8, Forest Rise
8, Forest Rise
Description & Estimates
8, Forest Rise, Leicester is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 839 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 337 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 8, Forest Rise, Leicester is £287,146 and its rental estimate is £1,372 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Forest Rise, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 falls within the LE7 postal district, in the borough of Harborough.
Our Data Sources
8, Forest Rise, Leicester has a single entry in the Land Registry from April 2013 and a single entry in the EPC database dated July 2012.
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 8, Forest Rise, Leicester, we estimate a market value of £301,503 and a rental value of £1,441 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £267,046 and £1,276 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 8, Forest Rise, Leicester has seen its estimated sale value drop by £3,988 (1.4%) and its estimated rental value rise by £30 per month (2.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 8, Forest Rise, Leicester as measuring 337 m2.
That makes it the 19th largest plot in the postcode, where 23 of the 27 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
8, Forest Rise, Leicester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of F. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 28 Jul 2012.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Electric storage heaters, Room heaters, electric.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 8, Forest Rise, Leicester completed on 3rd April 2013 at £132,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 89.0% over the period since April 2013.
- Sold Apr 2013£132,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 8, Forest Rise, Leicester have sold within a radius of 680 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 19th December 2025, was 50, Charnwood Drive, Leicester, LE7 9PB, a freehold house which sold for £337,000.
Read more about house prices in LE7.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 60 addresses on Forest Rise, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7, 8, Forest Rise, Leicester comes out as the 55th largest and the 57th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £71k less expensive than the average property across the LE7 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mFernvale Primary School
- 400mThurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School
- 600mWillowbrook Mead Primary Academy
- 1.5kmThe City of Leicester College
- 1.7kmSt Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
- 2.0kmJudgemeadow Community College
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Public Transport Nearby
From 8, Forest Rise, Leicester, the nearest station is Leicester, 5.5 kilometres away.
- 5.5kmLeicester
- 7.3kmSyston
- 8.3kmSouth Wigston
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
