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3 sales on record
About 1a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1a is a three-bedroom detached house in Cottingham, Market Harborough, Market Harborough (LE16 8XE). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 128.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 118 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 5 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, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £375,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1a 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Feb 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1a, Blind Lane, Cottingham, Market Harborough, LE16 8XE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a loft conversion application was refused at 1a in 2022.
- Aug 2024ExtensionFullGranted
PROPOSED EXTENSIONS/ALTERATIONS
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1a saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2021)
£375,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Blind Lane homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 1a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
31 (F)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 142 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE16 8XE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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