Sold STC Detached

6 LAVENDER CLOSE

LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE LE11 2SG

5 beds 2 baths 1,658 sq ft Listed 21 Apr 2016 (-3719d)

£415,000

Guide Price

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Photo 1 DINING ROOM DINING/KITCHEN REAR GARDEN THROUGH LOUNGE MASTER BEDROOM STUDY GARDEN ROOM DINING/KITCHEN THROUGH LOUNGE ENTRANCE HALL DINING/KITCHEN BEDROOM TWO BEDROOM THREE BEDROOM FIVE EN-SUITE BATHROOM FAMILY BATHROOM DETACHED DOUBLE GARA Photo 19 Photo 20 REAR ELEVATION

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Property details

Floor area

154 m²

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1996-2002

Last sold

£400,000 Sep 2016

Price per m²

£2,695/m²

Local average

£375,793 (+10.4%)

Street crime

119 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

This exceptional detached property, executive former show house offers a striking 'flagship' design, highly sought-after as few example exist within the development & enjoying fabulous open aspect to green space, situated along a shared private driveway, plentiful parking & double garage. The property offers 5 bedrooms with master en-suite & family bathroom with 3 reception rooms plus garden room, welcoming entrance hall with feature staircase, generous dining/kitchen with utility. Excellent access to local amenities & schooling. A rare opportunity.

General Information - Loughborough offers convenient access to East Midlands International Airport at Castle Donington, the adjoining Charnwood Forest and the M1/M42 motorways.

Loughborough also offers a fine range of amenities including excellent shopping, schooling for all ages, a wide variety of recreational amenities and regular public transport services by both road and rail to Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, London and beyond.

Epc Rating - An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) has been obtained for this property. The rate is D. All current EPCs can be viewed on www.epcregister.com found using the property's postcode.

Frontage - The property's canopy porch provides a welcoming reception space with tiled floor which leads internally via a panelled timber door to:

Entrance Hall - 5.31m x 3.16m (17'5" x 10'4") - With imposing central feature staircase with double bull-nosed and balustrade which rises elegantly to the first floor landing, the room itself has a triple aspect with uPVC double-glazed windows to both side elevation and a sealed unit double-glazed windows flanking the front door. There are three light points to the coved ceiling and the room has an attractive Amtico floor throughout with decorative motifs plus a useful understairs storage cupboard which is ideal for shoes, vacuum cleaners etc. There are two central heating radiators and thermostats with two sets of double door either side leading off to the through lounge and dining room, with additional door giving access off to the dining/kitchen, study and ground floor WC.

Through Lounge - 6.73m x 3.74m (22'1" x 12'3") - Having a dual aspect with timber laminate floor throughout, coved ceiling with two light points and additional wall light points to either side of the feature fireplace which has a living flame gas fire inset and Adam-style surround, there are two central heating radiators and two uPVC double-glazed windows to the front of the room with sliding double-glazed patio doors at the rear opening out into the garden room.











Garden Room - 5.54m x 2.89m (18'2" x 9'6") - With brick-base and uPVC double-glazed frame with solid roof and fan light point, with blinds to all three elevations and central opening french doors with additional single door to the patio at the side. Ceramic tiled floor throughout and electric heating plus Virgin and Sky cabling connection points (subject to subscriptions), multiple power points and the room itself being an excellent space situated to the rear of the lounge giving a variety of uses as general garden room sitting area, family space and/or other alternative uses whilst overlooking the rear garden.

Dining Room - 3.77m x 2.76m (12'4" x 9'1") - Again with laminate floor throughout and double radiator plus coved ceiling with light point along with two feature arched-shaped windows to the property's front elevation mirroring those in the lounge and providing a pleasant aspect to the property's frontage.

It should be noted that this room is currently used as a dining space but could quite easily become a second sitting room due to the spacious nature of the adjacent dining/kitchen.

Study - 2.51m x 2.34m (8'3" x 7'8") - With timber laminate floor and a comprehensive range of fitted study furniture to include book shelves, cupboards, drawers and corner desk with shelving above, plus Sky and Virgin cabling points (subject to subscriptions), BT telephone point, ceiling light point, radiator and uPVC double-glazed window overlooking the garden room at the property's rear elevation.









Dining/Kitchen - 4.82m x 4.65m max (15'10" x 15'3" max) - Being 'L'-shaped and having ample storage units to both base and eye-level with copious work-surfaces for preparation space, 1 & 1/4 bowl polycarbonate sink with drainer and mixer, corner unit with four ring hob and extractor, separate dual oven/grill, integrated fridge and freezer plus dishwasher and plentiful space for an additional fridge/freezer to the side of the room. Amtico flooring throughout which continues through into the adjacent utility room and the dining area offers ample space for day-to-day dining and breakfasting with double radiator and double-glazed patio doors which open onto the rear gardens. Additional uPVC double-glazed window to the side elevation plus two ceiling light points and door which leads off to:

Utility Room - 1.92m x 1.6m (6'4" x 5'3") - With wall-mounted Glow Worm Ultimate boiler, base and eye-level storage units and space for two appliances with stainless steel single drainer sink, tiled splash-backs, extractor fan, central heating radiator, ceiling light point and timber door with obscure sealed-unit double-glazed window inset to the property's rear elevation.

Ground Floor Wc - 1.61m x 1.2m (5'3" x 3'11") - With white two-piece suite comprising wall-mounted washbasin with tiled splash-back and close-coupled WC, plus extractor fan, ceiling light point and central heating radiator.

First Floor Landing - Part galleried to stairwell with matching balustrade, loft access hatch, ceiling light point and doors off to all five bedrooms plus the family bathroom with an additional door giving access to a useful airing cupboard which has linen shelving and houses the property's pre-lagged hot water cylinder.



Master Bedroom - 4.12m x 3.88m min (13'6" x 12'9" min) - Having a dual aspect with uPVC double-glazed windows to both front and side elevations and comprehensively fitted with bedroom furniture to include multiple wardrobes, display units and bedside cabinets plus drawer unit with separate vanity unit knee-hole. Ceiling light point, Virgin, Sky and BT telephone points, central heating radiator and door which leads off to:













En-Suite Bathroom - 2.18m x 1.82m (7'2" x 6'0") - With three-piece suite comprising panelled bath with Aqua Lisa shower, tiled surround and glass shower screen, close-coupled WC and pedestal washbasin with mixer tap both the latter having dado-height tiling to surround, central heating radiator, ceiling light point and extractor fan plus shaver socket and obscure uPVC double-glazed window to the side elevation.

Bedroom Two - 3.6m x 3.27m (11'10" x 10'9") - Dimensions exclude the entrance area with the room itself having additional built-in double wardrobe plus fitted bedside cabinets and drawer units plus vanity unit with central knee-hole and drawer units to either side. Ceiling light point, radiator, obscure uPVC double-glazed two panelled window to the rear elevation.



Bedroom Three - 3.85m x 2.75m min (12'8" x 9'0" min) - With additional built-in double wardrobe and having a comprehensive range of fitted bedroom furniture to either side of the room and with two uPVC double-glazed windows overlooking open green space at the property's front elevation, radiator, ceiling light point.









Bedroom Four - 3.07m x 2.57m (10'1" x 8'5") - With ceiling light point, radiator and two panelled uPVC double-glazed window overlooking the property's rear garden.











Bedroom Five - 3.15m x 2.12m (10'4" x 6'11") - With additional built-in single closet and 3/4 width feature window with centre arch to the property's front elevation which overlooks the open green space beyond, central heating radiator, ceiling light point. Currently used as a music/hobbies room.









Family Bathroom - 2.57m x 2.33m (8'5" x 7'8") - With four-piece suite comprising corner bath with mixer tap and hand shower, separate fully-tiled shower cubicle with Aqua Lisa shower unit, pedestal washbasin with mixer tap and close-coupled WC, dado-height tiling throughout the room, extractor and ceiling light point, radiator and shaver socket with obscure uPVC double-glazed window to the rear elevation.

Outside - Front - The property's frontage is approached via a shared private driveway leading from the end of Lavender Close with a substantial tar macadam driveway providing off-road parking and turning space for several vehicles which leads to the detached double garage. The remainder of the frontage is laid to landscaped gardens with hedging to the front boundary providing privacy from adjacent open green space.

The property's plot is otherwise of a good -size and offers areas to both rear and side with the side space offering an ideal location for outside space for pets, clothes drying and refuse/recycling bins with additional space to the rear of the garage for occasional garden storage. N.B. This area also contains an outside water tap, access to the externally mounted utility meters and has an outside light with sensor.

Rear Garden - Further to the rear a gate leads through to the rear garden itself with an initial paved area providing outside seating space giving way then to a lawn with a variety of shrubs and small trees to border. With the property offering a favourably sunny aspect at the rear. Specimen trees include pear, apple and cherry blossom plus rhododendrons plus a variety of hebes and other planting for interest.





Detached Double Garage - 5.77m x 5.74m internally (18'11" x 18'10" internal - With double up-and-over doors to front and separate access door to side, internal lighting, power and two uPVC double-glazed obscure windows towards the property's front elevation.

Rear Elevation -

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Listed by

Loughborough

Moore & York

Reference: 53885272

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 25/04/2016

Expiry date: 24/04/2026 (expired)

Current heating cost: £969/year

Potential heating cost: £845/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £19,100

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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Floorplan 2

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EPC Graphs

EPC 1

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Price history

126% since 1999

Event Date Price % change
Sold 02/09/2016 (9 years ago) £400,000 +126.1%
Sold 27/07/1999 (26 years ago) £176,950

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
7 LABURNUM WAY, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2FB £590,000 05/01/2026 Detached
63 AITKEN WAY, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2UJ £290,000 12/12/2025 Detached
16 FISHPOND WAY, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2SF £500,000 01/12/2025 Detached
58 AITKEN WAY, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2UL £281,000 07/11/2025 Detached
4 AITKEN WAY, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2UL £280,000 22/08/2025 Detached
4 ALMOND CLOSE, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2DG £585,000 14/11/2023 Detached
1 CHERRY CLOSE, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2QR £301,000 11/10/2023 Detached
11 BIRCH CLOSE, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2TF £450,000 11/10/2023 Detached
30 AITKEN WAY, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2UL £295,000 06/10/2023 Detached
2 MICHIE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2UQ £295,000 30/06/2023 Detached
230 HIGHLAND DRIVE, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2QH £333,000 19/05/2023 Detached
37 KNOX ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2UP £300,000 28/04/2023 Detached
7 THE OSIERS, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2NN £342,500 17/02/2023 Detached
22 JUNIPER WAY, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2QA £307,000 21/12/2022 Detached
8 WELCHMAN CLOSE, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2US £333,200 16/12/2022 Detached
8 BROOM AVENUE, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2QU £330,000 30/11/2022 Detached
2 OAK CLOSE, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2SQ £335,000 25/11/2022 Detached
12A BROOM AVENUE, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2QU £360,500 24/10/2022 Detached
10 HONEYSUCKLE WAY, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2SD £555,000 30/09/2022 Detached
12 FISHPOND WAY, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2SF £555,000 26/09/2022 Detached

Area average: £380,910 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 1.7%
10y growth 35%

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

1y (index) 2.2%
5y (index) 19.8%
10y (index) 50.6%

Rental Range

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

Low £860/mo
Realistic £955/mo
Optimistic £1,051/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Charnwood.

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 Spindle Road 0.1 miles
Bus stop Magnolia Avenue 0.1 miles
Shop Hunters Moon 0.5 miles
Shop Cycle-Trax 0.8 miles
Train station Quorn & Woodhouse 1.1 miles
University Unknown 1.5 miles
University Loughborough University 1.6 miles
Train station Loughborough Central 1.7 miles
Hospital Whitwick Health Centre 6.3 miles
Hospital Main Entrance 6.5 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Anti-social behaviour 30
Violence and sexual offences 28
Shoplifting 23
Criminal damage and arson 15
Public order 8
Other crime 4
Burglary 3
Other theft 3
Vehicle crime 3
Robbery 1
Theft from the person 1
Total incidents 119

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
Outwoods Edge Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 12 Jul 2012
Woodbrook Vale School Secondary 0.3 miles Good — 28 Mar 2022
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary 1.0 miles Good — 17 Jun 2016
Beacon Academy Primary 1.0 miles Good — 17 Jan 2022
Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre Other 1.1 miles Outstanding — 24 Jun 2024

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
5 Bed Detached House, Loughborough, LE11 £2,200/mo 5 0.58 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £2,200/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.53%
Max investor price (0.8%) £275,000
Target investor price (1%) £220,000
Gross yield 6.4%
Cost-to-rent ratio 15.7×
Monthly cashflow £321/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 3.2%
  • 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).