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About 17 Dovecote Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Dovecote Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Barrowden, Oakham, Oakham (LE15 8ET). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. 10 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 179 m² it's 16.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (154 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £565,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
17 Dovecote Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Dovecote Close, Barrowden, Oakham, LE15 8ET, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A tree works application was refused at 17 Dovecote Close in 2024.
- Feb 2025Tree WorksTreesApprove
T1 - Large multi-stem beech in back garden, the crown will be raised to approx 4m all around, retaining all primary limbs. Limb displaying extended bark included union to be distally reduced by no more than 3m to alleviate risk of failure into roadway, and 1m clearance around telephone lines will also be pruned, without removing primary limbs. T2 - Oak tree. Light crown raise over roadway by target pruning of limbs shown in photos.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Dovecote Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£589,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2023)
£565,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Dovecote Close homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
17 Dovecote Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,156
Street avg £2,844
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oakham district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE15 8ET from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 11 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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