# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (LE3 3LF)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 24 RATBY LANE, LEICESTER, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTERSHIRE LE3 3LF |
| Price | £290,000 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Council tax | B |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1930-1949 |
| Floor area | 88 m² |
| Last sold | £215,000 May 2018 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 19/03/2028

### Recommendations
- Q (14,000)
- W1 (1,200)
- N (6,000)
- U (8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2208-0087-7297-5668-9930)

## Description

This extended semi detached home presents a superb opportunity for families or professionals seeking versatile and spacious living accommodation, ideally situated for easy access to local facilities and major road networks. The property offers a thoughtfully arranged layout, beginning with a welcoming entrance that leads into a sitting room and main lounge and a dedicated dining area provide further flexibility for every-day living and special occasions. The kitchen is well designed with ample storage and worktop space, complemented by a practical utility room that adds convenience for laundry and household tasks. Upstairs, three well proportioned bedrooms offer comfortable accommodation for family members or visiting guests, while the family bathroom is fitted with a modern three piece suite featuring a luxurious spa bath. A downstairs WC adds further practicality for busy households. The property benefits from gas central heating and double glazing throughout, ensuring comfort and energy efficiency all year round. To the front, a large driveway provides parking for numerous cars, catering perfectly to multi vehicle families or those who frequently host visitors and a further good sized garden to rear. This home combines generous proportions, a flexible layout and a highly convenient location, making it an excellent choice for those seeking a blend of comfort, practicality and accessibility. Early viewing is highly recommended to appreciate the full range of features and the quality of accommodation on offer.

EPC Rating: D

## Property Photos

- ![OUTSIDE](/listings/photos/174005177/1636559) - OUTSIDE
- ![KITCHEN](/listings/photos/174005177/1636560) - KITCHEN
- ![LOUNGE](/listings/photos/174005177/1636561) - LOUNGE
- ![DINING AREA](/listings/photos/174005177/1636562) - DINING AREA
- ![ENTRANCE HALL](/listings/photos/174005177/1636564) - ENTRANCE HALL
- ![KITCHEN](/listings/photos/174005177/1636565) - KITCHEN
- ![SITTING ROOM](/listings/photos/174005177/1636567) - SITTING ROOM
- ![LOUNGE](/listings/photos/174005177/1636569) - LOUNGE
- ![DINING AREA](/listings/photos/174005177/1636571) - DINING AREA
- ![UTILITY ROOM](/listings/photos/174005177/1636574) - UTILITY ROOM
- ![DINING AREA](/listings/photos/174005177/1636577) - DINING AREA
- ![CLOAKROOM](/listings/photos/174005177/1636580) - CLOAKROOM
- ![FIRST FLOOR LANDING](/listings/photos/174005177/1636583) - FIRST FLOOR LANDING
- ![FIRST FLOOR LANDING](/listings/photos/174005177/1636585) - FIRST FLOOR LANDING
- ![BEDROOM 1](/listings/photos/174005177/1636589) - BEDROOM 1
- ![BEDROOM 2](/listings/photos/174005177/1636591) - BEDROOM 2
- ![BEDROOM 2](/listings/photos/174005177/1636594) - BEDROOM 2
- ![BEDROOM 3](/listings/photos/174005177/1636597) - BEDROOM 3
- ![BATHROOM](/listings/photos/174005177/1636600) - BATHROOM
- ![OUTSIDE](/listings/photos/174005177/1636603) - OUTSIDE
- ![OUTSIDE](/listings/photos/174005177/1636605) - OUTSIDE

## Floorplans

- ![All](/listings/photos/174005177/1636608) - All

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #10995752
- **Address:** 24 Ratby Lane, Leicester Forest East, LE3 3LF
- **Certificate Issued:** 22/01/2018
- **Work Completed:** 05/05/2015
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 2 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #14433993
- **Address:** 24 Ratby Lane, Leicester Forest East, LE3 3LF
- **Certificate Issued:** 09/02/2021
- **Work Completed:** 26/11/2020
- **Items:** 3 window(s), 1 door(s)

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 24 RATBY LANE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3LF | £215,000 | 24/05/2018 | Semi-detached |
| 24 RATBY LANE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3LF | £131,000 | 28/07/2005 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 43 PARK DRIVE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3FQ | £317,000 | 24/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 43 BIGNAL DRIVE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3QF | £250,000 | 16/12/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 69 PACKER AVENUE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3QN | £250,000 | 24/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 98 PACKER AVENUE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3QH | £245,000 | 17/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 38 BIGNAL DRIVE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3QE | £300,000 | 15/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 8 BIGNAL DRIVE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3QE | £260,000 | 25/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 146 PACKER AVENUE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3QH | £265,000 | 18/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 36 WARDENS WALK, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3GG | £306,000 | 14/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 73 PACKER AVENUE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3QN | £242,000 | 03/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 28 RATBY LANE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3LF | £305,000 | 28/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 124 PACKER AVENUE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3QH | £257,000 | 14/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 142 PACKER AVENUE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3QH | £270,000 | 06/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 42 BIGNAL DRIVE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3QE | £297,500 | 17/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 28 BRIGHTWELL DRIVE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3QA | £290,000 | 16/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 50 PARK DRIVE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3FN | £255,000 | 24/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 47 WARDENS WALK, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3GG | £305,000 | 16/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 41 WARDENS WALK, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3GG | £280,000 | 16/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 156 PACKER AVENUE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3QJ | £240,000 | 28/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 47 BIGNAL DRIVE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3QF | £267,000 | 24/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 114 PACKER AVENUE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3QH | £245,000 | 11/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 174 PACKER AVENUE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3QJ | £250,000 | 27/01/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Street average:** £305,000 (1 sale)
**Area average:** £269,575 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £250,966 (107 Semi-detached, LE3, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +15.6%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £891/mo
- **Realistic:** £990/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,089/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £773/mo

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Radford Drive, LE3 | £1,150/mo | 3 | 0.37 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Park Drive, LE3 | £1,200/mo | 3 | 0.37 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Hockley Farm Road, LE3 | £1,100/mo | 3 | 0.37 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Priory Walk, LE3 | £1,395/mo | 3 | 0.48 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Hockley Farm Road, LE3 | £1,200/mo | 3 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Hockley Farm Road, LE3 | £1,200/mo | 3 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Detached House, Seaton Road, LE3 | £1,300/mo | 3 | 0.77 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,221/mo (7 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.41% (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:** 5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 20.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-87/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.2%

*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).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £3,295/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 16.9%
- **10y growth:** 55.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Blaby; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 17.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 54.6%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 2
- **Risk:** In flood risk area
- **Source:** Environment Agency Flood Risk Areas (APSFR)

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