Sold STC Detached

34 MELBOURNE ROAD

IBSTOCK, LEICESTERSHIRE LE67 6JS

4 beds 2 baths 1,475 sq ft Listed 30 May 2025 (-376d)

£385,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

137 m²

Council tax band

E

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£385,000 Nov 2025

Price per m²

£2,810/m²

Local average

£355,550 (+8.3%)

Deprivation

Decile 8 (23,828 of 33,755)

Street crime

40 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • Extended Detached Home
  • Four Bedrooms
  • Fitted Kitchen & Utility
  • Downstairs WC
  • Lounge & Sitting Room
  • Garden Room
  • Garden Studio
  • Garage

Additional details

Heating
Gas central
Parking
Driveway
Garden
Private garden
Listed property
No

Description

Elegant Four-Bedroom Detached Family Home in Ibstock Village
Nestled in the heart of the charming Ibstock village, this beautifully extended four-bedroom detached family home combines traditional elegance with modern comfort. Boasting a thoughtfully designed layout, this property offers an entrance hall, sitting room, spacious lounge flowing into a stunning garden room, a fitted kitchen with patio access, a separate utility room, and a downstairs WC. Upstairs, you’ll find four generously sized bedrooms, including a master with en-suite, and a luxurious four-piece family bathroom. The home is complemented by an integral garage, a block-paved driveway, mature gardens, and a versatile garden studio. Early viewing is highly recommended to appreciate this exceptional property.
Ground Floor
•  Entrance Hall: Welcoming and spacious, featuring a tiled floor, radiator, staircase to the first floor, under-stairs storage, and access to the sitting room.
•  Sitting Room: A cozy retreat with a feature double-glazed bay window to the front, a log burner, radiator, and stylish wall light points.
•  Lounge: Bright and airy, with wall light points, a radiator, and seamless access to the garden room.
•  Garden Room: Bathed in natural light, this stunning space boasts double-glazed windows to the front and side, skylights, double doors to the patio, and a radiator.
•  Kitchen: A modern, fitted kitchen with a range of wall and base units, worktops, sink with drainer, integrated dishwasher, RangeMaster oven, complementary tiling, space for an American-style fridge, a double-glazed window to the rear, and double doors to the patio. A door leads to the utility room.
•  Utility Room: Practical and well-equipped with matching wall units, worktops, plumbing for a washing machine, a radiator, access to the garage, and a door to the downstairs WC.
•  Downstairs WC: Features a wash basin with vanity unit, partially tiled walls, and a double-glazed window to the rear.
First Floor
•  Landing: Provides access to all four bedrooms and the family bathroom.
•  Master Bedroom: A spacious haven with a double-glazed window to the front, a radiator, and a door to the en-suite.
•  En-Suite: Luxurious and modern, with a skylight window, bath with shower over, wash basin, WC, radiator, and partially tiled walls.
•  Bedroom Two: Bright and airy with a double-glazed window overlooking the garden, loft access, and a radiator.
•  Bedroom Three: Comfortable and well-lit, featuring a double-glazed window to the front and a radiator.
•  Bedroom Four: A versatile space with a double-glazed window to the front and a radiator.
•  Family Bathroom: Elegantly appointed with a four-piece suite, including a bath with showerhead attachment, wash basin with vanity unit, separate shower cubicle, WC, tiled floor, partially tiled walls, a feature radiator, and a double-glazed window to the rear.
Outside
•  Front: A beautifully landscaped block-paved driveway and stone-covered parking area provide ample off-road parking.
•  Rear Garden: An attractive patio area adorned with shrubs and plants, bordered by a dry stone wall, leads to a well-maintained lawn with mature borders. A pathway guides you to a further block-paved patio and the versatile garden studio, complete with power and lighting for flexible use. The garden also features a greenhouse and a timber shed, enhancing its appeal.
This exceptional family home blends style, space, and functionality in a sought-after village location. Contact us today to arrange a viewing and experience its charm firsthand!
Disclaimer:- These particulars are set out as a general outline in accordance with the Property Misdescriptions Act (1991) only for the guidance of intending purchasers or lessees, and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Details are given without any responsibility, and any intending purchasers, lessees or third parties should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. 
We have not carried out a structural survey and the services, appliances and specific fittings have not been tested. All photographs, measurements, floor plans and distances referred to are given as a guide only and should not be relied upon for the purchase of carpets or any other fixtures or fittings. Gardens, roof terraces, balconies and communal gardens as well as tenure and lease details cannot have their accuracy guaranteed for intending purchasers. Lease details, service ground rent (where applicable) are given as a guide only and should be checked and confirmed by your solicitor prior to exchange of contracts. 
No person in the employment of Newton Fallowell has any authority to make any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property. Purchase prices, rents or other prices quoted are correct at the date of publication and, unless otherwise stated, exclusive of VAT. Intending purchasers and lessees must satisfy themselves independently as to the incidence of VAT in respect of any transaction relating to this property. 
Data Protection:-  We retain the copyright in all advertising material used to market this Property.
FLOOR PLANS (if shown):-  Floor plan is not to scale but meant as a guide only
EPC rating: C. Tenure: Freehold,

Listed by

Coalville

The Property Franchise Group

Reference: 162641873

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 22/03/2023

Current heating cost: £760/year

Potential heating cost: £723/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,500

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

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Floorplan

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 21/11/2025 (6 months ago) £385,000

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
5 VALLEY ROAD, IBSTOCK, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE67 6NY £207,000 28/11/2025 Detached
32 VALLEY ROAD, IBSTOCK, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE67 6NY £235,000 30/10/2025 Detached
Same street 21 MELBOURNE ROAD, IBSTOCK, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE67 6JS £237,000 30/11/2022 Terraced
Same street 6 MELBOURNE ROAD, IBSTOCK, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE67 6JS £135,000 28/10/2022 Terraced
166 HIGH STREET, IBSTOCK, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE67 6JP £237,000 28/10/2022 Detached
Same street 35 MELBOURNE ROAD, IBSTOCK, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE67 6JS £278,000 21/09/2022 Semi-detached
2 LEWIS CLOSE, IBSTOCK, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE67 6QH £275,500 31/08/2022 Detached
Same street 9 MELBOURNE ROAD, IBSTOCK, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE67 6JS £235,000 27/07/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 43A MELBOURNE ROAD, IBSTOCK, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE67 6JS £270,000 14/03/2022 Detached
24 VALLEY ROAD, IBSTOCK, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE67 6NY £340,000 13/01/2022 Detached
11 LEWIS CLOSE, IBSTOCK, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE67 6QH £376,000 11/10/2021 Detached
142A MELBOURNE ROAD, IBSTOCK, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE67 6NN £249,950 02/09/2021 Detached
11 VALLEY ROAD, IBSTOCK, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE67 6NY £200,000 06/08/2021 Detached
Same street 20 MELBOURNE ROAD, IBSTOCK, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE67 6JS £165,000 22/06/2021 Semi-detached

Street average: £220,000 (6 sales)

Area average: £265,056 (8 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 3.8%
10y growth 56.7%

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

1y (index) 3.1%
5y (index) 20.7%
10y (index) 51.9%

Rental Range

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

Low £811/mo
Realistic £901/mo
Optimistic £991/mo

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

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Leicester: £1,047/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop General Store 0.0 miles
Shop A Cut Above 0.3 miles
Shop Charlottes beauty bar 0.4 miles
Train station Shackerstone 2.6 miles
Train station Market Bosworth 4.3 miles
Hospital Whitwick Health Centre 4.4 miles
University Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park 8.2 miles
University Loughborough University 8.8 miles
Hospital South Entrance 9.6 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 15
Shoplifting 13
Anti-social behaviour 3
Drugs 3
Vehicle crime 3
Public order 2
Criminal damage and arson 1
Total incidents 40

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
St Denys Church of England Infant School, Ibstock Primary 0.2 miles Good — 17 Nov 2019
Ibstock Junior School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 23 Mar 2016
Ibstock School Secondary 0.3 miles Good — 24 Nov 2014
Heather Primary School Primary 1.0 miles Good — 29 Apr 2024
Ellistown Community Primary School Primary 1.8 miles Good — 22 Nov 2017

Rental Comparables

Rental listings exist nearby, but none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.23%
Max investor price (0.8%) £112,625
Target investor price (1%) £90,100
  • 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).