Detached 3 sales on record

29 COPSE CLOSE

OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FD

£640,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Copse Close	0.0 miles
Shop	Mace	0.3 miles
University	University of Leicester - The Village	0.9 miles
Hospital	Leicester Nuffield Hospital	2.8 miles
Train station	Leicester	3.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

165 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£640,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£3,879/m²

Local average

£503,077 (77 sales)

Street crime

85 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 02/04/2025

Expiry date: 01/04/2035

Current heating cost: £1,586/year

Potential heating cost: £1,196/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £10,500

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

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/02/2026	£640,000	Detached	+56.1%	£616,105 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	01/12/2017	£410,000	Detached	+18.8%	£504,697 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	07/08/2015	£345,000	Detached	—	£519,953 to April 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	£640,000
listed	03/10/2025	£650,000
sold	01/01/2017	£410,000
sold	01/01/2015	£345,000

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 HALF MOON CRESCENT, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HD	£440,000	27/10/2025	Detached
11 MANOR ROAD EXTENSION, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FG	£710,000	29/09/2025	Detached
19 SEVERN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FU	£560,000	04/09/2025	Detached
20 ADLINGTON ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4NA	£285,000	25/11/2024	Detached
26 SEVERN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FY	£260,000	02/12/2022	Detached
13 LAUNDE ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HH	£530,000	28/10/2022	Detached
9 MANOR ROAD EXTENSION, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FG	£860,000	21/10/2022	Detached
40 LAUNDE ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HG	£317,500	20/10/2022	Detached
10 SEVERN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FY	£350,000	06/09/2022	Detached
24 HALF MOON CRESCENT, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HD	£580,000	12/08/2022	Detached
29 ADLINGTON ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4NA	£390,000	05/08/2022	Detached
5 ADLINGTON ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4NA	£365,000	29/07/2022	Detached
3 LEYS CLOSE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HJ	£441,000	13/05/2022	Detached
3 LAUNDE ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HH	£525,000	10/05/2022	Detached
50 LAUNDE ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HG	£350,000	04/03/2022	Detached
67 LAUNDE ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HH	£675,000	10/01/2022	Detached
16 MANOR ROAD EXTENSION, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FF	£638,000	02/12/2021	Detached
3 QUINEY WAY, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HN	£325,000	26/11/2021	Detached
3 COPSE CLOSE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FD	£280,000	20/10/2021	Detached
25 LAUNDE ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HH	£580,000	08/10/2021	Detached

Area average: £473,075 (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 5.8%

10y growth 63.3%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Oadby and Wigston. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) -3.1%

5y (index) 11.8%

10y (index) 39.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Oadby and Wigston. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £922/mo

Realistic £1,024/mo

Optimistic £1,126/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Oadby and Wigston.

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
5 Bed Detached House, Bluebell Close, LE2	£1,800/mo	5	0.85 miles	OpenRent
5 Bed Detached House, Pipistrelle Way, LE2	£1,900/mo	5	0.94 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,850/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.29%

Max investor price (0.8%) £231,250

Target investor price (1%) £185,000

Gross yield 3.5%

Cost-to-rent ratio 28.8×

Monthly cashflow £-880/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -5.7%

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)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	35
Anti-social behaviour	15
Public order	9
Criminal damage and arson	6
Theft from the person	4
Other theft	3
Bicycle theft	2
Burglary	2
Drugs	2
Shoplifting	2
Vehicle crime	2
Other crime	1
Possession of weapons	1
Robbery	1
Total incidents	85

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Brookside Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 15 Nov 2022
Manor High School	Secondary	0.3 miles	Good — 19 Mar 2019
Launde Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Requires improvement — 13 Dec 2023
Woodland Grange Primary School	Primary	0.9 miles	Outstanding — 2 May 2013
Langmoor Primary School Oadby	Primary	1.1 miles	Requires improvement — 19 Dec 2023

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
14/04/2008	04/04/2008	14	2

# 29 COPSE CLOSE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FD

## Property details

- Slug: `4c6b20b` (address key hash: `4c6b20b40e87f366b5a6b3903d892313801e96d8`)
- Postcode: LE2 4FD
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 165 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £640,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,879/m²
- Local average: £503,077 (77 sales)
- Street crime: 85 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £640,000
- Date: 2026-02-27
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 01/04/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,586/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £10,500

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2446-9379-1133-1789-5469)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-27 | £640,000 | Detached | +56.1% | £616,105 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-6180-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2017-12-01 | £410,000 | Detached | +18.8% | £504,697 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/64342bfe-721e-422c-e053-6c04a8c0fb8a) |
| Sold | 2015-08-07 | £345,000 | Detached | — | £519,953 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/0be9564b-2334-4d2d-b1b5-5caf34f0e17b) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 29 COPSE CLOSE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FD | £640,000 | 27/02/2026 | Detached |
| 29 COPSE CLOSE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FD | £410,000 | 01/12/2017 | Detached |
| 29 COPSE CLOSE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FD | £345,000 | 07/08/2015 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [167781905](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/5929e37)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £640,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-03 | £650,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £410,000 |
| sold | 2015-01-01 | £345,000 |

## 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 HALF MOON CRESCENT, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HD | £440,000 | 27/10/2025 | Detached |
| 11 MANOR ROAD EXTENSION, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FG | £710,000 | 29/09/2025 | Detached |
| 19 SEVERN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FU | £560,000 | 04/09/2025 | Detached |
| 20 ADLINGTON ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4NA | £285,000 | 25/11/2024 | Detached |
| 26 SEVERN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FY | £260,000 | 02/12/2022 | Detached |
| 13 LAUNDE ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HH | £530,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |
| 9 MANOR ROAD EXTENSION, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FG | £860,000 | 21/10/2022 | Detached |
| 40 LAUNDE ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HG | £317,500 | 20/10/2022 | Detached |
| 10 SEVERN ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FY | £350,000 | 06/09/2022 | Detached |
| 24 HALF MOON CRESCENT, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HD | £580,000 | 12/08/2022 | Detached |
| 29 ADLINGTON ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4NA | £390,000 | 05/08/2022 | Detached |
| 5 ADLINGTON ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4NA | £365,000 | 29/07/2022 | Detached |
| 3 LEYS CLOSE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HJ | £441,000 | 13/05/2022 | Detached |
| 3 LAUNDE ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HH | £525,000 | 10/05/2022 | Detached |
| 50 LAUNDE ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HG | £350,000 | 04/03/2022 | Detached |
| 67 LAUNDE ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HH | £675,000 | 10/01/2022 | Detached |
| 16 MANOR ROAD EXTENSION, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FF | £638,000 | 02/12/2021 | Detached |
| 3 QUINEY WAY, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HN | £325,000 | 26/11/2021 | Detached |
| 3 COPSE CLOSE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4FD | £280,000 | 20/10/2021 | Detached |
| 25 LAUNDE ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 4HH | £580,000 | 08/10/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £473,075 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 5.8%
- **10y growth:** 63.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Oadby and Wigston; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -3.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 11.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 39.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £922/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,024/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,126/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 5 Bed Detached House, Bluebell Close, LE2 | £1,800/mo | 5 | 0.85 miles | OpenRent |
| 5 Bed Detached House, Pipistrelle Way, LE2 | £1,900/mo | 5 | 0.94 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,850/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.29% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £231,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £185,000

*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 £1,850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 28.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-880/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -5.7%

*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 | 35 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **85** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Brookside Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 15 Nov 2022 |
| Manor High School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 19 Mar 2019 |
| Launde Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Requires improvement — 13 Dec 2023 |
| Woodland Grange Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Outstanding — 2 May 2013 |
| Langmoor Primary School Oadby | Primary | 1.1 miles | Requires improvement — 19 Dec 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #5607070
- **Address:** 29 Copse Close, Oadby, LE2 4FD
- **Certificate Issued:** 14/04/2008
- **Work Completed:** 04/04/2008
- **Items:** 14 window(s), 2 door(s)