68, Gainsborough Road
68, Gainsborough Road
Description & Estimates
68, Gainsborough Road, Leicester is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 975 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 170 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 68, Gainsborough Road, Leicester is £303,606 and its rental estimate is £1,156 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Gainsborough Road, Leicester, LE2 falls within the LE2 postal district.
Our Data Sources
68, Gainsborough Road, Leicester has 2 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in December 2011 and a single entry in the EPC database dated August 2011.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 68, Gainsborough Road, Leicester, we estimate a market value of £318,786 and a rental value of £1,214 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £282,354 and £1,075 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 68, Gainsborough Road, Leicester has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £1,396 (0.5%) and its estimated rental value grow by £37 per month (3.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.6%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 68, Gainsborough Road, Leicester as measuring 170 m2.
That makes it the 26th largest plot in the postcode, where all 27 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
68, Gainsborough Road, Leicester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 08 Aug 2011.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 68, Gainsborough Road, Leicester completed on 2nd December 2011 at £202,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 73.0% over the period since December 2011.
- Sold Dec 2011£202,000
- Sold Feb 2008£190,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 68, Gainsborough Road, Leicester have sold within a radius of 420 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 28th March 2025, was 70, Stanfell Road, Leicester, LE2 3GA, a freehold house which sold for £365,000.
Read more about house prices in LE2.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 102 addresses on Gainsborough Road, Leicester, LE2, 68, Gainsborough Road, Leicester comes out as the 50th largest and the 39th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £25k more expensive than the average property across the LE2 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mAvenue Primary School
- 500mSt Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
- 800mSt John the Baptist CofE Primary School
- 800mSir Jonathan North Girls' College
- 1.0kmLancaster Academy
- 2.1kmMadani Girls' School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 68, Gainsborough Road, Leicester, the nearest station is Leicester, 2.1 kilometres away.
- 2.1kmLeicester
- 3.6kmSouth Wigston
- 7.4kmNarborough
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
