LE8 8DA

Last sold £217,500 in October 2025

5, Forge Close, Leicester

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Price history in context

  • May 2023 — £195,000
  • Oct 2025 — £217,500 · +11.5% · 6 pts ahead of the UK market
— sold price – – bank of england base rate £217,500 £195,000 2023 2025

Facts

Bedrooms
3 (est.)
Property type
terraced
Tenure
freehold
Floor area
603 sq ft / 56 sq m
Plot area
about 2,200 sq ft / 200 sq m
EPC rating
C

The life around it

  • Fleckney Church of England Primary School is 398m away.
  • The Lady Byron School is 101m away.
  • South Wigston station is 7.9km away.
  • GUMLEY WOOD is 4.4km away.
  • The coast (coastline) is 62.6km 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, 7.9km 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

  • The Lady Byron School
    is 101m away.
  • Fleckney Church of England Primary School
    is 398m away.
  • Kibworth Church of England Primary School
    is 3.2km away.

Crime

Below average for England & Wales — 169 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

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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
  • Ground floor side extension with toilet facilities for disabled person and new roof to… — Undecided, May 2026 source
  • Outline application for the erection of up to 150 dwellings together with highways access… — Undecided, Dec 2025 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.

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