23, Orchards Drive, LE18 2BW

23 Orchards Drive is a 79 m² / 850 sq ft terraced home in Wigston. It sold for £36,500 in March 1998. Indexed forward to today's value, that sale is roughly £185k. Recent local prices imply a broad valuation context of £209k to £269k based on its internal area. The Land Registry and EPC data was last updated 8 October 2026.

Property data
Sale history
£36,500 on Mar 1998
Internal area
79 square metres (850 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
Price per internal area

This property sold for £462 per square metre (£43 per square foot) in Mar 1998. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £2,346 per square metre (£218 per square foot) .

Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm
Mar 1998 £36,500 £462 £185,333 £2,346

Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 79 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.

Valuation
The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £185,333. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Wigston are now selling for between £2,640 and £3,410 per square metre (£245 and £316 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 79 m², this implies a valuation between £209,000 and £269,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
Bedrooms
3
Type
Terrace
Council tax band
B
Plot size
216 square metres (2,325 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
Company ownership
Title number
LT219828
Tenure
Freehold
Title address
23 Orchards Drive, Wigston
Owner
EMH HOUSING AND REGENERATION LIMITED (Company reference number: 32198R)
Proprietor address: Memorial House, Stenson Road, Whitwick Business Park, Coalville, Leicester LE67 4JP
Price paid on title: £36,500
Ownership record added to Land Registry's corporate ownership dataset 20 Sep 2013
Social housing indicators

This property has been flagged on the basis of:

  • Listed in the 2011 NROSH social housing extract.
  • EPC tenure recorded as social rental.
  • Land Registry records the owner as EMH Housing and Regeneration Limited (a Regulator of Social Housing registered provider).
EPC Inspections
Summary:
15 November 2016 - energy performance certificate grade D
Certificate:
View energy certificate on GOV.UK
Reason for EPC:
Rental
Tenure:
Social rental
Property type:
Mid-Terrace House , has 4 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
Area:
79 sqm (850 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, 270 mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Frequently asked questions

23 Orchards Drive is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.

  • HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £185,333.
  • Based on an internal area of 79 m² and recent prices in Wigston, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £209,000 to £269,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.

According to HM Land Registry price paid data, 23 Orchards Drive last sold for £36,500 in March 1998.

HouseMetric shows 23 Orchards Drive as 79 m² (850 sq ft), based on the latest internal area data available for this property. The bedroom count is shown as 3 bedrooms. Bedroom numbers can come from a previous estate agency listing, an EPC record, or an estimate based on the size of the property.

The latest EPC rating shown by HouseMetric is D, from an inspection dated 15 November 2016. EPC information comes from the public Energy Performance Certificate data for England and Wales.

When we last checked, 23 Orchards Drive was in council tax band B. Council Tax bands can change, so check the latest Valuation Office Agency Council Tax list.

23 Orchards Drive is in postcode LE18 2BW, in Wigston. You can also view HouseMetric's sold-price page for Orchards Drive, LE18 2BW or analysis of the Wigston property market.

HouseMetric combines HM Land Registry price paid data, Energy Performance Certificate data and Ordnance Survey/open data. The data were last updated 8 October 2026. Figures such as indexed values and local valuation ranges are calculated estimates for context, while official records can change as public datasets are updated.

For more detail on HouseMetric data sources, update frequency and valuation methods, see the HouseMetric FAQs.