68, RIDLEYS CLOSE, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE8 5AH

£485,000

Last sale price

Feb 2026

Last sold

Recorded sales

Energy performance

C potential B

EPC energy rating

174 m²

Total floor area

£2,787/m²

Price per m² (last sale)

Habitable rooms

3.5 t

CO₂ per year

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Energy performance data © Crown copyright, from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Assessed Jan 2025.

Approximate location (postcode centre). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools nearby

The nearest 10 schools within 10 miles, by straight-line distance from the postcode centre. These are not catchment areas — admissions depend on each school’s criteria, so check with the local council.

Greenfield Primary School0.4 mi

Primary · Council-maintained · ages 3–11 · website

Ofsted, Apr 2024: Good

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Countesthorpe Academy0.4 mi

Secondary · Academy · ages 11–19 · website

Ofsted, Oct 2024 — graded by area, no overall grade:

Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour: Requires improvementPersonal development: GoodLeadership: Requires improvement

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Foxfields Academy0.8 mi

All-through · Free school · ages 4–16 · website

Ofsted, Jan 2023: Good

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Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School1 mi

Primary · Council-maintained · ages 4–11 · website

Ofsted, Jun 2025 — graded by area, no overall grade:

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership: Outstanding

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Badgerbrook Primary School1.2 mi

Primary · Academy · ages 4–11 · website

Ofsted report card, Nov 2025:

Achievement: Expected standardCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardInclusion: Strong standardAttendance & behaviour: Strong standardPersonal development: Expected standardLeadership: Expected standardEarly years: Needs attentionSafeguarding: Met

Previous overall grade: Requires improvement (Jan 2024)

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Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School1.4 mi

Primary · Academy · ages 3–11 · Church of England · website

Ofsted, Apr 2025 — graded by area, no overall grade:

Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership: Requires improvement

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St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone1.6 mi

Primary · Academy · ages 5–11 · Church of England · website

Ofsted, Oct 2023: Good

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Parkland Primary School South Wigston1.6 mi

Primary · Academy · ages 3–11 · website

Ungraded inspection, Sept 2023: School remains Good

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South Wigston High School1.6 mi

Secondary · Academy · ages 11–16 · website

Ofsted report card, Jun 2026:

Achievement: Needs attentionCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardLeadership: Expected standardSafeguarding: Met

Previous overall grade: Requires improvement (Apr 2024)

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Cosby Primary School1.9 mi

Primary · Academy · ages 3–11 · website

Ofsted, Oct 2022: Good

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School details from Get Information About Schools (Department for Education). Inspection outcomes from Ofsted management information as at 30 September 2026; check the latest report on Ofsted’s website. Since November 2025 Ofsted report cards grade each area separately and give no overall grade. © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

How this compares

Averages cover every recorded sale in LE8 5AH (2015–2026) and are not adjusted for house-price changes over that period — where the market has risen, older sales pull the average below today’s values, so treat this as a rough guide rather than a like-for-like comparison.

£256,882

Average in LE8 5AH (2015–2026)

£256,882

Average on RIDLEYS CLOSE (2015–2026)

+89%

above postcode average