Detached 2 sales on record

29 BOWLEY AVENUE

MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RU

£230,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Bowley Avenue	0.1 miles
Shop	R&R Country	0.3 miles
Train station	Melton Mowbray	1.1 miles
University	Harlaxton College	11.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

97 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£230,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£2,371/m²

Local average

£342,469 (43 sales)

Street crime

96 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 13/11/2024

Expiry date: 12/11/2034

Est. upgrade cost to C: £12,600

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

Recommendations

Room-in-roof insulation (£1,500 - £2,700)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Solar water heating (£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	25/03/2026	£230,000	Detached	+10.6%	£229,553 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	04/07/2014	£208,000	Detached	—	£320,914 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
listed	01/05/2026	£249,950
sold	01/01/2026	£230,000
sold	01/01/2014	£208,000
sold	01/01/2002	£130,000

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
1 ROSS CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1NG	£375,000	18/12/2025	Detached
5 PALL MALL, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RR	£370,000	28/08/2025	Detached
3 ROSS CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1NG	£395,000	06/06/2025	Detached
7 BEECHWOOD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RT	£365,000	07/09/2023	Detached
10 BEECHWOOD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RT	£245,000	17/08/2023	Detached
33 HUNT DRIVE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1PB	£415,000	11/07/2023	Detached
23 FERNELEY CRESCENT, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RY	£200,000	18/05/2023	Detached
57 FERNELEY CRESCENT, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RY	£250,000	10/03/2023	Detached
9 MANOR CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RW	£400,000	20/01/2023	Detached
13 HUNT DRIVE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1PB	£450,000	21/12/2022	Detached
59 FERNELEY CRESCENT, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RY	£229,000	11/11/2022	Detached
6 HUNT DRIVE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1PB	£520,000	11/10/2022	Detached
41 FERNELEY CRESCENT, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RY	£275,000	26/08/2022	Detached
2 FERNELEY CRESCENT, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RZ	£320,000	04/08/2022	Detached
31 FIRWOOD ROAD, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1SA	£405,000	06/04/2022	Detached
17 HUNT DRIVE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1PB	£410,000	28/03/2022	Detached
7 BROCKLEHURST ROAD, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RX	£400,000	04/03/2022	Detached
YE OLDE BEER HOUSE WALTHAM ROAD, THORPE ARNOLD, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE14 4SE	£215,000	03/12/2021	Detached
17 ROSS CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1NG	£400,000	02/12/2021	Detached
7 MANOR CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RW	£392,000	02/12/2021	Detached

Area average: £351,550 (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 29.1%

10y growth 11.1%

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

1y (index) -0.2%

5y (index) 14.6%

10y (index) 39.2%

Rental Range

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

Low £715/mo

Realistic £794/mo

Optimistic £873/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Melton.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Gull Gardens, LE13	£1,200/mo	3	0.34 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed End Terrace, Heron Crescent, LE13	£1,200/mo	3	0.39 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Salisbury Avenue, LE13	£950/mo	3	0.4 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,117/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.52%

Max investor price (0.8%) £150,000

Target investor price (1%) £120,000

Gross yield 6.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 16×

Monthly cashflow £149/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 2.7%

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: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	34
Shoplifting	14
Public order	11
Criminal damage and arson	7
Anti-social behaviour	6
Drugs	6
Other theft	6
Burglary	3
Other crime	3
Possession of weapons	3
Robbery	1
Theft from the person	1
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	96

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
Brownlow Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 10 Oct 2011
John Ferneley College	Secondary	0.9 miles	Requires improvement — 21 May 2024
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)	Other	1.1 miles	Good — 13 Jan 2015
The Grove Primary School	Primary	1.1 miles	Good — 13 Feb 2023
Sherard Primary School	Primary	1.2 miles	Good — 22 Mar 2022

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
14/02/2003	09/01/2003	5	1

# 29 BOWLEY AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RU

## Property details

- Slug: `f98d86b` (address key hash: `f98d86b6a3f95691a2722746c79032012678e6c8`)
- Postcode: LE13 1RU
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 97 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £230,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £2,371/m²
- Local average: £342,469 (43 sales)
- Street crime: 96 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £230,000
- Date: 2026-03-25
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 12/11/2034
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £12,600

### Recommendations
- A3 (£1,500 - £2,700)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9380-2407-8490-2994-8305)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-25 | £230,000 | Detached | +10.6% | £229,553 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-2aad-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2014-07-04 | £208,000 | Detached | — | £320,914 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/cbbd461c-daee-4768-ba21-ced692dafc78) |

*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 BOWLEY AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RU | £230,000 | 25/03/2026 | Detached |
| 29 BOWLEY AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RU | £208,000 | 04/07/2014 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [87943077](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c70fe04)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-05-01 | £249,950 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £230,000 |
| sold | 2014-01-01 | £208,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £130,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 ROSS CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1NG | £375,000 | 18/12/2025 | Detached |
| 5 PALL MALL, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RR | £370,000 | 28/08/2025 | Detached |
| 3 ROSS CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1NG | £395,000 | 06/06/2025 | Detached |
| 7 BEECHWOOD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RT | £365,000 | 07/09/2023 | Detached |
| 10 BEECHWOOD AVENUE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RT | £245,000 | 17/08/2023 | Detached |
| 33 HUNT DRIVE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1PB | £415,000 | 11/07/2023 | Detached |
| 23 FERNELEY CRESCENT, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RY | £200,000 | 18/05/2023 | Detached |
| 57 FERNELEY CRESCENT, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RY | £250,000 | 10/03/2023 | Detached |
| 9 MANOR CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RW | £400,000 | 20/01/2023 | Detached |
| 13 HUNT DRIVE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1PB | £450,000 | 21/12/2022 | Detached |
| 59 FERNELEY CRESCENT, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RY | £229,000 | 11/11/2022 | Detached |
| 6 HUNT DRIVE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1PB | £520,000 | 11/10/2022 | Detached |
| 41 FERNELEY CRESCENT, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RY | £275,000 | 26/08/2022 | Detached |
| 2 FERNELEY CRESCENT, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RZ | £320,000 | 04/08/2022 | Detached |
| 31 FIRWOOD ROAD, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1SA | £405,000 | 06/04/2022 | Detached |
| 17 HUNT DRIVE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1PB | £410,000 | 28/03/2022 | Detached |
| 7 BROCKLEHURST ROAD, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RX | £400,000 | 04/03/2022 | Detached |
| YE OLDE BEER HOUSE WALTHAM ROAD, THORPE ARNOLD, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE14 4SE | £215,000 | 03/12/2021 | Detached |
| 17 ROSS CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1NG | £400,000 | 02/12/2021 | Detached |
| 7 MANOR CLOSE, MELTON MOWBRAY, MELTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE13 1RW | £392,000 | 02/12/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £351,550 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 29.1%
- **10y growth:** 11.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Melton; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 39.2%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £715/mo
- **Realistic:** £794/mo
- **Optimistic:** £873/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Gull Gardens, LE13 | £1,200/mo | 3 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Heron Crescent, LE13 | £1,200/mo | 3 | 0.39 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Salisbury Avenue, LE13 | £950/mo | 3 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,117/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.52% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £150,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £120,000

*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 £1,200/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £149/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2.7%

*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:** 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 | 34 |
| Shoplifting | 14 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **96** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Brownlow Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 10 Oct 2011 |
| John Ferneley College | Secondary | 0.9 miles | Requires improvement — 21 May 2024 |
| Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School) | Other | 1.1 miles | Good — 13 Jan 2015 |
| The Grove Primary School | Primary | 1.1 miles | Good — 13 Feb 2023 |
| Sherard Primary School | Primary | 1.2 miles | Good — 22 Mar 2022 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #459783
- **Address:** 29 Bowley Avenue, MELTON MOWBRAY, LE13 1RU
- **Certificate Issued:** 14/02/2003
- **Work Completed:** 09/01/2003
- **Items:** 5 window(s), 1 door(s)