LE8 8DA
Last sold £124,000 in March 2003
49, Forge Close, Leicester
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Price history in context
- Sep 1995 — £59,950
- Jun 2000 — £74,000 · +23.4% · 34 pts behind the UK market
- Mar 2002 — £93,950 · +27.0% · 9 pts ahead of the UK market
- Mar 2003 — £124,000 · +32.0% · 12 pts ahead of the UK market
paid below the local norm at the time
vs 84 nearby sales within a year · 3-bed (est.) detached within 1 km
Facts
- Bedrooms
- 3 (est.)
- Property type
- detached
- Tenure
- freehold
- Floor area
- 829 sq ft / 77 sq m
- EPC rating
- D
The life around it
- Fleckney Church of England Primary School is 346m away.
- The Lady Byron School is 166m away.
- South Wigston station is 7.8km away.
- GUMLEY WOOD is 4.4km away.
- The coast (coastline) is 62.7km away.
Broadband
- Gigabit-capable broadband is not available to any premises in this postcode.
- Ultrafast broadband (100Mbit/s or more) is not available to any premises in this postcode.
- Superfast broadband (30Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From South Wigston, 7.8km away
- 45 min Nottingham
- 49 min Birmingham
- 80 min Sheffield
- 85 min London
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Nearby schools
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The Lady Byron Schoolis 166m away.
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Fleckney Church of England Primary Schoolis 346m away.
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Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary Schoolis 3.3km away.
Crime
Below average for England & Wales — 169 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
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Nearby sold homes
Planning activity nearby
- Erection of a part single part two storey rear extension — Permitted, Jun 2026 source
- Notification to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed Larger Home… — Permitted, Apr 2026 source
- Erection of a two storey rear extension — Undecided, Mar 2026 source
- Outline application for the erection of up to 150 dwellings together with highways access… — Undecided, Dec 2025 source
- Ground floor side extension with toilet facilities for disabled person and new roof to… — Undecided, May 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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