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About 2 Dovecote Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Dovecote Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Barrowden, Oakham, Oakham (LE15 8ET). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1994 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in July 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £536,000 is 38.9% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 26.8% below the postcode norm. At 185 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (154 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Dovecote Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Dovecote Close, Barrowden, Oakham, LE15 8ET, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 2 Dovecote Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Mar 2024Tree WorksTreesApprove
Horse Chestnut tree - reduce to previous pollard points by 4-5 metres; selective lateral limb reduction to re balance crown where needed, by 0.5m-1m.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Dovecote Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£536,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2009)
£386,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 13 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.
EPC Rating for 2 Dovecote Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,084
Street avg £2,941
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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.
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