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Get started3 Dovecote Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Barrowden, Oakham, Oakham (LE15 8ET). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2012. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £492,000 is 23.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 43.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (May 2016). At 111 m² it's 28.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (155 m² median across 11 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2026
Fell 2 No. Conifers.
3 Dovecote Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£492,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£399,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On floor area, 3 Dovecote Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,595
Street avg £2,804
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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10 May 2016Most recent
£399,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE15 8ET: £565,000 (2024–2023).
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
LE15 8JR
Church Lane — bus stop.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB
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