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About 3 Water Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Water Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cottingham, Market Harborough, Market Harborough (LE16 8XU). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 55.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold September 2022 for £495,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Water Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F32
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Water Lane, Cottingham, Market Harborough, LE16 8XU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 3 Water Lane is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2017Tree WorksTreesPending
To summarise the application and proposed tree work:Rear Garden of 3 Water Lane? T1 = Cypress (Cupressus sp.) Fell. Cut stem to ground level.General? All tree work will be carried out in accordance with BS3998 ? Note: Access to see trees is through house only. Owner must be present ? On approval, date of tree work can be advised to allow tree officer to visit I
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 3 Water Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£519,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2022)
£495,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Water Lane homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 3 Water Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,964
Street avg £1,827
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Market Harborough district page.
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 8XU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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