42 Hume Street, Loughborough, LE11 1AT
About 42 Hume Street
42 Hume Street is a detached house in Loughborough (LE11 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2022) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 49 m² this is the 4th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–67 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (81 versus a worst of 73).
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £117,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
Energy performance
42 Hume Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2008ApplicationIn report
(Equiry) Removal of kitchen pantry.
- Council
- North
- Reference
- P/08/2638/2
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Sales history & valuation
42 Hume Street saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 9 years.
£117,500
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
16 August 2022Most recent
£117,500
+38.2%over 4 years5 April 2018
£85,000
+39.3%over 4 years16 July 2013
£61,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in LE11 1AT: £66,500 (2021–2006).
Versus other Hume Street homes
42 Hume Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
81 (B)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 51 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Beacon Bingo — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB







