH	£222,500	09/01/2026	Semi-detached
41 ROSSITER CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 0NZ	£210,000	19/12/2025	Semi-detached
68 ELGIN DRIVE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TG	£220,000	23/06/2025	Semi-detached
17 MORTIMER ROAD, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TN	£219,950	23/11/2023	Semi-detached
35 EASTFIELD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TD	£222,500	06/11/2023	Semi-detached
41 EASTFIELD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TD	£255,000	06/10/2023	Semi-detached
60 EASTFIELD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TE	£200,000	27/04/2023	Semi-detached
21 NEEDHAM CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TW	£242,000	14/02/2023	Semi-detached
5 LAYCOCK AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TJ	£312,000	16/12/2022	Semi-detached
21 OWEN CRESCENT, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TR	£231,000	22/09/2022	Semi-detached
19 EASTFIELD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TD	£235,000	22/09/2022	Semi-detached
34 EASTFIELD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TE	£315,050	02/09/2022	Semi-detached
34 LAYCOCK AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TL	£195,000	05/05/2022	Semi-detached
1 EASTFIELD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TD	£227,500	01/04/2022	Semi-detached
3 MORTIMER ROAD, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TN	£239,950	15/03/2022	Semi-detached
43 SCALFORD ROAD, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1JY	£116,000	01/02/2022	Semi-detached
45 SCALFORD ROAD, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1JY	£130,000	01/01/2022	Semi-detached
46 EASTFIELD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TE	£215,000	02/11/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £223,173 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 11%

10y growth 36.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Melton. Series: Semi-detached. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 2.9%

5y (index) 12.6%

10y (index) 41.7%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Melton. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £716/mo

Realistic £796/mo

Optimistic £876/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Melton.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Leicester: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.38%

Max investor price (0.8%) £99,500

Target investor price (1%) £79,600

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~233 m² (0.06 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	60
Anti-social behaviour	40
Shoplifting	25
Criminal damage and arson	22
Vehicle crime	8
Other theft	7
Drugs	5
Public order	5
Burglary	3
Bicycle theft	1
Other crime	1
Possession of weapons	1
Robbery	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	180

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

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Brownlow Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 10 Oct 2011
The Grove Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 13 Feb 2023
Saint Francis Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 12 Jun 2017
John Ferneley College	Secondary	0.8 miles	Requires improvement — 21 May 2024
Long Field Spencer Academy	Secondary	0.9 miles	Good — 26 Feb 2018

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
28/06/2020	17/06/2020	—	1

# 25 ELGIN DRIVE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TF

## Property details

- Slug: `1deee88` (address key hash: `1deee889bc0ad6ff379c9720439a3bcfde42d4c0`)
- Postcode: LE13 1TF
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 51 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £208,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £4,078/m²
- Local average: £230,331 (62 sales)
- Street crime: 180 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £208,000
- Date: 2026-04-01
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 05/01/2036
- **Current heating cost:** £751/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/4136-0829-5500-0226-7206)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-01 | £208,000 | Semi-detached | — | £201,923 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-2b39-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 25 ELGIN DRIVE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TF | £208,000 | 01/04/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [87942687](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8990c99)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-05-01 | £210,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £208,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 18 HADFIELD DRIVE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TQ | £205,000 | 20/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 24 NEEDHAM CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TW | £250,000 | 22/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 9 JOHNSON CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TH | £222,500 | 09/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 41 ROSSITER CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 0NZ | £210,000 | 19/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 68 ELGIN DRIVE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TG | £220,000 | 23/06/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 17 MORTIMER ROAD, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TN | £219,950 | 23/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 35 EASTFIELD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TD | £222,500 | 06/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 41 EASTFIELD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TD | £255,000 | 06/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 60 EASTFIELD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TE | £200,000 | 27/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 21 NEEDHAM CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TW | £242,000 | 14/02/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 5 LAYCOCK AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TJ | £312,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 OWEN CRESCENT, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TR | £231,000 | 22/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 EASTFIELD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TD | £235,000 | 22/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34 EASTFIELD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TE | £315,050 | 02/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34 LAYCOCK AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TL | £195,000 | 05/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 EASTFIELD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TD | £227,500 | 01/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 MORTIMER ROAD, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TN | £239,950 | 15/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 43 SCALFORD ROAD, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1JY | £116,000 | 01/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 45 SCALFORD ROAD, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1JY | £130,000 | 01/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 46 EASTFIELD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1TE | £215,000 | 02/11/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £223,173 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 11%
- **10y growth:** 36.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Melton; Semi-detached series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 12.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 41.7%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £716/mo
- **Realistic:** £796/mo
- **Optimistic:** £876/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.38% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £99,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £79,600

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 60 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Shoplifting | 25 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **180** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Brownlow Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 10 Oct 2011 |
| The Grove Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 13 Feb 2023 |
| Saint Francis Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 12 Jun 2017 |
| John Ferneley College | Secondary | 0.8 miles | Requires improvement — 21 May 2024 |
| Long Field Spencer Academy | Secondary | 0.9 miles | Good — 26 Feb 2018 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #14082478
- **Address:** 25 Elgin Drive, MELTON MOWBRAY, LE13 1TF
- **Certificate Issued:** 28/06/2020
- **Work Completed:** 17/06/2020
- **Items:** 1 door(s)