Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

7A DORSET AVENUE

GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BD

£235,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Glenfield Kitchens	0.1 miles
Bus stop	West Street	0.1 miles
Hospital	South Entrance	0.8 miles
Train station	Unknown	2.6 miles
University	University of Leicester - Sports Ground	5.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

75 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£235,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,133/m²

Local average

£250,633 (108 sales)

Street crime

176 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

This certificate expired on 23/06/2026. A new EPC may be required before the property can be marketed or let.

Current rating: B

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 24/06/2016

Expiry date: 23/06/2026 (expired)

Current heating cost: £213/year

Potential heating cost: £213/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £11,500

Recommendations

Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/03/2026	£235,000	Semi-detached	+53.6%	£230,610 to May 2026	View transaction
Sold	10/11/2017	£153,000	Semi-detached	—	£202,512 to May 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
sold	01/01/2026	£235,000
listed	28/05/2025	£235,000
sold	01/01/2017	£153,000

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
80 LOXLEY ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8PE	£295,000	12/12/2025	Semi-detached
154 GLENFIELD FRITH DRIVE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8PT	£310,000	28/11/2025	Semi-detached
18 SALCOMBE DRIVE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8AF	£277,500	18/07/2025	Semi-detached
13 THE AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8DN	£385,000	30/05/2025	Semi-detached
19 LEDWELL DRIVE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BG	£198,000	11/12/2023	Semi-detached
54 CHESTNUT ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8DB	£250,000	10/11/2023	Semi-detached
11 PIERS ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BP	£230,000	07/08/2023	Semi-detached
7 SALCOMBE DRIVE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8AG	£280,000	16/06/2023	Semi-detached
22 DORSET AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BB	£160,000	05/05/2023	Semi-detached
4 PIERS ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BN	£245,000	26/04/2023	Semi-detached
47 DORSET AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BD	£286,000	24/03/2023	Semi-detached
128 GLENFIELD FRITH DRIVE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8PT	£296,000	16/12/2022	Semi-detached
7 WHITESAND CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8PX	£297,500	25/11/2022	Semi-detached
30 LEDWELL DRIVE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BG	£285,000	04/11/2022	Semi-detached
9 TYSOE HILL, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8AR	£301,500	28/10/2022	Semi-detached
25 ASHLEIGH ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8DA	£277,500	13/10/2022	Semi-detached
25 SAINTBURY ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8EN	£315,000	04/10/2022	Semi-detached
2 ILMINGTON CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BF	£309,500	01/09/2022	Semi-detached
25 ASHLEIGH ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8DA	£195,000	25/03/2022	Semi-detached
33 SAINTBURY ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8EN	£260,000	25/03/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £272,675 (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 12.3%

10y growth 61.9%

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

1y (index) 0.2%

5y (index) 16.6%

10y (index) 53.5%

Rental Range

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

Low £891/mo

Realistic £990/mo

Optimistic £1,089/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Blaby.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Strathern Road, LE3	£1,050/mo	2	0.98 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Strathern Road, LE3	£950/mo	2	0.99 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,000/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.43%

Max investor price (0.8%) £125,000

Target investor price (1%) £100,000

Gross yield 5.1%

Cost-to-rent ratio 19.6×

Monthly cashflow £-50/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -0.9%

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).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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: 2

Risk: In flood risk area

Environment Agency Flood Risk Areas (APSFR)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

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

Plot: ~204 m² (0.05 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	87
Criminal damage and arson	18
Anti-social behaviour	17
Public order	13
Shoplifting	10
Other theft	8
Burglary	5
Other crime	5
Vehicle crime	5
Drugs	4
Robbery	2
Possession of weapons	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	176

Within 1 mile during Jun 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
Glenfield Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 24 Jun 2024
The Hall School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 3 Mar 2014
Forest Lodge Academy	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 3 Feb 2015
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 17 Apr 2024
New College Leicester	Secondary	1.0 miles	Good — 14 Dec 2017

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
28/11/2021	16/11/2021	2	—

# 7A DORSET AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BD

## Property details

- Slug: `2ea929e` (address key hash: `2ea929e7f42181be424ff03fdbee8a90ce6793e5`)
- Postcode: LE3 8BD
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 75 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £235,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,133/m²
- Local average: £250,633 (108 sales)
- Street crime: 176 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £235,000
- Date: 2026-03-27
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 23/06/2026 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)
- **Current heating cost:** £213/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £11,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8109-8644-8539-9427-2663)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-27 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | +53.6% | £230,610 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-2b69-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2017-11-10 | £153,000 | Semi-detached | — | £202,512 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5f54b81d-5b8b-2b45-e053-6b04a8c01fb0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7A DORSET AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BD | £235,000 | 27/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 7A DORSET AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BD | £153,000 | 10/11/2017 | 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: [162542051](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2f583cf)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £235,000 |
| listed | 2025-05-28 | £235,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £153,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 80 LOXLEY ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8PE | £295,000 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 154 GLENFIELD FRITH DRIVE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8PT | £310,000 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 18 SALCOMBE DRIVE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8AF | £277,500 | 18/07/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 13 THE AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8DN | £385,000 | 30/05/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 19 LEDWELL DRIVE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BG | £198,000 | 11/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 54 CHESTNUT ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8DB | £250,000 | 10/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 11 PIERS ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BP | £230,000 | 07/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 7 SALCOMBE DRIVE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8AG | £280,000 | 16/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 22 DORSET AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BB | £160,000 | 05/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 4 PIERS ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BN | £245,000 | 26/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 47 DORSET AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BD | £286,000 | 24/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 128 GLENFIELD FRITH DRIVE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8PT | £296,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 WHITESAND CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8PX | £297,500 | 25/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 30 LEDWELL DRIVE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BG | £285,000 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 TYSOE HILL, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8AR | £301,500 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 25 ASHLEIGH ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8DA | £277,500 | 13/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 25 SAINTBURY ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8EN | £315,000 | 04/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 2 ILMINGTON CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8BF | £309,500 | 01/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 25 ASHLEIGH ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8DA | £195,000 | 25/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 33 SAINTBURY ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8EN | £260,000 | 25/03/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £272,675 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 12.3%
- **10y growth:** 61.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Blaby; Semi-detached series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 53.5%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £891/mo
- **Realistic:** £990/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,089/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Strathern Road, LE3 | £1,050/mo | 2 | 0.98 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Strathern Road, LE3 | £950/mo | 2 | 0.99 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,000/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.43% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £125,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £100,000

*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 £1,000/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-50/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.9%

*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:** 2
- **Risk:** In flood risk area
- **Source:** Environment Agency Flood Risk Areas (APSFR)

[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 | 87 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **176** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Glenfield Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 24 Jun 2024 |
| The Hall School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 3 Mar 2014 |
| Forest Lodge Academy | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 3 Feb 2015 |
| Braunstone Frith Primary Academy | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 17 Apr 2024 |
| New College Leicester | Secondary | 1.0 miles | Good — 14 Dec 2017 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #14902906
- **Address:** 7a Dorset Avenue, Glenfield, LE3 8BD
- **Certificate Issued:** 28/11/2021
- **Work Completed:** 16/11/2021
- **Items:** 2 window(s)