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3 MEDHURST CLOSE

LEICESTER, WHETSTONE, LEICESTERSHIRE LE8 6WF

3 beds 2 baths 82 m² Listed 8 Jul 2025 (-379d)

£340,000

Reduced on 17 Oct 2025

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

82 m²

Council tax band

D

EPC rating

C

Last sold

£330,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£4,146/m²

Local average

£431,202 (-21.2%)

Deprivation

Decile 10 (32,837 of 33,755)

Street crime

74 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

  • Well Presented Three Bedroom Detached Family Home
  • Corner Plot Position In This Sought After Location In Whetstone
  • Entrance Hall, Cloaks/Wc, 17ft Living Room, Dining Room
  • Kitchen, Utility, Double Glazed Conservatory
  • Three Bedrooms, Family Bathroom, En Suite To Master Bedroom
  • Gas Fired Central Heating System, Double Glazing
  • Driveway, Good Size Garage
  • Rear Garden Area
  • No Onward Chain, Viewing Recommended
  • EPC Rating C & Council Tax Band D

Additional details

Electricity
Mains supply
Water
Mains supply
Sewerage
Mains supply
Heating
Gas central
Parking
Driveway
Garden
Yes
Listed property
No
Restrictions
No
Required access
No
Rights of way
No
Flooded in last 5 years
No
Flood defences
No

Description

Three bedroom detached home on a corner plot position in this sought after location in Whetstone. Offered with no onward chain, the property would make an ideal family home and an early viewing comes highly recommended to appreciate. In brief the property comprises of entrance hall with stairs leading to the first floor, cloakroom/wc, 17ft living room with dual aspect windows, separate dining room with breakfast kitchen located off which is fitted with a range of base and wall units and has a useful utility lobby with understairs store and access to the garage. The ground floor is completed by a double glazed conservatory which has double doors leading to the rear garden. To the first floor the landing leads to the three bedrooms (two with fitted bedroom furniture) and a family bathroom. The master bedroom also has the advantage of an en suite shower room/wc. Externally the property sits on a corner plot position and has a driveway providing car standing and giving access to the good size garage with up/over door, plumbing for appliances and rear access door to the garden. The rear garden benefits from patio, lawn, borders and fence surround. EPC rating C, Council tax is band D.

Listed by

Blaby

Jowett & Stone Estate Agents Ltd

Reference: 164322770

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 04/08/2025

Expiry date: 03/08/2035

Current heating cost: £854/year

Potential heating cost: £781/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,500

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

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Price history

332% since 1995

Event Date Price % change
Sold 30/01/2026 (5 months ago) £330,000 +331.7%
Sold 30/06/1995 (31 years ago) £76,450 —

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
1 BODICOAT CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6ZN £445,000 23/10/2025 Detached
3 CHARLES WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6WA £470,000 14/12/2023 Detached
29 COALES AVENUE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6WB £322,500 29/09/2023 Detached
21 FRANKLIN WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6QY £420,000 30/08/2023 Detached
18 ELLIOT CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6QX £470,000 04/10/2022 Detached
8 UPEX CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6QU £400,000 19/07/2022 Detached
16 HUBBARD CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6XT £270,000 16/05/2022 Detached
Same street 9 MEDHURST CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6WF £376,000 29/04/2022 Detached
9 MAWBY CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6XA £335,000 31/03/2022 Detached
5 WAKELING CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6QT £525,000 23/02/2022 Detached
28 FRANKLIN WAY, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6QY £485,000 30/09/2021 Detached
16 HUBBARD CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6XT £220,000 26/08/2021 Detached
3 BARLEY CLOSE, WHETSTONE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 6PF £505,505 19/08/2021 Detached

Street average: £376,000 (1 sale)

Area average: £405,667 (12 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 5.2%
10y growth 28.9%

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

1y (index) -0.1%
5y (index) 16.6%
10y (index) 51.1%

Rental Range

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

Low £884/mo
Realistic £982/mo
Optimistic £1,080/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Blaby.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Leicester: £773/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Shop The Co-operative Travel 0.1 miles
Shop Chamneys Garden Centre 0.2 miles
Bus stop Hubbard Close 0.2 miles
Train station Narborough 1.5 miles
Train station South Wigston 2.2 miles
Hospital Stewart House 2.3 miles
University University of Leicester 4.5 miles
Hospital South Entrance 6.4 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 37
Anti-social behaviour 20
Criminal damage and arson 8
Vehicle crime 3
Other theft 2
Burglary 1
Drugs 1
Public order 1
Shoplifting 1
Total incidents 74

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
Badgerbrook Primary School Primary 0.2 miles Requires improvement — 7 Mar 2024
Countesthorpe Academy Secondary 0.5 miles — (Inspected (no overall grade))
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School Primary 0.9 miles Requires improvement — 21 Sep 2022
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone Primary 0.9 miles Good — 12 Nov 2023
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School Primary 0.9 miles Good — 23 Jan 2018

Rental Comparables

Rental listings exist nearby, but none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.29%
Max investor price (0.8%) £122,750
Target investor price (1%) £98,200
  • 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).