Carpenters Cottage, Chapel Street, Swinford, Lutterworth, LE17 6AZ
About Carpenters Cottage
Carpenters Cottage is a detached house in Swinford, Lutterworth, Lutterworth (LE17 6AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (161 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 43.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 34.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Carpenters Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 21 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2021Most recent
£220,000
+100.0%over 21 years19 April 2000
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE17 6AZ: £338,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in LE17 6AZ
Littlegrove, Chapel Street, Swinford, Lutterworth, LE17 6AZ
Sold Sept 2024
£390,000Harrett House, Chapel Street, Swinford, Lutterworth, LE17 6AZ
Sold May 2021
£379,000Corner Cottage, Chapel Street, Swinford, Lutterworth, LE17 6AZ
Sold Nov 2018
£338,000Rose Cottage, Chapel Street, Swinford, Lutterworth, LE17 6AZ
Sold Nov 2006
£325,000Blossom Cottage, Chapel Street, Swinford, Lutterworth, LE17 6AZ
Sold Mar 2003
£248,000
Versus other Chapel Street homes
Carpenters Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,683
Street avg £2,166
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chapel Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Swinford Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB







