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Honey Pot Cottage, Stanford Road, Swinford, Lutterworth, LE17 6BJ

Notable views6 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
98 m²
1055 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Honey Pot Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Honey Pot Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Swinford, Lutterworth, Lutterworth (LE17 6BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (217 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£441/sq ft) was about 92.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2024 at £465,000.

Specifications

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
  • Bathrooms1
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Honey Pot Cottage

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Honey Pot Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2020from Mar 2010
EPC improved fromE42toF30
Heating Controls
FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Honey Pot Cottage, Stanford Road, Swinford, Lutterworth, LE17 6BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Honey Pot Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Honey Pot Cottage

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£476,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 28 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£465,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 December 2024Most recent

    £465,000

    +17.7%over 3 years
  2. 9 February 2021

    £395,000

    +60.6%over 10 years
  3. 17 June 2010

    £245,950

    +9.3%over 6 years
  4. 2 September 2003

    £225,000

    +60.8%over 3 years
  5. 8 December 1999

    £139,950

    +18.6%over 2 years
  6. 24 April 1997

    £118,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE17 6BJ: £800,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Stanford Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Honey Pot Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,745

Street avg £2,881

Strongly above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 205 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.0 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Honey Pot Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Lutterworth district page.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Chequers — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Swinford Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE17 6BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE17 6BJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE17 6BJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.0dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Honey Pot Cottage, Stanford Road, Swinford, Lutterworth, LE17 6BJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.