Detached 3 sales on record

5 DRIFT CLOSE

BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8BE

£485,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Main Street	0.1 miles
Shop	Jaspers	0.6 miles
Train station	Discovery Station	1.5 miles
Hospital	Whitwick Health Centre	6.6 miles
University	Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park	11.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

122 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1996-2002

Last sold

£485,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,975/m²

Local average

£307,716 (81 sales)

Street crime

32 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

This certificate expired on 04/07/2026. A new EPC may be required before the property can be marketed or let.

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 05/07/2016

Expiry date: 04/07/2026 (expired)

Current heating cost: £1,085/year

Potential heating cost: £881/year

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

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (6,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (40)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (3,000)
Solar water heating (6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	13/03/2026	£485,000	Detached	+40.6%	£491,057 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	31/01/2017	£345,000	Detached	+182.8%	£498,807 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	09/04/1998	£122,000	Detached	—	£574,054 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	£485,000
listed	01/12/2025	£500,000
sold	01/01/2017	£345,000
sold	01/01/1998	£122,000

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
14 SANDTOP CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8AN	£300,000	28/02/2025	Detached
1 STRAWBERRY LANE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8AH	£215,000	09/10/2023	Detached
3 BRIAR CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8BW	£305,000	28/04/2023	Detached
1 STRAWBERRY LANE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8AH	£176,000	18/11/2022	Detached
3 DRIFT CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8BE	£520,000	28/09/2022	Detached
11 BRIAR CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8BW	£373,000	12/08/2022	Detached
3 PARKERS CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8AS	£250,000	29/04/2022	Detached
1 NORTH CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8AP	£307,000	23/02/2022	Detached
4 THORNTOP CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8BA	£260,000	11/02/2022	Detached
13 PARKERS CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8AS	£207,500	31/01/2022	Detached
27 BUTT LANE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8BG	£372,950	02/11/2021	Detached

Area average: £298,768 (11 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 21.7%

10y growth 64.5%

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

1y (index) 5%

5y (index) 20.6%

10y (index) 48.5%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for North West Leicestershire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £815/mo

Realistic £905/mo

Optimistic £996/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → North West Leicestershire.

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

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.19%

Max investor price (0.8%) £113,125

Target investor price (1%) £90,500

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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	16
Anti-social behaviour	4
Criminal damage and arson	3
Drugs	2
Other crime	2
Other theft	2
Burglary	1
Public order	1
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	32

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
Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 13 Mar 2022
Moira Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Requires improvement — 6 Dec 2022
Three Trees Infant Academy	Primary	1.0 miles	Inadequate — 5 Mar 2023
Three Trees CofE Junior Academy	Primary	1.0 miles	Inadequate — 9 Nov 2022
Albert Village Primary School	Primary	1.4 miles	Good — 10 Oct 2013

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
05/12/2011	29/09/2011	—	1

# 5 DRIFT CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8BE

## Property details

- Slug: `ca7a68a` (address key hash: `ca7a68a71498a24d46d732e7fd23e644c1929cb4`)
- Postcode: DE11 8BE
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 122 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £485,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,975/m²
- Local average: £307,716 (81 sales)
- Street crime: 32 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £485,000
- Date: 2026-03-13
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 04/07/2026 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)
- **Current heating cost:** £1,085/year

### Recommendations
- W2 (6,000)
- E (40)
- I (3,000)
- N (6,000)
- U (8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8346-7823-4620-1565-4906)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-13 | £485,000 | Detached | +40.6% | £491,057 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-61a8-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2017-01-31 | £345,000 | Detached | +182.8% | £498,807 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49b7852a-321a-7921-e050-a8c063056e8d) |
| Sold | 1998-04-09 | £122,000 | Detached | — | £574,054 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/b3363c30-cf5d-4059-9ea6-d122cf252211) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 DRIFT CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8BE | £485,000 | 13/03/2026 | Detached |
| 5 DRIFT CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8BE | £345,000 | 31/01/2017 | Detached |
| 5 DRIFT CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8BE | £122,000 | 09/04/1998 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [87363627](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/470a69b)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £485,000 |
| listed | 2025-12-01 | £500,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £345,000 |
| sold | 1998-01-01 | £122,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 14 SANDTOP CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8AN | £300,000 | 28/02/2025 | Detached |
| 1 STRAWBERRY LANE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8AH | £215,000 | 09/10/2023 | Detached |
| 3 BRIAR CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8BW | £305,000 | 28/04/2023 | Detached |
| 1 STRAWBERRY LANE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8AH | £176,000 | 18/11/2022 | Detached |
| 3 DRIFT CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8BE | £520,000 | 28/09/2022 | Detached |
| 11 BRIAR CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8BW | £373,000 | 12/08/2022 | Detached |
| 3 PARKERS CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8AS | £250,000 | 29/04/2022 | Detached |
| 1 NORTH CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8AP | £307,000 | 23/02/2022 | Detached |
| 4 THORNTOP CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8BA | £260,000 | 11/02/2022 | Detached |
| 13 PARKERS CLOSE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8AS | £207,500 | 31/01/2022 | Detached |
| 27 BUTT LANE, BLACKFORDBY, SWADLINCOTE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE11 8BG | £372,950 | 02/11/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £298,768 (11 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 21.7%
- **10y growth:** 64.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North West Leicestershire; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5%
- **5y growth (index):** 20.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 48.5%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £815/mo
- **Realistic:** £905/mo
- **Optimistic:** £996/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.19% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £113,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £90,500

*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:** 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 | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **32** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 13 Mar 2022 |
| Moira Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 6 Dec 2022 |
| Three Trees Infant Academy | Primary | 1.0 miles | Inadequate — 5 Mar 2023 |
| Three Trees CofE Junior Academy | Primary | 1.0 miles | Inadequate — 9 Nov 2022 |
| Albert Village Primary School | Primary | 1.4 miles | Good — 10 Oct 2013 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #8552188
- **Address:** 5 Drift Close, Blackfordby, DE11 8BE
- **Certificate Issued:** 05/12/2011
- **Work Completed:** 29/09/2011
- **Items:** 1 door(s)