Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

23 BORDER CLOSE

GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8JP

£230,500

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Anstey Lane Roundabout	0.1 miles
Shop	Whites Hair & Beauty	0.6 miles
Hospital	South Entrance	1.3 miles
Train station	Unknown	3.2 miles
University	University of Leicester	5.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor area

64 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£230,500 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£3,602/m²

Local average

£249,277 (106 sales)

Street crime

78 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 16/09/2016

Expiry date: 15/09/2026

Current heating cost: £190/year

Potential heating cost: £192/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	23/01/2026	£230,500	Semi-detached	+35.6%	£234,084 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	30/09/2016	£169,950	Semi-detached	—	£276,202 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
15 BORDER CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8JP	£261,000	14/11/2025	Semi-detached
5 BRANTING HILL, GROBY, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE6 0DB	£255,000	29/09/2023	Semi-detached
5 BRANTING HILL, GROBY, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE6 0DB	£257,000	25/08/2023	Semi-detached
29 BORDER CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8JP	£250,000	23/12/2022	Semi-detached
14 GLEN PARK AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GG	£275,000	09/12/2022	Semi-detached
24 BRANTING HILL, GROBY, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE6 0DB	£310,000	16/09/2022	Semi-detached
13 GLEN PARK AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GH	£325,000	16/09/2022	Semi-detached
24 BRANTING HILL AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GA	£305,000	15/09/2022	Semi-detached
17 GLEN PARK AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GH	£316,500	29/07/2022	Semi-detached
7 BORDER CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8JP	£205,000	06/05/2022	Semi-detached
23 PERCIVAL WAY, GROBY, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE6 0AU	£240,000	11/02/2022	Semi-detached
59 GLEN PARK AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GH	£220,000	07/02/2022	Semi-detached
62 BRANTING HILL AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GB	£300,000	28/01/2022	Semi-detached
12 OVERDALE AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GP	£258,000	21/01/2022	Semi-detached
8 BRANTING HILL, GROBY, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE6 0DB	£329,000	07/01/2022	Semi-detached
11 BORDER CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8JP	£245,000	17/12/2021	Semi-detached
4 STONELODGE ROAD, GROBY, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE6 0AN	£300,000	16/12/2021	Semi-detached
21 MARINA DRIVE, GROBY, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE6 0DX	£240,000	29/09/2021	Semi-detached
25 GLEN PARK AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GH	£245,500	03/09/2021	Semi-detached
25 BORDER CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8JP	£202,000	13/08/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £266,950 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

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

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 3.8%

10y growth 55.3%

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

1y (index) 2.7%

5y (index) 24.6%

10y (index) 63.5%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Hinckley and Bosworth. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £833/mo

Realistic £926/mo

Optimistic £1,019/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Hinckley and Bosworth.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Flat, Stamford Street, LE3	£880/mo	1	0.79 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £880/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.38%

Max investor price (0.8%) £110,000

Target investor price (1%) £88,000

Gross yield 4.6%

Cost-to-rent ratio 21.8×

Monthly cashflow £-141/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -2.5%

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: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	17
Anti-social behaviour	16
Shoplifting	12
Criminal damage and arson	10
Other theft	6
Public order	6
Vehicle crime	6
Other crime	3
Burglary	2
Total incidents	78

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
Elizabeth Woodville Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 10 Jan 2018
Lady Jane Grey Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Outstanding — 19 Mar 2015
Glenfield Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 24 Jun 2024
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus	Secondary	1.0 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Martinshaw Primary School	Primary	1.1 miles	Good — 4 Feb 2016

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 23 BORDER CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8JP

## Property details

- Slug: `89a6eb1` (address key hash: `89a6eb1ffdc6030f463478cb43e6b1bded1b27c5`)
- Postcode: LE3 8JP
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 64 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £230,500 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,602/m²
- Local average: £249,277 (106 sales)
- Street crime: 78 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £230,500
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 15/09/2026
- **Current heating cost:** £190/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/9668-9076-7391-4676-2944)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £230,500 | Semi-detached | +35.6% | £234,084 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-1ecb-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2016-09-30 | £169,950 | Semi-detached | — | £276,202 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/404a5af3-b182-cd2b-e050-a8c063055c7b) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 23 BORDER CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8JP | £230,500 | 23/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 23 BORDER CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8JP | £169,950 | 30/09/2016 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 15 BORDER CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8JP | £261,000 | 14/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 5 BRANTING HILL, GROBY, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE6 0DB | £255,000 | 29/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 5 BRANTING HILL, GROBY, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE6 0DB | £257,000 | 25/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 29 BORDER CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8JP | £250,000 | 23/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 GLEN PARK AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GG | £275,000 | 09/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 24 BRANTING HILL, GROBY, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE6 0DB | £310,000 | 16/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 13 GLEN PARK AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GH | £325,000 | 16/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 24 BRANTING HILL AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GA | £305,000 | 15/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 17 GLEN PARK AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GH | £316,500 | 29/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 BORDER CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8JP | £205,000 | 06/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 23 PERCIVAL WAY, GROBY, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE6 0AU | £240,000 | 11/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 59 GLEN PARK AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GH | £220,000 | 07/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 62 BRANTING HILL AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GB | £300,000 | 28/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 OVERDALE AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GP | £258,000 | 21/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 BRANTING HILL, GROBY, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE6 0DB | £329,000 | 07/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 BORDER CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8JP | £245,000 | 17/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 4 STONELODGE ROAD, GROBY, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE6 0AN | £300,000 | 16/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 21 MARINA DRIVE, GROBY, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE6 0DX | £240,000 | 29/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 25 GLEN PARK AVENUE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8GH | £245,500 | 03/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 25 BORDER CLOSE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 8JP | £202,000 | 13/08/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £266,950 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 3.8%
- **10y growth:** 55.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Hinckley and Bosworth; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 63.5%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £833/mo
- **Realistic:** £926/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,019/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. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Stamford Street, LE3 | £880/mo | 1 | 0.79 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £880/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.38% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £110,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £88,000

*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 £880/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 21.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-141/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2.5%

*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 | 17 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **78** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Elizabeth Woodville Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 10 Jan 2018 |
| Lady Jane Grey Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Outstanding — 19 Mar 2015 |
| Glenfield Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 24 Jun 2024 |
| Brookvale Groby Learning Campus | Secondary | 1.0 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Martinshaw Primary School | Primary | 1.1 miles | Good — 4 Feb 2016 |